Rowling's writing

Harry Potter and the Good Life • Essay

Posted April 8, 2006 by Steven S. Tigner in Canon discussion / Essays

  A pile of critical rubbish has been composting around J. K. Rowling [Editor’s Note: The link provided is to an archive of jkrowling.com, which was superseded by Pottermore.] and her Harry Potter books ever since they were discovered by young (and not-so-young) readers and became phenomenal best sellers. The charges, briefly, as these. (1)… Read More

Why doesn't Harry just go back in time to save Sirius or his parents? • Essay

Posted July 12, 2016 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion

I’m sure you’ve seen things online where writers take great pleasure in finding holes in the plot of the Harry Potter stories. There are memes floating around, blog posts, and videos on YouTube with titles like “10 Dumbest Harry Potter Plot Holes.” Now, it’s not that the Harry Potter stories… Read More

Hermione's Family • Essay

Posted February 26, 2004 by Scott in Canon discussion / Essays

I do know that many people have theorized about how Muggle-borns get their Hogwarts letters (and take them seriously), or are taken to Diagon Alley for the first time, or how they are able to adjust. Even with Rowling’s recent comments on this topic, we’re still left with a lot… Read More