How do you go about disappearing an entire group of people while still living right under the noses of the people you're hiding from? Maybe like this.

Nicholas Flamel was born around 1325. He died soon after June of 1992. Flamel was able to live for so long because, as clearly one of the most brilliant wizards of all time, he had made the only known philosopher's stone.

Despite his brilliancy and longevity, we are asked to believe that, although he had managed to keep the stone safe from who knows how many dark lords for approximately 600 years, he was unable to protect it from Voldemort and prevent its destruction in 1992.

I'm not sure I believe it, so I've been exploring other possibilities for what may have happened. ( Read more... )

In case anyone wants to discuss the new movie here is my long and unorganized review!

Here is a direct link to a poll about your favorite scene.


I apologize for the lack of a proper essay, but hope this is discussion post enough for the comm.

J.K. Rowling once said, "There are about a thousand students at Hogwarts." Many fans, however, have pointed to the Potter books themselves and come up with a number around 280. In this essay, I explore how, through population flux, it doesn't have to be either/or.

Hopefully working link:
leechinut.livejournal.com/687.html

Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus: ver-sus prep. against; in contrast to; as an alternative of...The American Icon vs. The British Icon: ( See more... )                               

Now to be fair, to both of these characters, they are both world icons really.But first and foremost; Superman will always be American and Harry Potter, British.For that is their 'point of origin'.This is not so much a Marvel vs. Capcom like slug-fest, (Though if it were, it should be stated that Kal-El is vulnerable to magic.So Harry Potter, could actually have a shot at taking him.) The purpose of this essay is to take a genuine look at who these two characters are, and to discover which of them is truly more of a Hero...More of an inspirational figure? Where do they rank? Where do they ultimately stand in the hero narrative, that goes back; all the way to the Sumerian Epic Tale of Gilgamesh? To the Great Heroes of Literature, Comics, Film and Television, of today....And at the end of the day...Who of the two, has a better story...

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I think I'm late to the party with this community, but I love thinking critically about Harry Potter and thus, after reading quite a lot of the essays here, I couldn't help but add in my own two bits. I have to start with a disclaimer that, since 2005, almost all of my involvement in the Harry Potter fandom has been through journal-based roleplay, which I think gives a fan a different perspective on the books than those writing fanfic or essays do -- one which has its benefits and pitfalls. (Actually, I came across this looking for an essay on where, in London, the Ministry of Magic is located so that I could make a map for a game. I know I've read but I'm not sure where.)

( the morality of memory charms )

This is part 2 of my essay.

Link to my LJ post

Note: Once again, I have one or two curse words, but they reference misogynistic names given to women.

This is an essay addressing certain claims made about Lily Potter after the revelations in Deathly Hallows, and why these claims are rooted in misogyny.

Link to my LJ post


NOTE: There's 1 curse word in the post, but its referring to the misogynistic labeling of a female character. If this isn't okay, please let me know.