House-elves

Hog’s Head PubCast #27

by Travis Prinzi on June 16, 2007

Social Justice a peripheral theme; Dumbledore’s mistakes; the Dursleys and 12 Grimmauld Place; E-Owl: Will Voldemort be redeemed?

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Eroej Kab on Dumbledore and house-elves
Hog’s Head PubCast #25: House-elves
Mrs. Lovegood on 12 Grimmauld place part 1 and 2
Garuda: Hindu Phoenix
J.S. Batchler: What Will Harry Do?

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Hog’s Head PubCast #25: House-Elves

by Travis Prinzi on June 3, 2007

House-Elves – Happy Slaves? ; House-Elf predictions for Book 7; Can Harry’s blood disarm horcruxes? ; E-Owls

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The Fountain Told a Lie: Deconstructing the Wizarding World

by Travis Prinzi on August 20, 2006

I’ll freely admit that in my essay, What Happened to Ollivander?, the actual parts about Ollivander are the far-fetched parts. Really, it fills a plot hole – it’s an interesting way to solve a much greater problem lingering in the Harry Potter series, but one that is probably much more ignored in fandom. That problem is the wizarding world’s prejudice. We see it towards all kinds: muggles, giants, centaurs, goblins, house-elves. The idea of Ollivander being hid to supply wands for the magical brethren who are being oppressed in one way or another fits the problem, although it may be the furthest thing from the solution on Rowling’s mind.

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What Happened to Ollivander?

August 17, 2006

The disappearance of Ollivander is bigger news than the small amount of attention in gets in Half-Blood Prince. We hear about his being gone very briefly in Chapter 6 of Half-Blood Prince in concert with the disappearance of Florean Fortescue, who was “dragged off, by the look of his place.” (See thisessay for an interesting [...]

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