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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:00:34 GMT
Harry Potter books made the American Library Association (ALA) list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for five consecutive years. A challenge is a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:00:55 GMT
Most parent protests against the books include arguments that the books glorify witchcraft, encourage children to break rules and defy authority, and dwell on dark themes and death. But other parents argue in favor of the books, saying they serve as a mirror for finding a young child’s full potential
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:01:17 GMT
When asked about the Harry Potter series, Pope John Paul II said the stories helped children see the difference between good and evil. However, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) said the books “erode Christianity in the soul” of young people and are “inconsistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Ratzinger said the books were a “subtle seduction
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:01:47 GMT
Nancy Stouffer, the author of The Legend of Rah and the Muggles and Harry Potter and His Best Friend Lilly sued Rowling because she said Rowling’s books were based on her ideas. Stouffer lost her case in 2002 and was fined for making her claim with forged documents. No other author has claimed that Rowling stole an idea
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:03:25 GMT
The first Harry Potter book was published in 1998, the same year the final Battle of Hogwarts was fought. Says Rowling, “I open at the close.”
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:04:04 GMT
An inscription on the Mirror of Erised reads “I show not your face but your heart’s desire” when reflected in a mirror.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:04:18 GMT
“Expecto Patronum” literally translates to “I await a guardian” in Latin.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:04:48 GMT
And because the Patronus is a physical representation of one’s soul, James Potter’s stag and Lily Potter’s doe make them literal soulmates.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:05:10 GMT
Ron’s Patronus is a Jack Russell terrier, known for chasing otters. Hermione’s is, coincidentally, an otter.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:05:29 GMT
After Fred’s death, George was never able to perform the Patronus again.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:06:02 GMT
J.K. Rowling said she found Hedwig’s name in a book of saints.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:06:12 GMT
When rearranged, the letters in Remus Lupin spell “primus lune,” which roughly translates to “first moon” in Latin.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:06:34 GMT
Rowling said if Voldemort saw a boggart it would take the shape of his own corpse, since death was his greatest fear.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:07:04 GMT
Sirius Black and Fred Weasley, two pranksters from different generations, died laughing.
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Post by Josh Canfield on Mar 4, 2015 21:07:16 GMT
When he died, Dumbledore was 150 years old.
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