The Boy Who Lived
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Of Ice Creams, Candies, Toys and Harry Potter...A kid's childhood is split into various eras, namely, the toy
scooter era, the Gameboy era, the computer era and the high
school era. For me, it was just one: the bookworm era. Just when I
had finished reading all the Secret Sevens and Famous Fives
when I was around 12 years old, I first heard about Harry Potter.
It was the time when Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
the third Harry Potter book had hit the markets. I vividly
remember that one evening when I bought the first three books,
all at one go, at a CUMULATIVE price of Rs. 150, from the streets
of Kala Ghoda, and I chuckled at myself as to how awesome a
bargain we had made and how much money we had saved. Little
did I know that it was the beginning of the most cherished and
enriching journey of my childhood. So there I was, with the first
three Harry Potter books, and I have to admit, I read the first two
without understanding much, and as a 'marwari' kid, I felt
obliged to make use of that what money was spent on! Come the
third book, before I realized, I had already been bitten by the
Harry Potter bug and how! My days would begin with reading
about Harry Potter and his magical Quidditch games, the school
lunch breaks were spent cursing Snapes and having imaginary
wand fights with my friends (Avara Kedavra and Stupendify
being my favorites), the evenings were spent reading about the
insane adventures, the nights were spent fantasizing about how I
too, would one day, save the world from You-Know-Who (Yes, as
a 12 year old, I really did think that saying "Voldemort" would
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cause eternal harm to me).
my life with comparisons to those of Harry Potter. Getting into the car
and going to the school would feel like being at King's Cross Station,
all geared up to go and face a new challenge. Sports day in school
would feel like the Triwizard Tournament, and each time a teacher
gave me a remark, I persuaded myself that she was a complete Dolores
Umbridge. My most remarkable memory as a Potter fan was the time
my parents took me to the Crossword store at 6 am, to be in the queue
to buy the 6th book which was being released worldwide at the same
time, and at 7 am IST. I remember giving interviews early morning on
television, and being all dressed up with a robe and a scar on my
forehead, ready to make Harry Potter my life once again. I was
amongst the first 10 people that morning to get my hands on the book,
and still remember reading the book every where I could: in my room,
in the bathroom (I would do potty 3 times a day, so that I could take
time off studying and read Harry Potter while sitting on the pot), in
school during breaks and also during classes... Just everywhere! In
about 15 days, I finished the book, and still remember shedding a tear
in front of my parents when I was reading the part where Snape kills
Dumbledore. I read the sixth book thrice. Shortly then, followed the
launch of the ultimate book, and this time too, I was there early
morning, with a deep sense of anticipation as well as grief, both for
obvious reasons. By that time, I was also a budding writer the way I
am right now, and I remember reading the last four chapters four times
in succession. The intricacy and emotion with which J.K. Rowling has
described Harry's walk towards Voldemort, as if almost walking
towards death, felt as if she had weaved a spell of magic with those
words, something that the movie fails to do. And as I reached the
chapter named "19 Years Later", I felt a sudden gulp in my throat. It
And in almost no time, I had begun to view
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was the end of an era. I read the last chapter, savoring every single
word, because it did mark the end of the favorite chapters of my
childhood.
Time and again, I feel like reading Harry Potter once again, but the
magic which I experienced reading it the first time cannot be
replicated. The joy was pure, the fun was magical, and the pleasure
was astronomical. They say that a man needs nothing but hope. I
say a kid needs nothing but magic. And now, it's time to move on...
But the mark which Harry Potter left on me has been indelible.
“Albus Severus Potter... You were named after two of the greatest
wizards in the world. One of them was a
Slytherin."
Thank you Mrs. Rowling, for giving me
the most complete childhood that I could ask
for.
Hopefully a Gryffindorian,
- Rtr. Yash Muthiyan.
Through The Eyes Of Hagrid
Rubeus Hagrid is introduced in the opening chapter of Harry Potter
and the philosopher's stone. Following the Death of James and Lily
potter (parents of Harry), Dumbledore entrusts Hagrid with
rescuing the infant Harry and taking him to the Dursleys'. Hagrid is
the first teacher to meet Harry and introduce him to Hogwarts. He
walks through Hogsmeade along with Harry and helps him buy his
Wand and Owl and other wizarding necessities. Hagrid then
befriends Harry's two friends - Ron and Hermione. Dumbledore
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gives Hagrid the duty of bringing the Philosophers stone to
Hogwarts from Gringotts and provides the 3 headed dog Fluffy to
guard it. Later in the book Hagrid let's slip to Harry Ron and
Hermione that the way to get past Fluffy is to play music.
In the beginning of the Second novel - Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets, readers first discover why Hagrid was expelled from
Hogwarts. Hagrid was previously expelled during his third year,
after being caught in possession of Aragog, a dangerous
acromantula, who was said to be 'The monster of Slytherin', and
that Hagrid had released it from the Chamber of secrets and allowed
it to attack and petrify other students. The true victim to these
attacks was Tom Riddle who used a basilisk to attack the students
and had framed Hagrid. During these events, Hagrid is sent to
askaban prison, as he is believed to be responsible for the attacks.
However, before going to Prison he lets out a hint to Harry and Ron ,
who discover Tom Riddle's little trick and hence defeat the Basilisk.
Hagrid is proven innocent and is allowed to let go from prison.
In the third sequel - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Hagrid is assigned as the Care Taker of Magical Creatures Professor.
During his first class he introduces hippogriffs to Harry and his
classmates and Buckbeak attacks Draco Malfoy. Although
Dumbledore manages to prove that Hagrid is innocent, the Ministry
of Magic sentences Buckbeak to death. Towards the end of the book
Harry and Hermione manage to save Buckbeak from death by using
a time machine.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire it is revealed that Hagrid Is of
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both mixed wizard and giant parentage. Since giants have a
reputation for being horribly brutal, and were once allies of Lord
Voldermort, Hagrid keeps his parentage a secret. But, Hagrid's
parentage is revealed in the 'Daily Prophet', the newspaper written
by Rita Skeeter, who portrays him as dangerous. Hagrid is gravely
affected by this and attempts to resign , though Dumbledore does not
accept his resignation. During this part of the series, Hagrid
develops a romantic interest with Olympe Maxime- another half-
giant witch.
Hagrid is also one of the very few people who believes Harry's word
that he did not apply to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Later in the
book Alaster Moody suggests Hagrid should show Harry that the
first task of the tournament would involve dragons.
Hagrid is absent during the first part of Harry potter and the Order
of the phoenix. It is then revealed that he and Madame Maxime
traveled across Europe together on a mission to find some more
giants and get them on the good side, i.e. with Dumbledore. Hagrid
and Maxime eventually part on the journey home. Hagrid then
introduces his half brother- Grawp to Harry and Hermione, and
asks them to take care of him after he leaves Hogwarts. Dolore
Umbridge the new principal of Hogwarts , tries to find reasons to
arrest Hagrid due to his closeness with Dumbledore. But Hagrid
manages to escape and finally with Dumbledore's post as
Headmaster is restored, Hagrid returns to Hogwarts.
In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince , Harry , Ron and
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Hermione are no longer students of Care of magical Creatures and
Hagrid is both angry and disappointed with them during the first
part of the book, but he soon realizes that it is not because they do
not like him. Later in the novel, Aragog dies and Hagrid risks his life
to recover the acromantula's body to give it a proper funeral. After
the funeral, he and Horace Slughhorn drink excessive amounts of
Firewhisky. Towards the end of the book, Death Eaters enter
Hogwarts and while trying to fight them, Hagrid’s hut is set on fire.
During Dumbledore's funeral Hagrid is seen carrying the
Headmasters body.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Hagrid is a part of the
Order of the pheonix and is assigned to move Harry from the
Dursley's home to the magic protected Burrow. Hagrid takes Harry
on the flying motor cycle he inherited from Sirius Black. But the plan
goes awry when the Order is ambushed by Death Eaters. Hagrid and
Harry narrowly make it to the Burrow, after being attacked by
Voldermort himself. After attending the wedding reception of Bill
Weasely and Fleur Delacour, Hagrid returns to his job at Hogwarts.
Hagrid's next seen near the beginning of the Climax after been driven
into hiding in the mountains to escape the Death eaters, who had
taken over the school. Towards the end during the battle of hogwarts
Hagrid attempts to come to the defence of Aragogs carnivorous
children, who have been driven out of the Forbidden Forest and are
now attacking both Hogwarts defenders and Death eaters. He later
turns up , captive in the Death Eaters camp, when Harry sacrifices
himself to Voldermort. Hagrid is forced to carry Harry back to
school, not realizing that Harry has survived again. Hagrid then
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actively takes part in the second half of the battle, and ultimately
was the first to congratulate Harry after he defeated Voldermort.
Nineteen years after Voldermort's defeat, Hagrid is still at
Hogwarts, though it is not clear in what capacity. He invites Harry's
young son Albus to his hut for tea, just as he had done for Harry
himself, signifying that Harry and Hagrid are still close.
~The End~
- Rtr. Insiyah Zoomkawala
Everything that has a beginning has to have an end. That,
unfortunately for its fans and even more so for its producers, also
applies to one of the most lucrative franchises of all times - the 14
year long saga of Harry Potter.
As Deathly Hallows Part 2 hit theatres, magical and non-magical
beings rushed to witness the final battle between Potter and the
Dark Lord. Wands were jousted, spells casted, tears streamed down,
and through it cash registers, all over the world, will ring in magical
rapture.
My introduction to the universe of Harry Potter was through this
very movie franchise. I saw The Sorcerer’s Stone when I was 12 years
The Magic Of The Books
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old (the very same age when Harry joined Hogwarts) and then
later Chamber of Secrets. By the time I had sat through the third
part Prisoner of Azkaban, I was definitely awed by the magic but
also somewhere shaking my head in disappointment. Every story
seemed to follow a set pattern.
Potter, the orphan wizard, leaves his oppressive human relatives
to a school where they teach magic. He zips about on a broom. He
hangs out with his friends. An evil plan is uncovered involving
Lord Voldemort. Harry defeats the bad man. Ho hum.
Then a couple of years later, on a stupid bet with a school friend, I
picked up the fifth book. I was skeptical — I knew the ending,
what else would be left? Still let me read on if only to find what all
the fuss is about. Within two weeks, I was on the first book -
wanting to start from point blank. In about two months of steady
night-time reading, I had gone through the whole series, emerging
at the other end of Deathly Hallows(that too by reading the final
installment illegally on the computer, before it had even released),
a certified ‘Potterhead’.
I now understood the phenomenon. JK Rowling is a master at
drawing believable people and fantastic places, of creating mood,
atmosphere, suspense, tragedy and humour through the fantastic
places of creating mood, atmosphere, suspense, tragedy and
humour through the written word. But her greatest strength lies in
her intricate detailing. Detailing in the plot where the significance
of a small action or a line spoken is truly understood
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3,407 pages later, seven of novels down. Detailing in the settings,
the magical artifacts and in the marvelously constructed action set-
pieces. And finally detailing in the characters — both in terms of
their progression through the story (Harry Potter changes from
lovable innocent boy-wonder to a rather unpleasantly short-
tempered adolescent and finally matures into a larger-than-life hero
at peace with his destiny) and the dramatic conflicts that rage inside
each of the protagonists. The movies just do not do full justice to the
subtle nuances of Rowling’s pen. As they exist now, the movies,
focused as they are in moving from one point in the story to the
other, simply paper over the finer details of characterization. They
also give short-misses to episodes of great importance, taking tense
slow-burn sequences and making them into “action movie” blow-
everything-up-in-two-minutes special-e f fects-dr iven
extravaganzas.
Blink-and-miss-it screen time is given to many protagonists
developed with great care in the books, thus depriving the audience
of any kind of emotional investment in their fate. Some of the very
interesting concepts like Dementors, Patronuses, Horcruxes are not
fully explained with the result that the world of Potter on screen is
never as engaging it is in print. And this is a reason why people who
have never read the books have never really understood the
sentiments or the craze of a true Potter fan.
So unless you have read the books, firmly resist the temptation to
have a DVD marathon of the previous Potter films. The Potter films
are firmly for the converted, those already steeped in the lore.
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For them it is a chance to scream, applaud and weep for their
favourite characters, to relive the magic once again. For those still
outside the world (and there must not be many of you), please please
please read the books first before you buy a ticket or rent.
You owe ‘The Boy Who Lived’ that.
“ You owe yourself that.’
- Rtr. Shashank ‘Potterhead’Jogani
- Well this Transfiguration teacher and
Gryffindor head comes off as someone quite stern. But she is the
most motherly character much like Molly Weasley. The reader just
falls in love with her because she has this crazy courageous and fun
side that surfaces in select situations, like in front of Umbridge,
Voldemort and other villainous characters. She is childlike and
mature at the same time.
For all those who saw the last movie, the part where she says "I've
always wanted to use that spell" is that very facet that I'm talking
about.
In the whole mess of things she is someone who seems dependable
much like a counterpart of Dumbledore.
Professor McGonagall was one character who wasn't very deep and
detailed in the book, but all the same she gave out this certain
amount of warmth that just makes her one of my favorites.
3 Characters I loved the most3. Minerva McGonagall
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2. Fred and George Weasely
1. Severus Snape
- these were the Weasley twins. I take their names together because there is absolutely no way they can be separated. They were the highlight of the books, making even the gravest moments so light and easy. One of my favourite lines was "Fred I think our future lies outside the area of academic achievement" Fred: I'm thinking the same thing. And then was the big bang where they boomed the O.W.L.s and Umbridge and bid goodbye to Hogwarts.It was most devastating when Fred dies but I know for me he never will.
3 words - Weasleys Wizard Wheezes1 more word - Hole-y
- The potions master then Defence against the dark arts teacher and then a headmaster of Hogwarts, he was the embodiment of what one would call sacrifice, nobility, courage and most of all Love.
Since the first book he had been portrayed as someone formidable who hated Harry and his friends. He was the villain who was apparently double crossing Dumbledore. Though there were subtle hints here and there about his greatness, as the story unfolded things just kept adding to prove that he was horrible.
Until the moment just before he died, most people were glad he was dying especially if they didn't follow the books. But just as Harry lowered his head into the Pensieve, everyones hearts just melted. He loved Harry devotedly, did everything to protect him, killed Dumbledore on his own request and was in fact double crossing Voldemort. Yet he wanted to hide all his greatness.
As Dumbledore said "You want me to hide the best of you”
- Rtr. Dhriti Jhaveri
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Through The Eyes Of
HermioneAs I entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I felt a
little weird and insecure due to my muggle background Everything
felt different and brilliant but little did I know that the next 6 years
of my life would be a series of events altogether. I wasn't aware of
the fact that I would be so fortunate all throughout. I never knew
that I would meet the love of my life, the person I would go on to
marry.
In our 1st year fate put us all in the same house, Gryffindor. We had
various close encounters with death. Our first encounter with death
took place when Harry was trying to recover the philosopher's
stone in the first year from professor Quirrel. The lovely game of
Quidditch also became a part and parcel of our daily life after this
year.
In the 2nd year we had to see the slytherin side of harry. He was able
to talk to snakes and broke various rules but the worst one being
that he entered the Chamber of Secrets. This unleashed the most evil
creature in Hogwarts. The lives of students was in danger after harry
foolishly entered the Chamber. Over the year he had also found Tom
Marvolo Riddle's diary. One night harry went alone into the
Chamber and was confronted by the bascillus that nearly killed him
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but he emerged victorious. He also destroyed the 1st horcrux that
was Tom Riddle’s diary.
In the 3rd year he had to watch his uncle be wrongly accused of mass
murder and escaping from Azkaban. He also realised that Sirius was
with him in the fight against "The Dark Lord". Harry also had to
fight dementors for the 1st time and was introduced to the patronus
charm.
The 4th year was a difficult one for all of us. 2 of my best friends
were no more on talking terms after Harry's name had come out of
the Goblet of Fire to take part in the Tri Wizard Tournament. Ron
thought harry had got in by unfair means so as to attain fame. Apart
from this Harry had to fight a dragon, stay underwater for 1 hour to
save his friends and solve an unforgiving maze. He had to watch his
friend Cedric Diggory die at the hands of Voldermort while he
narrowly escaped death.
In the 5th year a sense of responsibility took over all of us.
Dumbledore was replaced by Dolores Umbridge at the helm of
Hogwarts. The dumbledores army was a student organisation
formed by us to over power voldermort. This team died out towards
the end of the year. Harry then saw voldermort torturing sirius in the
ministry of magic so as to attain the prophecy that said "neither can
live while the other survives". Harry was fooled and I went to the
ministry of magic and put all our lives in danger.
The prophecy was broken by Lucius Malfoy and a duel between
dumbledore and voldermort was witnessed.
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Harry had just been through the worst part of his life. He had just thlost his uncle and at the beginning of the 6 year, I never knew that
it would be our last year. Dumbledore had killed a horcrux that
was the ring and soon started to set up meetings with Harry to take
him into Voldermort's past so that Harry had a clear picture of
everything that had happened. Harry was introduced to the
concept of Horcruxes and also discovered.
The book of the “Half Blood Prince”. There were some very new
spells in it and much to my disgust Harry started using them on
people. Ron had started dating Lavender Brown and jealousy got
to me. Harry was then taken to find a horcrux by Dumbledore to the
lake where they found RAB's locket. That same night Harry saw
death eaters enter along with Draco Malfoy. This was not a shock
for harry as he had figured that out at the start of the year. Snape
had realized that Harry had access to his book
When he used sectumseptra on Malfoy. That night Draco took the
Elder Wand from Dumbledore and Snape killed him.
Finally in the last book we went around looking for the horcruxes.
We destroyed the locket, the hufflepuf cup, the ravenclaw tiara and
Nagini the snake. Harry also never knew that he himself was a
horcrux until Snape allowed him to enter his memories and find
out. Harry then allowed voldemort to kill him so that the horcrux
was destroyed while in the mean time Ron and I destroyed the
ravenclaw tiara and with the help of 'Neville' the snake too.
Finally we saw the end of voldermort and thus a very important
chapter in our lives as well as the lives of every muggle that
followed us in our journey came to an end.
- Rtr. Yash Hiranandani
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“It Opens At The Close”
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FactsAs of 2008, Harry Potter books have sold over 400 million copies
and have been translated into 67 languages.
A picture of Gandalf the Grey (from The Lord of the Rings) can be
seen in the collection of great wizards in Professor Dumbledore's
study in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Author J. K. Rowling recently revealed that Dumbledore is gay and
he had a crush on the wizard Grindelwald, whom he later defeated
in a wizard duel.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released on July 21,
2007, and sold 11 million copies on the first day of its release,
breaking Rowling's earlier records for the fastest selling book of
all time.
Colors play an important role in the Harry Potter novels. For
example, shades of red represent goodness, such as Gryffindor's
scarlet robes, Harry's red ink, and the crimson Hogwarts Express
train. The Weasleys have red hair and a red roof. Green is largely
associated with negative events, such as when Harry sees a flash
of green when his parents die and the green-colored curse that jmade Ron vomit.
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The Boy Who Lived18
Rtr. Yash Muthiyan
Rtr. Yash Hiranandani
Rtr. Shashank Jogani
RTR. VINAYAK NARICHANIA
Rtr. Dhriti Jhaveri
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