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Dec 18, 2018 · Rowling: 'Harry' has always been my favourite boy's name, so if my daughter had been a son, he would have been Harry Rowling. Then I would have had to choose a different name for "Harry" in the books, because it would have been too cruel to name him after my own son.
Jul 14, 2009 · Harry is believed to be “the chosen one” because the prophecy identified him as the one who has the power to defeat the Dark Lord. This has been confirmed by the...
Jul 6, 2021 · But while the Basilisk and Nagini would be evil, other snakes in the books have been portrayed more benignly (such as the one Harry frees from the zoo in the first book). The real parallels...
Jun 5, 2017 · In this article we look at the works that left a defining influence on the Harry Potter series and the literary allusions found in the books.
Apr 25, 2019 · It may seem flippant to talk about J.K. Rowling’s behemoth young adult fantasy series as a foundational myth that threatens, at least among millennials and Gen Z, to replace the Bible. But the...
Aug 31, 2023 · Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone was renamed when it was released to an American audience because Americans don't know what a philosopher is.
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Mar 6, 2022 · The historical books (Joshua–Esther) are exclusively named after either their main character or their contents, but despite this fact, the origins of their names are not as obvious as you might think. Joshua is named after Moses’s protégé Joshua, whose name means “salvation”. Moses renamed him “Jehoshua”, meaning “the Lord saves.”
