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- Choose your friends wisely. Harry went with his gut, rather than the advice of Draco Malfoy, when it came to picking his pals in his first year at Hogwarts, and those loyal friends remained by his side all the way to the final battle — and beyond.
- A good teacher is a great thing. Hogwarts had plenty of amazing teachers who put their students' needs and safety first. And just like their real-world counterparts, we're sure they never made enough galleons, sickles and knuts to compensate them for all their hard work.
- Face your fears. Whether it was as simple as saying a frightful name to take away its power or facing one giant spider — and a thousand little ones — confronting fears proved powerful in the Potterverse.
- If you need help, ask for it. Harry had one flaw throughout every story: His first instinct when facing danger was to face it alone. But along the way, he always found out that a little help from his teachers, the groundskeeper and the headmaster — and a whole lot of help from his friends — was the only way to win.
Harry learns that Snape was the one who told Voldemort about the prophecy Snape overhears part of the Prophecy and rushes to tell Voldemort The Battle of the Department of Mysteries Dumbledore interviews Sybill Trelawney for the post of Divination teacher at Hogwarts Umbridge tries to toss Trelawney out of Hogwarts Snape meets Dumbledore on the Windy Hilltop Voldemort is reborn in the Little ...
- We Can’T Change Our Past, But We Can Change Our Future
- Sometimes We Have to Face Our Fears to Get What We Want
- Money Can’T Buy Happiness
- We Are Never Truly Alone
- Sometimes We Have to Face Our Own Battles Alone
- Animals Are Sometimes (and Often) Better Company
- Confidence Is Not The Same Thing as Bravery
- You Should Never Let Anyone Get The Best of You
- There’S Always Some Mysterious Force Working in Our Favor
- You Should Never Go Anywhere Alone Without Telling Or Bringing Someone
Despite the inconsistencies that Hermione’s time turner created for the novel’s plot (because why save only Buckbeak when they could save Lily and James Potter too, am I right?), the above still rings true. Our past shapes us as people, but it doesn’t have to shape the course of our lives. While it can be said that all the series’ characters are pr...
As much as we’d all like to stay in the comfort of our bubble, sometimes life requires us to pop it for our own good. In Ron’s case, “following the spiders” meant finding the answer to rescuing Hermione from her stunned state in the second novel, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”. In Harry’s case, learning to use his patronus meant protecti...
You know what people say – money isn’t everything. And it’s not, but it’s hard when you’re a young kid unlocking a vault full of galleons to not think it is. And let’s be real, seeing Harry practically rolling in money like Scrooge McDuck probably sparked the inner gold-digger in all of us. That is, of course, until we realized the Mirror of Erised...
All of us are subject to the feeling of loneliness, but are we ever truly alone? While seemingly on his own most of the time, Harry Potter always had the support of his friends and guardians, showing us that there’s no such thing as ever being truly alone. The best example of this in the series for me was when Harry wasn’t receiving any letters fro...
As much as it helped to have his friends through every obstacle, Harry always ended up confronting his challenger alone and for good reason. We can’t rely on our friends or family to somehow save us from our own problems every time. We have to learn to fight our own battles at some point, whether it’s dealing with the petty jealousy of a friend whe...
I don’t think any of us needed the Harry Potter series to learn this life truth, but somehow seeing Harry happily flying over the Hogwart’s lake with Buckbeak and stroking Hedwig’s head after a hard day made this lesson 10 times more relatable.
While Gryffindor was known for producing the bravest of the Hogwart’s bunch, Ravenclaw was known for producing an imitation hero, and his name was Professor Lockhart. More than anyone in the novels, Gildroy Lockhart proved to us that bravery comes from within and cannot be confused with its egotistical cousin, confidence. And look where all that “b...
We may not have realized it as children, but Malfoy’s slandering of Muggles, especially Hermione, was an evident example of the prominence of racially-charged bullying. Hermione’s “non-magical blood” made her an enemy in the eyes of the “pure-blood” Slytherins (tell me that’s not a reference to racism). However, Hermione showed us how we shouldn’t ...
This kind of goes along the same lines as the “you’re never alone” lesson, but speaks to the surprise element of our sly support system. While Harry didn’t know it throughout the course of the series, Snape was always on the side of Dumbledore in protecting Harry from Voldemort, despite Harry’s continuous distrust in him. On the flip side, Harry tr...
This life lesson was beaten into our brains when we were kids, but still applies to us adults. If we learned anything from Hermione discovering a psychotic troll in the girl’s bathroom while alone, it’s that we should always tell someone where we’re going or bring a buddy with us. Girls, this is a warning – never let your friends go to the bathroom...
- Never Be Ashamed. The Malfoys looked down on the Weasleys. Some kids thought Luna was weird. And according to Hagrid, these people are not worth botherin' with!
- Be Brave. At the end of every school year, Dumbledore would give points out to different students and houses at Hogwarts. In an iconic moment, Neville racked some up, due to the fact that he stood up to the main characters, even though it was scary and stressful.
- Choose Wisely. Someone else who shared some wisdom within this tale was Sirius Black: “We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on.
- Find The Happiness. When tough moments do come about, there is still hope and happiness, “if one only remembers to turn on the light.” This famous line (which was also from Dumbledore) is referenced by fans, printed onto products and thought of often, and that is beautiful!
British. House. Gryffindor. Born. 31 July 1980. Harry James Potter is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. The plot of the seven-book series chronicles seven years in the life of the orphan Harry, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. He attends Hogwarts, a school of magic, where he ...
Mar 4, 2024 · 2. Sacrifice and Love. Lily Potter & Snape in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Enter Lily Potter, the embodiment of a loving and devoted mother. Her heart is a tapestry of love woven with threads of compassion and selflessness. Lily’s ultimate sacrifice stands as a cornerstone of the Harry Potter series, illustrating the power of ...
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At the book’s close, Harry Potter, famous from the time he was a baby, has developed a heroic identity by entering the wizarding world and making choices through which he has discovered his own beliefs and convictions. He has become a character that goes well beyond being only “the Boy who Lived.”. An in-depth examination of the events in ...
