Analysis by Juli GriffoAnalysis by Juli Griffo

World of Harry PotterWorld of Harry Potter

MugglesMuggles

WizardsWizards//WitchesWitches

Magical CreaturesMagical Creatures

MugglesMuggles

• ExampleExample:: YOU YOU!! ((ProbablyProbably))• Harry Potter lives in the UKHarry Potter lives in the UK;;

Muggle culture is nearly identical Muggle culture is nearly identical to that of to that of **usus** but most closely but most closely related to a normal resident of related to a normal resident of England during the time period England during the time period ((approxapprox.. 1980-2008)1980-2008)

• MoneyMoney,, Politics Politics,, Computers Computers,, etc etc..

WizardsWizards//WitchesWitches

• HiddenHidden,, according to Wizarding Law according to Wizarding Law,, from the from the Muggles and regulated by the established Muggles and regulated by the established Ministry for Magic Ministry for Magic ((UKUK))

• Require wands to properly channel magic Require wands to properly channel magic • Underage magic is highly regulatedUnderage magic is highly regulated• WizardsWizards//Witches can be born of Muggles Witches can be born of Muggles

((nasty term nasty term ““MudbloodMudblood”)”) or or 11 muggle parent muggle parent && 11 wizard wizard ““HalfHalf--BloodBlood”” or a or a ““Pure BloodPure Blood”” family family

• Wizarding snobbery desires Pure Blood above Wizarding snobbery desires Pure Blood above all all && also feel incredibly superior to muggles also feel incredibly superior to muggles

**Special WizardsSpecial Wizards**

• Half WizardHalf Wizard//Half magical creature Half magical creature exex:: Hagrid Hagrid ((half gianthalf giant))

• Wizards who have been magically Wizards who have been magically changed exchanged ex:: Remus Lupin Remus Lupin ((bitten bitten werewolfwerewolf))

• Animagus Animagus -- Wizards who can shape Wizards who can shape change at will into an animal exchange at will into an animal ex:: Sirius Black Sirius Black ((dogdog)) or Professor or Professor Minerva McGonagall Minerva McGonagall ((catcat))

Magical CreaturesMagical Creatures

• HouseHouse--elfelf:: Slaves to human families Slaves to human families,, typically typically passing down through pure blood families passing down through pure blood families -- offspring of houseoffspring of house--elves are born into slaveryelves are born into slavery.. Can only be released if presented with Can only be released if presented with clothingclothing..

• HippogriffHippogriff:: proud flying proud flying 4-4-legged creaturelegged creature• CentaurCentaur:: 44 legged highly sentient proud legged highly sentient proud

creatures who move in herds in the Forbidden creatures who move in herds in the Forbidden Forest outside HogwartsForest outside Hogwarts

• GoblinsGoblins:: proud proud,, short short,, strict strict,, makers of special makers of special metalsmetals,, run the Gringott run the Gringott’’s Bank s Bank ((safest bank safest bank in the worldin the world!),!), very envious of wizards very envious of wizards

Hogwarts School of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and WizardryWitchcraft and Wizardry

• EnglandEngland’’s Magical Schools Magical School• HeadmasterHeadmaster:: Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore• 77 years of study years of study -- marked by marked by 55th year OWLs th year OWLs

((Ordinary Wizarding LevelsOrdinary Wizarding Levels)) && 77th year NEWTs th year NEWTs ((Nastily Exhausting Wizarding TestNastily Exhausting Wizarding Test))

• Prestigious schoolPrestigious school,, but it is not a requirement for but it is not a requirement for school age wizards to attend school age wizards to attend -- can also consider can also consider attending schools in other countriesattending schools in other countries,, though a though a vast majority of English wizards have attended vast majority of English wizards have attended HogwartsHogwarts

• Four Houses which act as student familiesFour Houses which act as student families:: GryffindorGryffindor,, Ravenclaw Ravenclaw,, Hufflepuff Hufflepuff,, Slytherin Slytherin--sorted on first day of first yearsorted on first day of first year

Ministry of MagicMinistry of Magic

• Methods of entering the hidden building Methods of entering the hidden building ((as with Stas with St.. MungoMungo’’s Hospital for Magical Maladiess Hospital for Magical Maladies)) are accessible for all are accessible for all levels of wizarding levels of wizarding ((underage wizards can access from underage wizards can access from unhidden realm of Muggles as with Kingunhidden realm of Muggles as with King’’s Cross s Cross -- train that train that takes students to schooltakes students to school))

• Statue portraying Wizard as most powerful above magical Statue portraying Wizard as most powerful above magical creatures creatures -- later portraying the dominance of muggles later portraying the dominance of muggles ((VoldemortVoldemort’’s seizures seizure))

IntoleranceIntolerance• From Chapter From Chapter 11 of Book of Book 1,1, first sentence first sentence::

““MrMr.. and Mrs and Mrs.. Dursley Dursley,, of number four of number four,, Privet DrivePrivet Drive,, were proud to say that they were proud to say that they were perfectly normalwere perfectly normal,, thank you very thank you very muchmuch.. They were the last people you They were the last people you’’d d expect to be involved in anything strange expect to be involved in anything strange or mysteriousor mysterious,, because they just didn because they just didn’’t t hold with such nonsensehold with such nonsense.”.”

Rules of MagicRules of Magic

• Strict enforcement of Underage Strict enforcement of Underage Magic Magic ((school ageschool age//before before 1717 -- Magical Coming of AgeMagical Coming of Age)) outside outside school by age school by age 1111

• Politics Politics // Secrecy Secrecy -- Must not be Must not be seen by muggles nor harm seen by muggles nor harm muggles with magicmuggles with magic

• Requires tools for humansRequires tools for humans,, though magical creatures do though magical creatures do not need wands or spells to use not need wands or spells to use magic properlymagic properly

GhostsGhosts

• No specific reference to GodNo specific reference to God//Heaven as the Heaven as the exact religionexact religion,, though there are Christmas though there are Christmas and Easter holidays and Easter holidays ((Christian holidaysChristian holidays))

• Wizards can leave an imprint of themselves Wizards can leave an imprint of themselves and roam the world and roam the world ((or Hogwartsor Hogwarts)) as as ghostsghosts

• ““Behind the veilBehind the veil”” sort of other place after sort of other place after you die to go thatyou die to go that’’s unexplainables unexplainable

• ExampleExample:: Nearly Nearly--Headless Nick Headless Nick -- on on explaining his reasoning for leaving a ghost explaining his reasoning for leaving a ghost of himselfof himself:: ““I was afraid I was afraid [[of deathof death]”]”

A Message for LoveA Message for Love

• Dumbledore is the greatest advocate of Dumbledore is the greatest advocate of love and insists that love is the most love and insists that love is the most important thing in life and the key in living important thing in life and the key in living in peace and stopping Voldemortin peace and stopping Voldemort

• Harry Potter has experienced a rough Harry Potter has experienced a rough childhood and through the miracle of love childhood and through the miracle of love is able to feel empathy even for those who is able to feel empathy even for those who have hurt himhave hurt him

• The stories real boil down to love prevailing The stories real boil down to love prevailing over all evil in the worldover all evil in the world

The WeasleysThe Weasleys

• Good example of a family who would be Good example of a family who would be able to call themselves superior if they able to call themselves superior if they want to because they are a pure want to because they are a pure blooded family but do not hold to such blooded family but do not hold to such idealsideals

• Family is poorFamily is poor,, large large,, and red and red--headedheaded• MrMr.. and Mrs and Mrs.. Weasley have taught their Weasley have taught their

children well about moral integritychildren well about moral integrity• Nastily called Nastily called ““Blood TraitorsBlood Traitors””

Magical LocalesMagical Locales

• KingKing’’s Crosss Cross• StSt.. Mungo Mungo’’s Hospital for Magical s Hospital for Magical

Maladies and InjuriesMaladies and Injuries• Diagon AlleyDiagon Alley• HogsmeadeHogsmeade

Blood StatusBlood Status

• Pure BloodPure Blood• Half BloodHalf Blood• MudbloodMudblood• Half BreedHalf Breed• Blood TraitorBlood Traitor

((Sometimes SecretSometimes Secret)) OrganizationsOrganizations

• The Order of the Phoenix The Order of the Phoenix ((Albus Albus DumbledoreDumbledore))

• The Death EatersThe Death Eaters• The Ministry of MagicThe Ministry of Magic• DumbledoreDumbledore’’s Armys Army

GringottGringott’’s Banks Bank

• Run by GoblinsRun by Goblins• NighNigh--ImpenetrableImpenetrable• Can exchange muggle money for Can exchange muggle money for

wizarding money and vice versawizarding money and vice versa

Owl Post and Owl Post and TransportationTransportation

• Owl Post Owl Post • Floo PowderFloo Powder• ApparitionApparition• Port KeyPort Key

Wizard Candy Wizard Candy && Joke Joke ShopsShops

• HoneydukeHoneyduke’’ss• ZonkoZonko’’s Joke Shops Joke Shop• WeasleyWeasley’’s Wizarding Wheezess Wizarding Wheezes• No wizarding child would not know No wizarding child would not know

all about these placesall about these places

The Unforgivable CursesThe Unforgivable Curses

• The Imperius Curse The Imperius Curse -- remove free remove free will and take control of a victimwill and take control of a victim

• The Cruciatus Curse The Cruciatus Curse -- physically physically and mentally torture a victim with and mentally torture a victim with magicmagic

• The Killing Curse The Killing Curse -- Only one Only one survivor of such a cursesurvivor of such a curse:: Harry Harry PotterPotter

Following Harry PotterFollowing Harry Potter

• Harry lived in the cupboard under the stairs Harry lived in the cupboard under the stairs before age before age 1111 in his aunt and uncle in his aunt and uncle’’s houses house

• Even though heEven though he’’s famous in the wizarding s famous in the wizarding worldworld,, he has no idea before he gets there he has no idea before he gets there

• He has no previous prejudicesHe has no previous prejudices• He has trouble wanting to be mean to others He has trouble wanting to be mean to others

even if they are mean to him because of his even if they are mean to him because of his rough childhoodrough childhood

• Perfect main character to follow because he Perfect main character to follow because he sees everything for the first time in the same sees everything for the first time in the same way that the reader doesway that the reader does

Harry in Real LifeHarry in Real Life

• Daniel RadcliffeDaniel Radcliffe’’s face is iconic nows face is iconic now.. • ItIt’’d be hard to find someone who hasnd be hard to find someone who hasn’’t at t at

least heard of Harry Potterleast heard of Harry Potter• Harry PotterHarry Potter’’s magical world is everywhere s magical world is everywhere

now now -- on tv on tv,, in the news in the news,, in the movies in the movies,, on on the internet the internet ((lots of fan fictionlots of fan fiction!)!)

• CollectiblesCollectibles,, stamps stamps,, figures figures• Facebook groupsFacebook groups• Translation of Harry Potter music for many Translation of Harry Potter music for many

different instrumentsdifferent instruments

The Wizarding World of The Wizarding World of Harry PotterHarry Potter

• Opened at Universal in FloridaOpened at Universal in Florida• Allows visitors to step into the Allows visitors to step into the

world of Harry Potter and see world of Harry Potter and see recreations of the movie worldrecreations of the movie world

• Performances and collectiblesPerformances and collectibles• Might not be real magicMight not be real magic,, but but

probably feels magical to visitorsprobably feels magical to visitors