Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Symbolism, Imagery, & Allegory

United, the three Deathly Hallows – the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility – make their possessor the so-called Master of Death (this isn't child's play,...

Like the Hallows, mastering death is also the goal of the Horcrux, a Dark, Dark, super-Dark kind of magical object. However, unlike the Hallows, there's no good way to use a Horcrux. As we learned...

We've been slowly learning about the odd and powerful Expecto Patronum spell since Harry was first taught how to cast it in Book 3, The Prisoner of Azkaban. While at first, a wizard's Patronus seem...

Gryffindor's sword is one of the relics of the Hogwarts founders, along with Ravenclaw's diadem, Hufflepuff's cup, and Slytherin's locket, and it's the only one not made into a Horcrux by Lord Vold...

Well, this is where it all started… and this is where it all ends. Throughout the seven books of Rowling's series, Hogwarts has remained a kind of beacon of everything that's good about the w...