Mapping the World of the Sorcerer's Apprentice An Unauthorized Exploration of the Harry Potter Series

by Lackey, Mercedes

• ISBN13: 9781932100594
• ISBN10: 1932100598
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-11
• Publisher: Smart Pop

Summary

This book has not been authorized by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros., or anyone associated with the Harry Potter books or movies. New and old fans of the Harry Potter series will welcome this collection of fresh essays on Potter lore, plotlines, and characters. With up-to-date information through book six in the series, this companion volume offers a comprehensive look at the world of Potter through the eyes of leading science fiction and fantasy writers such as David Gerrold, Joyce Millman, and Martha Wells, and religion, psychology, and science experts. Along with feminism, fascism, and moral life, topics include the Three Faces of Severus Snape, Harry Potter as Luke Skywalker, I Am a Hufflepuff: A Look at the Houses, and Harry Potter and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Author Biography

Mercedes Lackey is the author of more than 60 books, including the Diana Tregarde, Elvenbane, and Valdemar series. She lives in Claremore, Oklahoma. Glenn Yeffeth is the editor of Seven Seasons of Buffy and Taking the Red Pill. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
MERCEDES LACKEY
Harry Potter and the Young Man's Mistake	7	(20)
DANIEL P. MOLONEY
The Dursleys as Social Commentary	27	(12)
ROBERTA GELLIS
To Sir, With Love	39	(14)
JOYCE MILLMAN
Harry Potter and the End of Religion	53	(16)
MARGUERITE KRAUSE
It's All About God	69	(14)
ELISABETH DEVOS
Hermione Granger and the Charge of Sexism	83	(18)
SARAH ZETTEL
Neville Longbottom: The Hero with a Thousand Faces	101	(10)
MARTHA WELLS
Why Dumbledore Had to Die	111	(22)
LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS
From Azkaban to Abu Ghraib
ADAM-TROY CASTRO
Ich Bin Ein Hufflepuff	133	(12)
SUSAN R. MATTHEWS
Harry Potter as Schooldays Novel	145	(12)
JAMES GUNN
Harry Potter and the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselor	157	(6)
MERCEDES LACKEY
The Proper Wizard's Guide to Good Manners	163	(16)
ROXANNE LONGSTREET CONRAD
Why Killing Harry Is the Worst Outcome for Voldermort	179
RICHARD GARFINKLE