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Analysis by Juli Griffo

World of Harry Potter

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Muggles

Example: YOU! (Probably)

Harry Potter lives in the UK; Muggle

culture is nearly identical to that of *us*

but most closely related to a normalresident of England during the time

period (approx. 1980-2008)

Money, Politics, Computers, etc.

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Wizards/Witches

Hidden, according to Wizarding Law, from theMuggles and regulated by the established

Ministry for Magic (UK) Require wands to properly channel magic

Underage magic is highly regulated

Wizards/Witches can be born of Muggles(nasty term Mudblood) or 1 muggle parent &1 wizard Half-Blood or a Pure Blood family

Wizarding snobbery desires Pure Blood

above all & also feel incredibly superior tomuggles

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*Special Wizards*

Half Wizard/Half magical creature ex:Hagrid (half giant)

Wizards who have been magicallychanged ex: Remus Lupin (bittenwerewolf)

Animagus - Wizards who can shapechange at will into an animal ex: SiriusBlack (dog) or Professor MinervaMcGonagall (cat)

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Magical Creatures

House-elf: Slaves to human families, typicallypassing down through pure blood families -offspring of house-elves are born into slavery.

Can only be released if presented withclothing.

Hippogriff: proud flying 4-legged creature

Centaur: 4 legged highly sentient proudcreatures who move in herds in the ForbiddenForest outside Hogwarts

Goblins: proud, short, strict, makers of specialmetals, run the Gringotts Bank (safest bank inthe world!), very envious of wizards

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft

and Wizardry

Englands Magical School

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

7 years of study - marked by 5th year OWLs (Ordinary

Wizarding Levels) & 7th year NEWTs (Nastily

Exhausting Wizarding Test)

Prestigious school, but it is not a requirement for school

age wizards to attend - can also consider attendingschools in other countries, though a vast majority of

English wizards have attended Hogwarts

Four Houses which act as student families: Gryffindor,

Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin-sorted on first day of first year

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IntoleranceFrom Chapter 1 of Book 1, first sentence: Mr.

and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive,

were proud to say that they were perfectly

normal, thank you very much. They were the

last people youd expect to be involved inanything strange or mysterious, because they

just didnt hold with such nonsense.

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Rules of Magic

Strict enforcement of Underage

Magic (school age/before 17 -

Magical Coming of Age) outsideschool by age 11

Politics / Secrecy - Must not be

seen by muggles nor harmmuggles with magic

Requires tools for humans,

though magical creatures do not

need wands or spells to use

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Ghosts

No specific reference to God/Heaven as theexact religion, though there are Christmas

and Easter holidays (Christian holidays) Wizards can leave an imprint of themselves

and roam the world (or Hogwarts) as ghosts

Behind the veil sort of other place after you

die to go thats unexplainable

Example: Nearly-Headless Nick - onexplaining his reasoning for leaving a ghost ofhimself: I was afraid [of death]

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The Weasleys

Good example of a family who would beable to call themselves superior if they

want to because they are a pureblooded family but do not hold to suchideals

Family is poor, large, and red-headed

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley have taught theirchildren well about moral integrity

Nastily called Blood Traitors

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Blood Status

Pure Blood

Half Blood

Mudblood

Half Breed

Blood Traitor

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(Sometimes Secret)

Organizations The Order of the Phoenix (Albus

Dumbledore)

The Death Eaters

The Ministry of Magic

Dumbledores Army

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Gringotts Bank

Run by Goblins

Nigh-Impenetrable

Can exchange muggle money for wizardingmoney and vice versa

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Owl Post and Transportation

Owl Post

Floo Powder

Apparition

Port Key

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Wizard Candy & Joke Shops

Honeydukes

Zonko

s Joke Shop

Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes

No wizarding child would not know all

about these places

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The Unforgivable Curses

The Imperius Curse - remove free will

and take control of a victim

The Cruciatus Curse - physically andmentally torture a victim with magic

The Killing Curse - Only one survivor of

such a curse: Harry Potter

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Following Harry Potter

Harry lived in the cupboard under the stairsbefore age 11 in his aunt and uncles house

Even though he

s famous in the wizardingworld, he has no idea before he gets there

He has no previous prejudices

He has trouble wanting to be mean to others

even if they are mean to him because of hisrough childhood

Perfect main character to follow because hesees everything for the first time in the same

way that the reader does

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Harry in Real Life

Daniel Radcliffes face is iconic now.

It

d be hard to find someone who hasn

t atleast heard of Harry Potter

Harry Potters magical world is everywherenow - on tv, in the news, in the movies, on the

internet (lots of fan fiction!) Collectibles, stamps, figures

Facebook groups

Translation of Harry Potter music for many

different instruments

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The Wizarding World of Harry

Potter Opened at Universal in Florida

Allows visitors to step into the world of

Harry Potter and see recreations of themovie world

Performances and collectibles

Might not be real magic, but probably

feels magical to visitors