English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Hogwarts Staff, Nicolas Flamel, Irminones

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2033E
• Professor: Clarissa Suranyi

Document Summary

J. k. rowling, harry potter and the philosopher"s stone. One of the most prevalent objections to the novel is that it promotes the practice of witchcraft. This charge may be surprising to students of children"s literature, since magic is a key element in many children"s texts, dating back to the fairy tales. Even the subjects taught at hogwarts correspond to subjects studied in our world: Herbology is the magic equivalent of biology (the study of plants and their uses), while. Potions resembles the study of chemistry (the mixing of different substances to achieve desired results). Charms, transfiguration, and defence against the dark arts don"t have any obvious equivalent, but hogwarts also has history of magic classes instead of. Canadian, american, or british history, and quidditch lessons instead of phys-ed. The debate over magic is not the only source of controversy, however; some parents have been bothered by the harry potter books because they encourage children to break rules.