TERMINUS:COLLECTED PAPERS ON HARRY POTTER,

7–11 AUGUST 2008

TERMINUS: COLLECTED PAPERS ON

HARRY POTTER, 7–11 AUGUST 2008

EDITED BY

Sharon K. Goetz

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CONTENTS

Abbreviations and Common Bibliographical References......page ix

Vetting Boards.......................................................................................xi

Contributors.........................................................................................xix

ForewordSharon K. Goetz........................................................................xxxiii

You-Know-Who Is Structuralism’s He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (the Author): The Implications of Tom Riddle’s Diary

Ryan Kerr..........................................................................................1

Five Films, Four Directors and Three ComposersRobin K. K. Svegaard......................................................................15

Without Wardrobes: Accessing the Wizarding WorldAmy Wilson....................................................................................31

No Place to Stand: The Incoherent Legal World of J. K. RowlingKenneth Schneyer...........................................................................33

Secret KNOWLEDGE / SECRET Knowledge: An Analysis of Privacy Management in the Harry Potter Series

Andrea Krause, Elizabeth Goering, Sabine Behringer...................62

“A Black boy even taller than Ron”: Racial Dynamics in Harry PotterMikhail Lyubansky.........................................................................74

On Half-Blood, Half-Breeds, and “the so-called purity of blood”: An Examination of the Role of Genetics in the Magical World of Harry Potter

Peter Blier.......................................................................................87

J. K. Rowling’s Fenrir Greyback: Identity, Society, and the Werewolf

Renée Ward.....................................................................................98

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All the Minister’s Men: Analyzing Power and the Press in Harry Potter

Tracy Douglas...............................................................................120

Our Business: Why I’m Glad J. K. Rowling Outed Albus DumbledoreJoel Meredith.................................................................................136

Beyond Binary: Recognizing the Fluidity of Sexual Identity in the Harry Potter Series

Jennifer L. Goodhue......................................................................143

Confluence of Themes in Jane Austen and J. K. RowlingCathy O’Neill................................................................................158

The Women of Harry PotterLori A. Franklin............................................................................159

On Faith Alone: A Luna RoundtableHallie Tibbetts...............................................................................171

Ginny Weasley: Girl Next Doormat?Gwendolyn Limbach.....................................................................173

On the Periphery: Adults in Harry PotterJulie Bock.......................................................................................206

The Problem of Snape’s RedemptionNaomi Wood.................................................................................219

Mind the Gap: Severus Snape and the Final ImperativeHilary K. Justice...........................................................................232

Choice and Sacrifice: What Is Right and What Is EasyElise (eliand504/elseinane)...........................................................239

Question Authority: Heroism and Leadership in the Harry Potter Series

Cathy Colton.................................................................................241

Neville Longbottom: AscentElise (eliand504/elseinane)...........................................................256

A Nod of the Head: Was Draco Redeemed?Yolanda R. Carroll........................................................................258

Percy Weasley, Prodigal SonAmy Wilson..................................................................................269

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Madam Pomfrey: Why She Is the Cause of, and the Cure for, the Current Global Nursing Shortage

Shirley K. Comer...........................................................................272

Severus vs. Sirius: A Short Meditation on the Nature of LoveMary Johnson................................................................................291

Harry Potter: Mirroring Our Times and the Cultivation of a New Cultural Mythology

Paula A. Moses.............................................................................296

Harry the Hero: Archetype of a Real 21st Century MythMarjorie Cohee Manifold..............................................................299

Unforgivable Acts: Bullying, Torture, and the Perpetuation of Violence in Harry Potter

Robin Franson Pruter...................................................................309

Ordinary Wizards: The Psychology of Evil in the Harry Potter Universe

Mikhail Lyubansky.......................................................................326

Becoming Your Enemy: Ethics in Harry PotterKenneth Schneyer (m), Tony Buenning, Karen Morris, Rob Smith......339

Omar Khadr Is Not Harry PotterKathleen McConnell.....................................................................341

The Deathly Hallows and Harry, or, How the Boy Who Lived Became Master of Death in Seven Not-So-Easy Lessons

Peggy Ross....................................................................................353

Age Progression in the Harry Potter Series: Reading Levels, Complexity of Ideas, and Death, or When Should My Child Start Reading Harry Potter?

Vicky McKinley.............................................................................377

Dear J. K. Rowling, Please Stop TalkingKaren Wikander and Shanna Murray..........................................403

Connecting Through Harry PotterKat Mowle.....................................................................................413

Without a Net: How to Organize and Manage a “Real-life” Harry Potter Club

Jillian Stanley................................................................................421

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Families and FandomLinda and Amber Lowery.............................................................423

Sewing Basics: How to Make a Student RobeGeneralmanda, JKG_Vader, VoldieBeth, Kate B...........................435

The Magical World of Bobbin LaceNancy Jones..................................................................................441

Create Your Own Death Eater Mask!Generalmanda, JKG_Vader, VoldieBeth, Droxy............................447

A Professors’ Roundtable: Conversations on the Pedagogy of Potter

Kimberly “Grym” Pyne................................................................452

Stairway to Heaven, Stairway to Hell: Symbolism and Significance of Staircases in the Harry Potter Septology

Jillian Stanley................................................................................455

Latin for Wizards II: The CursesKatherine E. Krohn.......................................................................464

Harry Potter and the Reluctant Reader: Using Harry Potter in the College Classroom

Rhonda Nicol................................................................................473

I Was a Teenage Potterhead: How the Chosen One Helped Us Through College

Joshua Benson, Melissa Kliemann, Megan Kowalski, Bailey Wellman, Shaelynn M. Wolfe.........................................................482

I’m Not Dead Yet: Snape Lives On in FanfictionLori A. Franklin............................................................................514

Snape’s Mary Sues: A Visual Field Guide for Identifying and Understanding Mary Sues Paired with Snape

valis2 and GMonkey42 (Gillian)..................................................515

Harry Potter and the Beautiful, Wondrous, Multitalented Fanfiction Author Avatar

A.M.P. ..........................................................................................528