Exciting Games

Author's Note: This is a poem where every first letter starts with the last letter of the last word. It doesn't make that much sense but it's hard to with these kind of things.

The

Earth

Had

Done

Exciting

Games

So

Opposing

Games

Sounded

Dumb

Every

Young

Girl

Laughed

During

Games

Somewhere,

Even

New

Watchers

Saw

What

The

Exciting

Games

   Showed. 

The Good Guys and Bad Guys

Author's Note: this is a point of view piece about Harry Potter. 

Books, and stories in general usually include a “good guys” side and a “bad guys” side. Usually the point of view the book is told in is considered “the good side”. Every single Harry Potter book has remained mainly in the point of few of Harry. The only time they are not are in the first chapters of the books which usually consist of someone else’s point of few to show something going on meanwhile, which is sometimes shown in the “bad guys” point of few.

With Harry’s POV, we feel his emotions, thoughts, and senses on every situation. If we were in someone else’s perspective we wouldn’t get to experience his true thoughts or opinions on events. We would only see what’s on the outside. For instance, when Dumbledore dies in Harry’s perspective, it’s narrated in a sad, emotional way with Harry’s mental reactions mixed into it. We wouldn’t get to hear him scream “NO!”  in his head if it weren’t in his point of view or feel his hatred towards the killer.

But what if instead of feeling Harry’s mental reactions in his point of few, what if we got it from the “bad guys” view? Mentioned before, what if the whole series was written in the perspective of Voldemort and his men as opposed to just a chapter? Instead of Harry being described as a hero you’re rooting for and feeling, Harry is  portrayed as a foolish brat who always seems to escape from death with luck. Instead of rooting for him and wanting him to kill Voldemort, you’d want him to be defeated by Voldemort. If the Dumbledore scene mentioned before were written in a Death Eater’s perspective it would probably be written in a more triumph tone rather than sad and heart hitting. You wouldn’t be sad Dumbledore died, you’d be relieved the opponent was finally defeated.  

Wizard vs Swordsman

Author's Note: This is a compare and contrast piece between Harry Potter's Harry and The Legend of Zelda's Link. 

Imagine being an orphan your whole life. Imagine being the “chosen one” destined to save the word. Imagine being an outcast despite all of your heroic deeds. Harry Potter from Harry Potter and Link from The Legend of Zelda both share a similar fate. Harry and Link are 2 very similar characters and share some similar traits with each other.

As previously stated before, Link and Harry are orphans. Both of their parents left their child when they were only a baby, leaving their parents a mystery. Who were they? Why did they leave? What happened them? Harry and Link never really knew their parent’s because they left them so early in their life.  

In addition, Harry and Link are usually thought to be, in some shape or form, outcasts. In Ocarina of Time, Link was dropped off as a baby in the Kokiri Forest from his parents to keep him away from a raging war that was going on. The Kokiri Forest consisted of “tree children” called Kokiri. Kokiri are green clothed humans who always stay a child forever and possess a fairy companion. Link being a normal human, never got his own fairy to keep and was able grow up, leaving him, to all the other Kokiri in the forest, an outcast. He was usually teased for being so different. Similarly, Harry has been an outcast before as well. In The Chamber of Secrets, it was revealed to everyone that Harry could speak to snakes. Speaking to snakes usually were signs of dark magic, so people were afraid of him and thought he was going to hurt them. Some even teased him for it too. He was usually alone and sad because of this, rendering him an outcast, similar to Link.

On the other hand, while Harry and Link share some similarities, they also are very different to each other in some regards. Harry is described as a white, skinny boy with black hair and glasses, but Link is a white skinny boy with brown-ish , blond-ish hair and no glasses. While Link is just a swordsman, Harry is a full-blown wizard. Harry can perform numerous spells and charms while Link can only use potions and magical items. Harry generally talks a decent amount, but Link is a completely silent character who you never get to directly hear talk. Link is also not famous like Harry. Harry is always recognized by people everywhere he goes, unlike Link was is seen as just a normal boy by most people.

 In conclusion, Link and Harry are two very similar characters in my opinion. They both are brave, orphan outcasts who fight to save the world.  Some might disagree, but I think they are almost Identical in some regards, despite their differences. 

Coping with a Loss

Author's Note: This is my theme piece on Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I know I write way too much about Harry Potter, but it's what I've been reading the most recently and have been able to write about it without much trouble. 

The closet doors slide violently open as you stop stomp all around, checking every corner of the house until you realize you need to give up searching. You cry from having a loved one die and have to face the fact they are gone. That’s coping with a loss. In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, there are a few of examples of this, and I think it’s a recurring theme throughout the book, and even series.

Harry had to deal with losing something very close to him near the end of the book; The headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore. Him practically being his mentor and primary source for help regarding Voldemort troubles, Harry had to deal with the hard reality that he no longer could go to him for assistance. He was gone. Harry was on his own now.

Although different, another loss dealt with in the novel would have to be security. Ever since the news was revealed that Voldemort truly had returned, countless deaths were reported all over the news. Even with a strict security system around Hogwarts, parents still didn’t feel it was safe. With the death eater attack upon the school,  no where felt safe at that point. Nearly all security was lost and everyone had to cope with the horror and dread of it being absent.

While it is from the same series, another novel with a similar theme would be Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Instead of coping with Dumbledore’s death rather, Harry deals with the loss of his god father Sirius. The book also dealt with insecurity like Half Blood Prince, however it’s not quite as literal. The ministry was coping with a lose in a sense of security in a mental state. They refused to believe Voldemort had returned. They were being very insecure and had to try to deal with it.   

In conclusion, coping with a lose is a common theme within the Harry Potter books and many others alike. Chances are, you yourself have dealt with a lose in your life, whether it be a dead pet, family member or even simply losing an object. Everyone needs to cope with a loss at some point. 

The Obvious Fall of a Villain

Author's Note: This is my prediction piece. I actually had this done for a while, I just forgot to post it.

Does the bad guy ever really win? I've been reading the Harry Potter series chronologically since 6th grade. Having read 5 of them and being on the brink of finishing the 6th, I think I've gained an understanding of the series at this point. With the 7th being the last book, there is a lot for it to wrap up. Although I'm not very informed about the book,  I practically know is going to happen. Voldemort is finally going to get defeated for good in some shape or form. 

Ever since the first book, Harry Potter has always had something to do with Voldemort revolved around the story or conflict. Whether it be the first book where Harry is just figuring out about Voldemort, or the 4th book where Harry meets him in his full, reborn form, he always seems to be relevant. With the 6th book, Harry learns the origin of Voldemort and lots of important information about him. This origin would obviously lead up to one big finale, otherwise it's placement would be practically pointless.

Furthermore, Harry has a burning hatred for Voldemort. He wants to avenge his parents and all the people he had crucially murdered.  He want's to end all the dark and depressing times in the wizarding world. Harry always get's a fierce-full heroic rage whenever he battles him.  You can tell he's not going down without a fight and isn't going to let Voldemort win.

For the most part, if you look at almost any story you'll find that the antagonists will always be defeated within the final chapter of the series especially in fantasy. A good example is the Emperor from Star Wars. Similar to Voldemort in the sense of being an evil, pale, nearly inhuman being always seeking power and death; The Emperor was eventually thrown over by the end of the trilogy. The bad guys pretty much never win in these type of situations. 

I know Voldemort is going to lose. How exactly? I'm honestly not completely sure but from what I've heard and knowing J.K. Rowling, it's going to be something I would have never predicted in a million years.  All I know is that it's going to happen. Who would blatantly have the main character die to the villain? 

Retelling of Harry Potter 4

Authors Note: This is a retelling of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling.

This year at Hogwarts a dangerous competition is being held at the school with 2 other visiting schools. Students are allowed to enter the competition, but they have to be at least 17 years of age. To enter, you need to place your name in the Goblet of Fire. If anyone under the age of 17 tries to enter, it won’t work. However, mysteriously Harry’s name is drawn out of the Goblet of Fire regardless when he didn’t even try to enter nor have the appropriate age. Harry must fight in the competition, not only to win, but survive.  However, Harry will soon figure out who put his name in the Goblet, and how much more complex their plan really was. 

From Newcomer to Hero

Authors Note: This is an essay about the character development of Harry from the Harry Potter books.

Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series has gone through quite a lot. He started as a lonely, innocent orphan boy who lived with a crude Uncle and Aunt who couldn't care less about him. Harry had no friends and no one knew or cared about who he was. He was a complete nobody. His cousin got all the attention and love, and got tons of presents on his birthday. The best Harry ever got for his birthday was old, dirty socks. While Harry was treated rather poorly, he still usually did as he was told.  He rarely ever talked back or yelled.

When he found out about the Wizarding World and his fame, he couldn't believe it. "I'm not a wizard," He said. "I'm just Harry."Harry has never been used to fame or attention. He's been a no one his whole live. Everyone gapping at the mere sight of him everywhere he went, pointing at his scare amazed, it was quite an unexpected shift in gears.

Though throughout the course of the series, Harry did get used to this shift. From saving the school and people's lives a few times, he understood his fame from that point. He developed a bravery to protect his school, family, and friends. While he did get used to his attention, he still remained very modest. But his attention was not always positive. At one point, everyone but his family and friends thought Harry had gone mad. Newspapers, to quiet conversations in hallways, everyone feared he was crazy. As a result,  this caused Harry to start getting a quite an awful attitude.

He screamed at his friends for not talking to him at all during the summer after witnessing a terribly dark ending to his 4th year. He talked back to stuck up teachers and threw tantrums at those that claimed he was crazy. "I'm not lying!" he bellowed with rage, but the teachers didn't want to hear it. Of course, this caused Harry to earn many detentions. He was fed up with everything and everyone. Harry would never dare act in such a way in his first year.

If you pay attention, Harry's character is also quite reminiscent of Link from the Legend of Zelda game stories; although they are also 2 different characters at the same time. Both of them are orphans, but Link isn't exactly introduced to a fantasy land. Link already lives in that land, he is just introduced his destiny to be a hero. However the contrast still remains. Both Link and Harry start out as young, uninformed boys who only wish to make it through live. Both of them end as being brave, heroic, modest and even aggressive boys who swear to protect their family and friends. Even if it means death.

Harry isn't a young innocent child anymore. He isn't afraid to stand up for himself and his friends or get angry. While Harry still keeps himself as a modest, kind kid, one thing is still for sure. Harry sure isn't the same little boy he used to be when he first arrived at Hogwarts.