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RELIGION
AN INTRODUCTION TO
PLOTS, ISSUES AND THEMES
The Harry Potter
Saga
• Story of young boy who
discovers he is a wizard, destined
to fight evil, covering the seven
years (age 11-18) that he spends
at Hogwart’s School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• First Six books published to date
(1997, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2003,
2005.)
• Seventh book rumoured by fans
for July 2007 release (but
unlikely - J.K. Rowling only
began writing it January 2006)
J.K. Rowling
• J.K. Rowling (b. 1965)
• 2004, US dollar billionaire
(1st person ever to become
a billionaire by writing
books).
• Degree in Classics and
French, worked for
Amnesty International,
later unemployed.
• Idea for Harry Potter came
to her on a train, she wrote
first book on lunch breaks
and while unemployed.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
(Sorcerer’s) Stone
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• What is the
nature of
magic in
Harry
Potter?