Story time: 'twas the summer before tenth grade and I took a trip to Universal Studios Theme Park, however I had a broken collarbone and was therefore unable to go on any of the rides (sad face). However seeing the rooftop of the Hogwarts Castle my sorrow went away. I was ecstatic. Just how happy was I? Well its slightly embarrassing, but, upon walking through the gate to Hogsmead and laying my eyes on the
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Now for the facts:
I will attempt to find derivatives for many of the names The Queen uses, and perhaps shed some light onto my readers:
Albus Dumbledore: Albus in Latin means white, and his hair in beard are white
Dolores Umbridge: Dolor in latin means pain: Umbridge, the character I find to be the most evil, seems to enjoy inflicting pain
Lord Voldemort: Vol De Mort in French means flight/theft of death, Voldemort, by creating Horcruxes, tries to escape death (and I AM LORD VOLDEMORT is obviously an anagram of Tom Marvalo Riddle)
Severus Snape: Severus is latin for severe, very fitting for Snape
Minerva McGonagall: Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, fitting for a woman of her intellegance
The list goes on and on but for the sake of not boring you I'll stop here
Now for what matters:
I think I have my thesis:
The Harry Potter series, more than any book or books before it, has had the greatest influence on children's reading habbits.
Mischief Managed...