Bewitching & Believable ---> Harry Potter

J K Rowling, to some, is one of the greatest well-known authors for mythical and creative books, but to some, despise/criticize the book itself. Her books were shone upon, with articles stating how “[they] don’t know if J K Rowling is deliberately trying to indoctrinate our children in witchcraft and Satanism or whether she’s simply a deluded tool herself. However, [we] urge parents to listen to the voice of God and say no to Harry Potter for their children’s spiritual welfare,”(Cockrell 24) and even claiming the book “will lead to lying and other deceitful behavior.”(Cockrell 25) However, J K Rowling’s book, Harry Potter, hit the shelves in every local bookstore around the globe, despite critical readers. J K Rowling was bound for success.
Rowling came up with the idea of Harry Potter from a train journey from Manchester to London in England. Even though it was not the best time in her life, due to her mom was becoming very ill, she still pursued the Harry Potter books (she never told her mom about Harry Potter). The idea of Harry Potter was not forced upon, but just fell blankly into her head. Now kids from all over the world are reading Harry Potter, not just because it is magical and fun, but because it is also realistic. It is realistic “because [Harry Potter] is from an ordinary world and background. He is treated like a slave and a nobody, when he suddenly gets news that he is a wizard.”("The Harry Potter phenomenon") The Harry Potter books “appeal to the universal child; […] they identify a bit of themselves in these books.”("The Harry Potter phenomenon")
The books start out about an ordinary boy, clueless of being a wizard, living amongst a non-blood related “family”. One day Harry Potter learns he is a wizard and then attends the special Hogwarts School. Harry Potter goes through all different kinds of “bad” wizards in order to save himself and everybody else at Hogwarts. In the books “there are two heroes. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, and one heroine. Hermione Granger.”("What is it about Harry Potter?") These three fellow classmates (which are also very good friends) together never see anything as “impossible” but possible.
Harry Potter does not just consist of witchery, magic, and fantasies. It proves how one individual can have so much braveness and willingness, providing a good example and inspiring kids all over the world.


Picture Source:
http://czechfolks.com/2008/12/03/harry-potter-books-lead-to-future-help-for-czech-children/

Works Cited:
Cockrell, Amanda. "Harry Potter and the Witch Hunters: A Social Context for the Attacks on Harry Potter." Journal of American Culture 29.1 (2006): 24-30. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 5 Dec. 2010.
"The Harry Potter phenomenon." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 44.8 (2001): 750. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 5 Dec. 2010.
"What is it about Harry Potter?." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 44.8 (2001): 752. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 5 Dec. 2010.