Bit of Ivory

Thought all of you would enjoy the handout I made up for our group presentation in my Tolkien class.

Introduction: We Love Harry Potter

A general overview of the group???s introduction to Harry Potter, feelings and impressions of the books and the films.

We are pleased and proud to have a distinguished panel to discuss the Harry Potter books and movies with you. Thanks to a special dispensation from the Department of Magic, USA, and the Ministry of Magic, UK (due in large part to the exertions of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts), the following eminent personages will be present in your classroom:

Hermione Jane Granger, current student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; cleverest witch of her age

Professor Remus John Lupin, former Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; mentor and friend to Harry Potter

Harry James Potter, current student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; the Boy Who Lived

Joanne Kathleen Rowling, author; biographer of Harry Potter and liaison with the Muggle world (Umm, this would be me)

Professor Sybill Patricia Trelawney, current Professor of Divination, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; teacher and sometime-Seer

Ronald Bilius Weasley, current student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; loyal friend to Harry Potter

NOTE: Please do not be confused by a lack of a proper British accent in our guests, or their resemblance to members of your class. As a concession to the International Statute of Secrecy, all panel members have taken a modified polyjuice potion to allow them to blend more easily into the student body.

J.K. Rowling

Remarks on the portrayal of fear in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, both the book and the film

Professor R.J. Lupin

Explanation of the boggart and its function in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Hermione Granger

Remarks on her own reaction to fear and its treatment in the film

Ronald Weasley

Comments on the portrayal of his own character in the films, especially in regards to bravery

Professor Sybil Trelawney

Comments on fear and death and the burden of the Inner Eye

Harry Potter

Details his journey through fear and anger

We do the presentation a week from today. At the end, we’re telling them that the sherbet lemons we gave them (yes, I still have a TON left) have been laced with a forgetfulness draughtt, and they will remember the presentation only as a very good presentation by their classmates, thus ensuring the secrecy of the existence of the wizarding world.