Elene Mgeladze / CS110 Final Project

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About The Author

Book Synopses

Hogwarts Houses

Hogwarts Classes

Making of the films

Presentation

More Information

JK ROWLING
/ Joanne Rowling was born in July 1965 at Yate General Hospital in England and grew up in Chepstow, Gwent where she went to Wyedean Comprehensive. Jo left Chepstow for Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics degree, her course including one year in Paris.
As a postgraduate she moved to London and worked as a researcher at Amnesty International among other jobs. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed Manchester to London King’s Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel. /
Jo then moved to northern Portugal, where she taught English as a foreign language. She married in October 1992 and gave birth to a daughter in 1993. When the marriage ended, she and Jessica returned to the UK to live in Edinburgh, where Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone was eventually completed. The book was first published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books in June 1997, under the name J.K. Rowling. The “K”, for Kathleen, her paternal grandmother’s name was added at her publisher’s request who thought that a woman’s name would not appeal to the target audience of young boys.
Book Synopses
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / Harry Potter is an orphaned boy brought up by his unfriendly aunt and uncle. At the age of eleven Hagrid informs him that he is actually a wizard and that his parents were murdered by an evil wizard named Lord Voldemort. Voldemort also attempted to kill one-year-old Harry on the same night, but his killing curse mysteriously rebounded and reduced him to a weak and helpless form. Harry begins his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and learns about magic. During the year, Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger become entangled in the mystery of the Philosopher's Stone which is being kept within the school. /
/ Harry, Ron, and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their second year, which proves to be more challenging than the last. The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, leaving students and ghosts petrified by an unleashed monster. Harry must face up to claims that he is the heir of Salazar Slytherin (founder of the Chamber), learn that he can speak Parseltongue, and also discover the properties of a mysterious diary only to find himself trapped within the Chamber of Secrets itself. / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / Harry Potter's third year sees the boy wizard, along with his friends, attending Hogwarts School once again. Professor R. J. Lupin joins the staff as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, while convicted murderer Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban Prison. The Ministry of Magic entrusts the Dementors of Azkaban to guard Hogwarts from Black. Harry learns more about his past and his connection with the escaped prisoner. /
/ During Harry's fourth year, the Dark Mark appears in the sky after a Death Eater attack at the Quidditch World Cup, Hogwarts plays host to a legendary event: the Triwizard Tournament, there is a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Alastor Moody and frequent nightmares bother Harry all year. Three European schools participate in the tournament, with three 'champions' representing each school in the deadly tasks. The Goblet of Fire chooses Fleur Delacour, Viktor Krum and Cedric Diggory to compete against each other. However, curiously, Harry's name is also produced from the Goblet thus making him a fourth champion, which results in a terrifying encounter with a reborn Lord Voldemort. / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix / Harry's fifth year begins with him being attacked by Dementors in Little Whinging. Later, he finds out that the Ministry of Magic is in denial of Lord Voldemort's return. Harry is also beset by disturbing and realistic nightmares, while Professor Umbridge, a representative of Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, is the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Harry becomes aware that Voldemort is after a prophecy which reveals: "neither can live while the other survives". Therefore, the rebellion involving the students of Hogwarts, secret organisation Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry of Magic, and the Death Eaters begins. /
/ In Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters are increasing their terror upon the Wizarding and Muggle worlds. Headmaster Albus Dumbledore persuades his old friend Horace Slughorn to return to Hogwarts as a professor as there is a vacancy to fill. There is a more important reason, however, for Slughorn's return. While in a Potions lesson, Harry takes possession of a strangely annotated school textbook, inscribed 'This is the property of the Half-Blood Prince'. As romance and hormones lurk within the castle's walls all year, Draco Malfoy struggles to carry out a deed presented to him by Voldemort. Meanwhile, Dumbledore and Harry secretly work together to discover the method on how to destroy the Dark Lord once and for all. / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows / After unexpected events at the end of the previous year, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are entrusted with a quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's secret to immortality – the Horcruxes. It is supposed to be their final year at Hogwarts, but the collapse of the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort's rise to power prevents them from attending. The trio undergo a long adventure with many obstacles in their path including Death Eaters, Snatchers, the mysterious Deathly Hallows and Harry's connection with the Dark Lord's mind becoming ever stronger. /
Values: bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry.
Colours: scarlet and gold.
Founder: Godric Gryffindor.
Emblematic animal: lion
Head of House: Minerva McGonagall
House Ghost: Nearly Headless Nick
Element: Fire.
Dormitories: one of the highest towers at Hogwarts, and is guarded by a portrait of The Fat Lady.
Famous Gryffindors: Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter / / Values: ambition, cunning and resourcefulness
Colours: emerald green and silver.
Founder: Salazar Slytherin
Emblematic animal: serpent
Head of House: Horace Slughorn
House Ghost: The Bloody Baron
Element: water.
Dormitories: through a bare stone wall in the Dungeons.
Famous Slytherins: Merlin, Tom Riddle, and Dolores Umbridge.
Values: intelligence, knowledge, and wit.
Colours: blue and bronze.
Founder: Rowena Ravenclaw
Emblematic animal: eagle
Head of House: Filius Flitwick.
House Ghost: Grey Lady
Element: air.
Dormitories: tower on the west side of the castle. Ravenclaw students must answer a riddle as opposed to giving a password to enter their dormitories.
Famous Ravenclaws: Gilderoy Lockheart, Ignatia Wildsmith, and Garrick Ollivander. / Values: hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play
Colours: Yellow and Black
Founder: Helga Hufflepuff
Emblematic animal: badger
Head of House: Pomona Sprout
House Ghost: The Fat Friar
Element: earth.
Dormitories: somewhere in the basement, near the castle's kitchens.
Famous Hufflepuffs: Hengist of Woodcroft, Newt Scamander, and Artemisia Lufkin.
Hogwarts Classes
Core Classes / Electives /

Extra-Curricular

  • Astronomy
  • Charms
  • Dark Arts (1997-1998 school year only)
  • Defence Against the Dark Arts (discontinued for the 1997–1998 school year)
  • Flying (first years only)
  • Herbology
  • History of Magic
  • Muggle Studies (1997–1998 school year only)
  • Potions
  • Transfiguration
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  • Alchemy (Sixth and seventh years, if demand is sufficient)
  • Apparition (Sixth year, those of age only)
  • Arithmancy
  • Care of Magical Creatures
  • Divination
  • Muggle Studies (Core class in the 1997–1998 school year)
  • Study of Ancient Runes
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  • Ancient Studies
  • Art
  • Frog Choir
  • Ghoul Studies
  • Magical Theory
  • Muggle Art
  • Music
  • Muggle Music
  • Orchestra
  • Xylomancy

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