Joe Kukula- Journal #3
Werewolves and the Poor Nancy Reagin does a wonderful job of helping us better understand werewolves in the context of Harry’s world and that of our own. Interestingly, it is apparent that werewolves have been traditionally associated with rural poor communities. Reagin explains that wolves were a very real fear for those living near […]
Reading Journal 3- Maddie Rogers
In our reading, “Why the Statute of Secrecy, Real Historical Oppression of Witches and Wizards” Birgit Wiedl highlights the abundance of accusations against people supposedly practicing witchcraft in seventeenth-century Europe, and the severity of this crime. While reading the Harry Potter series it’s common for us to think, why wouldn’t these people with magical […]