Blog 02

Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
8 July 1999


"You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you have need of him. How else could you produce that particular Patronus? Prongs rode again last night. -- Dumbledore, page 427" 

The Harry Potter series has held a special place in my heart ever since I was a child. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was on a scorching hot day in the third grade when I rented Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone from the library. This was the book that started my incredible passion for reading. I was unable to put it down once I picked it up. My mind swiftly raced back in forth, illustrating beautiful images of a colorful movie in my head. The words on the pages came to life through my imagination and it was a marvelous feeling like no other.

My favorite book in the series has to be from the third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Up above I included my favorite quote from the book, spoken from the wise character Dumbledore. In the quote Dumbledore speaks to the main character, Harry Potter, about his deceased father. He tells Harry that even though his father is gone, he never truly left him. He explains to Harry that his father lives through him, this being explained by a magic spell that Harry conjures known as the Patronus. This passage is one of my favorite pieces of writing because Harry’s situation is something that I can relate to. His troubled curiosity about his father is something that I have experienced multiple times in my life. I believe that this writing by J.K. Rowling is a great piece of writing because she has created a surreal moment where I sincerely see myself in Harry’s shoes. The author’s ability to create this bizarre, yet fantastic moment is a remarkable feat.