"Hogwarts in America" Is Now Online

Nov. 18th, 2016 at 3:28 PM

My latest critical essay, "Hogwarts in America," which focuses on the "History of Magic in North America" and "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" essays on Pottermore that serve as prologue to Fantastic Beasts, is now on online here at Reason.

(This is the essay to which I referred in my recent interview on the MuggleNet Academia podcast.)

Thanks for letting me share!

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shooting2kill

Nov. 18th, 2016 09:44 pm (UTC)

It sounds fascinating! Thank you.

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eldritchhobbit

Nov. 24th, 2016 02:56 pm (UTC)

Thank *you*!

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caitri

Nov. 19th, 2016 01:02 am (UTC)

I really enjoyed the essay--I'm so glad you took this topic on with your knowledgeable thoroughness!!!

I'm not in the HP fandom anymore, but when the new Pottermore stuff came out I was so annoyed and frustrated with Rowling all over again, especially given how, if she only HAD done the research, the work would have been SO. MUCH. MORE. interesting. As it is, all of the metas I have seen, especially those by NA fans who know from whence they speak, break my heart both for how JK took his on and for what we could have had.

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eldritchhobbit

Nov. 24th, 2016 02:58 pm (UTC)

Oh, thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate your reading it.

especially given how, if she only HAD done the research, the work would have been SO. MUCH. MORE. interesting. As it is, all of the metas I have seen, especially those by NA fans who know from whence they speak, break my heart both for how JK took his on and for what we could have had.

YES! YES! Well said. You've described exactly where I am in my thoughts, too.

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