Mini Reviews of Harry Potter Series

1) Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone

In the very first film, we see our hero, the boy who lived is suffering in the house of his muggle aunt. Hagrid comes and save Harry. Now all children are getting ready for going to the Hogwarts for the first time. The owls, frogs, mice, cat, broomsticks, candles hanging in the hall, ghouls, seeing all these things for the first time give gothic feeling and excitement also. Voldemort is very weak here, he wants Philosopher’s stone because it can make him immortal, but he fails. Apart from all these fantasy things, there are points like friendship, love, sacrifice, desires and some moral lessons. The Mirror of Erised is very interesting thing here. It shows people their deepest desire. But the happiest human will see themselves. When Harry see his mother and father in that mirror, Dumbledore suggest Harry to do not dwell in it and don’t forget to live life. The Devil’s Snare was also interesting. It gives very good lesson. It asks you to relax in your hard times. When problem comes, just relax and you will be out. The first year of Hogwarts was so magical. The movie also talks about racism, as Malfoy abuse Hermione because her parents are muggles. If we look deeply then it is problematic from feminist point of view. Wizard is the word for the man who knows magic which contains good connotation. Witch is used for woman who knows magic which contains very bad connotation. Over all the movie gives thrill till the end. With Harry, Ron and Hermione, viewers also wait for the next year to go to Hogwarts.

2) Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets

Second year at Hogwarts. Seeing Harry in trouble from the very beginning at Diagon Ally gives tension, but he has got luck at that time Hagrid finds him. This part falls under the category of stereotypical children literature, where princess is kidnapped and prince has to save her. This part is more boy – centric, as Hermione was also patronised when she is most needed. So only hero is at work no heroine. Voldemort is here as memory in the diary of Tom Riddle, which was one of the horcrux and Harry destroyed it. Apart from this there are things in this part which we wish we have in real life, like floo powder, invisibility cloak, phoenixes, and of course Parsel tongue ( I wonder if Harry can teach me this tongue I love snakes). Racism continues here. Hermione says fear of name increase the fear of thing and that is why they don’t afraid to speak Voldemort’s name. Choices are very important here. Voldemort and Harry have same abilities but it is their choices which makes them different. The chamber of secret is closed and one another year passed of Hogwarts.

3) Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban

Gothic elements are becoming stronger, as we see dementors in the very beginning. They are the guardians of Azkaban prison. One prisoner Sirius Black has escape from the prison and dementors are searching him. Sorrow attracts dementers and they suck the soul of people who are in grief, that makes them stronger. In this part Harry is showing his dark side. He is more eager to kill Sirius as he believe that he is the one who has betrayed the his parents. Which at last Harry and we come to know that he is innocent. We come to know something new about Ware wolf and Animagos. Ware wolves are who can’t control them selves turning in to wolf but Animagos are those who can be any animal when they want. This part has time traveling also. With that time travel we also come to know that we have to save our self, no one comes to save us. Also that loved ones never dies they always remain alive in our heart. The character of Hermione is strong here. She is doer of the things and Harry is driven here. Another year at Hogwarts ends.

4) Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

 This part starts with Voldemort. They are discussing Harry Potter. In this part kids are becoming elder now. Love and Ball is part of this film. The whole move is based on Triwizards tournament. The goblet of fire choose the name of participants. Harry’s name is chosen, though he is not qualified by age to take part in this tournament but, everything is planned by the servant of Voldemort. The trophy was transferred in to the portkey, which is a thing when one touches it they reach at another place. At the end of this movie Voldemort possesses his full body. This part gives very interesting idea of pensive the memory keeper, in which we can preserve our memory. We can also see the reporter Rita Skeeter here and her way of writing in to the newspaper. We can also question news in real world. At last Dumbledore gives Harry a rational advice that dead people can’t come back and also warned him to be ready, because now he has to make choice between right or easy. With this another year at Hogwarts ends.

5) Harry Potter and The Order of Phoenix

Order of Phoenix is a secret society which was established by Dumbledore. Umbridge has become one of the professor at Hogwarts and Hogwarts is now no more that lively. Power politics is playing main role here. Umbridge is from Ministry of Magic, and she started binding everybody in the rules. Practical knowledge is no more practiced in the Hogwarts, only theory. This is satire J. K. Rowling doing on the education system. They are more focused on the examination. Journalism is also criticised here as it is tool or puppet of power. Harry built Dumbledore Army. He told everyone that working hard is important but to believe in own self is also important. The lesson worth taking, only hard working will not help if you don’t trust your self. Again the matter of choice, where it is said that everybody has good and bad side it is just what you choose to be. Hogwarts is no more fascinating now and one more year at Hogwarts ends.

6) Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

Slughorn is a new professor at Hogwarts. He is friend of Dumbledore. Voldemort is becoming more powerful and it is task of Harry to find out that what has given Voldemort power. Bellatrix who is one of the follower of Voldemort has escape from the Azkaban. Now to kill Voldemort is more important. Slughorn has given some information to the Tom but he feels guilty and that is why he has manipulate his memory. At the end he gives his actual memory to Harry and then the task is to find all the horcruxes of Voldemort and destroy them. Without memory we are nothing, this is what this part is saying. Severus Snape has killed the Dumbledore. Now the main task for Harry, Hermione and Ron is to find all the horcrucxes and destroy them. The last year at Hogwarts ends, and now coming back to the Hogwarts will not be important any more.

7) Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows – 1

Now there is no Hogwarts. Things have become worst at Hogwarts. The school is now under the control of Voldemort. Death eaters have become professor at Hogwarts. Racism is at its height. They are on the project of killing every muggle born and half blood people. Ministry is also working in the favour of making wizard world pure. Radio and other media has just becomes the puppet of the ministry. Harry, Hermione and Ron has to destroy every horcrux before Voldemort found the Deathly Hallows. It is made up of three things, the invisibility cloak, elder wand and resurrection stone. If Voldemort gets these three things then to kill him will be impossible. This part gives one important lesson that sometimes we have to fight with our own self. Dumbledore in his will has left all three of them something, which will be helpful to them in finding their way. They found some horcruxes and destroyed but some are still there.

8) Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows – 2

Harry, Hermione and Ron are still on the search of some last few horcruxes. Voldemort has got the elder wand now. He has attacked the Hogwarts to get the Harry. Now fight has come face to face. Voldemort and his followers have killed so many at Hogwarts. Voldemort says that so many people has dies for Harry. Here the heroism of Harry is questioned. Every time it is hero who dies for people but here others are dying because of him. After that he has choose to go alone in the forest to fight with Voldemort. He knows that he has to die. Dumbledore also knows this, but it was not told to Harry. It is said that waiting for the right time is necessary. Harry willingly goes to sacrifice himself. He wins over death. There is talk also between Dumbledore and Harry, where Dumbledore told him to pity living not the dead and to pity those who has lived without love. Harry and Voldemort are similar at some points and that is why it is something like to fight with self, which is very hard and necessary also. At the end Harry broke the Elder wand because he says that invincibility is dangerous, fear is what make people human. At the end the children of Harry, Hermione and Ron are going for the first time at Hogwarts and Harry tells his son that choice is what ultimately matters. This is how Harry Potter series ends.

Harry Potter series are full of adventure, thrill, magic and fascination. With all these things Harry Potter is also about Good vs. Evil, Tolerance vs. Intolerance, Equality vs. Inequality and many more. Wizard world gives lessons which can be very helpful in our muggle world. To watching these series is wonderful experience.

Thank you.