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Category Archives: Harry Potter
Fixing the geek archetype chart
I love charts and lists! I can’t get enough of them. Charts and lists about some of my favorites stories? Heaven. Although, I do feel the need to argue with them and correct them when they are wrong. This chart is … Continue reading →
Posted in Firefly, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Stories, The Lord of the Rings
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Tagged archetype, Eternal Child, Firefly, Harry Potter, Hero, Kim Barton, Kimberly S Barton, Nurturing Mother, Shapeshifter, Sidekick, Snape, Star Wars, stories, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Trickster, Villain, Wise Old Man
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Defeating Evil with Compassion
Recently I was telling a friend who practices Aikido and likes Lord of the Rings about my blog and that I like to write about both. A joke went around the table about Frodo doing Aikido. I laughed but it … Continue reading →
Posted in Aikido, Books, Fiction, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Stories, The Lord of the Rings
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Tagged Aikido, Aragorn, archetype, Harry Potter, Kim Barton, Kimberly S Barton, Star Wars, stories, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien
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Battle of Hogwarts Anniversary
Today, May 2nd, is, in the Harry Potter world, the 15th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. For those not in the know, the Battle of Hogwarts was the final battle between the forces of good and the forces of … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Harry Potter
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Tagged Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter, Kim Barton, Kimberly S Barton, Molly Weasley
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My Boggart Plan
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the kids learn about boggarts. A boggart is, according to Hermione, a “shape-shifter…it can take the shape of whatever it thinks will frighten us most.” Professor Lupin tells the kids about boggarts … Continue reading →
Posted in Harry Potter, Stories
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Tagged boggart, Harry Potter, Kim Barton, Kimberly S Barton, magic, Shapeshifter, stories, The Prisoner of Azkaban
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The Shapeshifter
There are many archetypes in literature, from the Hero to the Shadow, but the one I enjoy the most in the Shapeshifter. The Shapeshifter’s job is to confuse the Hero. Think of a character of whom the Hero is uncertain … Continue reading →
Posted in Harry Potter, Movies, Mythology, Story
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Tagged archetype, Harry Potter, Kim Barton, Kimberly S Barton, Shapeshifter, Snape
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Defeating Evil with Compassion
How do we fight evil? With more force, bigger weapons, anger, hate? What do our stories teach us? Let’s look at my favorite three examples: Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings. In each story, there is a … Continue reading →