Category Archives: Harry Potter

Fixing the geek archetype chart

Posted on May 20, 2016 by kimberlysbarton

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 →

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Defeating Evil with Compassion

Posted on August 24, 2015 by kimberlysbarton

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 →

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Battle of Hogwarts Anniversary

Posted on May 2, 2013 by kimberlysbarton

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 →

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Defeating Evil with Compassion

Posted on April 16, 2013 by kimberlysbarton

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 →

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My Boggart Plan

Posted on February 19, 2013 by kimberlysbarton

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 →

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The Shapeshifter

Posted on January 14, 2013 by kimberlysbarton

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 →

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