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AguideforHarryPotterfanswhowanttolearnmoreaboutthehistoricaloriginsandmeaningofthecharacters,settings,andeventsofthePotterbooksandfilms.
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Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and
historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to
school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle
legends come to life in the form of werewolves, witches, and
magical spells. This book is the first to explore the real history
in which Harry''s world is rooted.
Did you know that bezoars and mandrakes were fashionable
luxury items for centuries? Find out how Europeans first developed
the potions, spells, and charms taught at Hogwarts, from Avada
Kedavra to love charms. Learn how the European prosecution of
witches led to the Statute of Secrecy, meet the real Nicholas
Flamel, see how the Malfoys stack up against Muggle English
aristocrats, and compare the history of the wizarding world to
real-life history.
?Gives you the historical backdrop to Harry Potter''s
world
?Covers topics ranging from how real British boarding
schools compare to Hogwarts to how parchment, quills, and scrolls
used in the wizarding world were made
?Includes a timeline comparing the history of the wizarding
world to Muggle "real" history
Filled with fascinating facts and background, Harry Potter
and History is an essential companion for every Harry Potter
fan.
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Nancy Reagin New York, NY is Professor of History and
Women''s Gender Studies, Pace University. She helped build the
Organization for Transformative Works, an organization dedicated to
promoting and protecting fans'' creativity and works. These days,
she''s watching a lot of Merlin, Doctor Who, and NCIS. She is also
the editor of Twilight and History Wiley, 410.
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Introduction.
Section One. “The Burrow is just outside Ottery St. Catchpole”:
When Muggles and Wizards Lived Side-by-Side.
1. Magic for Daily Use and Profit: Mandrakes, Charms, Bezoars, and
Love Potions in the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds Birgit
Wiedl.
2. Severus Snape and the Standard Book of Spells: Ancient Tongues
in the Wizarding World M.G. DuPree.
3. Beastly Books and Quick Quills: Harry Potter and the Making of
Medieval Manuscripts Alexandra Gillespie.
4. Nicholas Flamel: The Alchemist Who Lived Don Keck
DuPree.
5. Why the Statute of Secrecy? Real historical oppression of
witches and wizards Birgit Wiedl.
Section Two. After the Stature of Secrecy: Parallel Worlds.
6. Was Voldemort a Nazi? Death Eater Ideology and Nationals
Socialism Nancy Reagin.
7. “Magic is Might”: How the Wizarding Government Gained Its Power
Janice Liedl.
8. Were the Malfoys Aristocrates? The Decline and Fall of the
Pure-blooded Laura Loiacono and Grace Loiacono.
9. School Ties, House Points and Quidditch: Hogwarts as a British
Boarding School Susan Hall.
10. Of Marranos and Mudbloods: Harry Potter and the Spanish
Inquisition Ruth Abrams.
Section Three. Women and Witches, Werewolves and Muggle-borns:
Magical Hierarchies.
11. Witches vs. Women: What Muggles Could Learn from Wizarding
History Janice Liedl.
12. Marx, Magic and Muggles: Class Conflict in Harry Potter’s World
Susan Hall.
13. Hairy Snout, Human Heart? Werewolves in Harry Potter’s World
and in European History Eveline Brugger.
14. Hermione raised her hand again: Wizards Writing History Anne
Rubenstein.
Acknowledgments.
Index. Notable Magical Names of Our Time.
The Hogwarts Faculty Contributors.
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