The myths behind the magic of Azkaban
One of the aspects we love about the Harry Potter series is J.K. Rowlings sly use of mythological creatures and characters to help populate the world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rowlings fervent imagination supplies her stories with more than a few magical creatures of her own devising, but even the most imaginative writers have their sources, and we thought it might be fun to trace a few of the mythic antecedents of some of the monsters and magics youll encounter when the movie version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opens June 4.
Originally published on msnbc.com June 3, 2004. Read the complete article.
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books, commentary, film, Harry Potter, mythology | Christopher Bahn | 
June 13, 2004 3:46 pm | 
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