Reading the Same Book as a Different Person: The Man Who Couldn't Be Loved
As a child, I celebrated Voldemort's defeat. As an adult, I found myself pitying a man who spent his entire life pushing love away. In the final installment of my Harry Potter reread, I reflect on Voldemort's loneliness, Snape's complicated legacy, Harry's greatest act of selflessness, and what seven books taught me about the person I've become.
Reading the Same Book as a Different Person: Becoming Your Own Guide
Growing up without a father, I spent years searching for someone who could show me how the world worked. Rereading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I recognized that same search in Harry, caught between the guidance of a mysterious textbook and the mentor he'd always wanted. Sometimes growing up means realizing you have to find your o