WIZARDS

This week was over magic, wizards, witchcraft and everything in between.  What was also part of this is the way the characters mature through the problems that they face.  Now every story has it’s own quirks and tales that make it unique but one thing that is the same across them all are the trials.

            I guess one of the most literal piece of a young adult going through trials as he or she grows up would be Harry Potter.  The whole book is based around the multiple years of training and knowledge gathering in this world that they’ve just been introduced to.  Right off the bat I can say there was a definite difference between people of other age groups and the people who shared the same age as the character but that goes without saying.

            Although Harry was in an “alternate universe”, all of the problems are issues that someone would have to challenge in real life.  Meeting new people and forming new relationships, learning from others, both your peers and older.  Overcoming personal demons, and dealing with things that are outside your control.  All of these “fantasy” problems aren’t really fantasy at all.  They are always solved the same way that they would in real life, albeit the execution of the solution may have magic.

            For example when there was a troll loose in the school, Harry and Ron went to go save Hermione because she didn’t know.  Although it was school rules to leave they were rewarded for their bravery and how the three worked together to overcome the obstacle.  In real life if you exceed people’s expectations you are usually praised for it.  They want to teach you to hold your own future and to make your own decisions.