Lorrie Kim writes blog posts on topics related to Harry Potter, support for LGBTQIA+ rights, the Fantastic Beasts films, figure skating, books and films and music, and fiber art. She also writes The Pensieve Papers, a column at MuggleNet.
Seventh blog post about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Yes, the Fantastic Beasts film series is about World War II. It is significant that Queenie and Tina Goldstein are Jewish, and that will become more apparent
Sixth blog post about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Did Leta Lestrange temporarily host an Obscurus before passing it to Credence? That was a listener theory from Episode 75 of the SpeakBeasty podcast and it seized
Fifth blog post about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Grimmson, a “beast hunter for hire,” is the opposite of Newt Scamander. When the Ministry wants someone to kill Credence to prevent Grindelwald from using him
Fourth blog post about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Content warning for discussion of sexual assault and racism. Previous blog posts about Crimes of Grindelwald: Closer Than Brothers: What does it mean? Your Brother Seeks to
Third blog post about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The first two posts: “Closer Than Brothers” and “Your brother seeks to destroy you.” Who is Credence Barebone? He’s not Credence Barebone. That name was given
This post builds upon my previous blog post about Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald. Header image shows the prop used in the film to represent Credence Barebone’s adoption certificate. Who or what is Credence Barebone?
Spoiler alert! If you haven’t yet seen Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, be warned that the following blog post contains spoilers. When a hostile Ministry official accuses Dumbledore of once being “as close as brothers”
On this reread, various thoughts on: “A stench of guilt.” Why Voldemort went to the trouble of rigging the Triwizard Tournament. Hallows vs. Horcruxes. The line “I smell guilt. There is a stench of guilt
Note: Dear good people, do not do what I did. Do not throw out everything you prepared for writing a 20-minute talk on the day before the talk is scheduled because you’ve just realized that there’s
Seventh and final blog post spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. The final chapter of Irvin’s book addresses the similarity between Dumbledore’s storyline and Snape’s. In the
Further reflections spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. In the Half-Blood Prince chapter, Irvin starts with the moment that Dumbledore is injured by the ring Horcrux and then branches
Further reflections spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. The Order of the Phoenix chapter of Irvin Khaytman’s Dumbledore book is the one that opened my eyes
Further reflections spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. In the Goblet of Fire chapter of Irvin Khaytman’s Dumbledore book, he writes that there is a rift
Further reflections spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. The Prisoner of Azkaban chapter, especially the section called “The Matter of Buckbeak” (pp 40-46), led me to a host
Further reflections spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. In his Chamber of Secrets chapter, Irvin goes over what it means for Dumbledore that he first realizes during this
Just two weeks remaining until the Harry Potter Conference at Chestnut Hill College, Friday, October 19, 2018! Come see Irvin Khaytman talk about his new book, The Life and Lies of Percival Albus Wulfric Brian Dumbledore,
Warning: This discussion gets dark. (I mean, this whole series is dark. And it certainly looks as if the Fantastic Beasts series, freed of any concerns about being intended “for children,” is going to go darker.
Remember the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympics? They were a feast for any fan of British culture, combining the real Queen of England with James Bond, the real NHS with greats of
Welcome to the U.S. Truly, welcome. It’s part of American culture to value homemade gifts the most. We treasure knowing that the giver thought of the recipient and made something special for them. I know
My 14-year-old child and I were fortunate enough to get tickets to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Several members of the original London cast performed, including Anthony
Modified from comments delivered at LeakyCon, Dallas, TX, August 10, 2018. Welcome to “Coming to Terms with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” My name is Lorrie Kim and I’m the author of Snape: A
This is a modified version of a panel titled “Snape Celebration! Talk and Trivia” delivered at LeakyCon, Dallas, TX, on August 11, 2018. Welcome to a celebration of Snape. I love Snape, but I’m going
The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman Story Spring Publishing, July 31, 2018 If you could know more about one character’s story from the Harry Potter series, who
Even by the standards of this crap presidency, mid-June 2018 has been a rough time for news. As a Korean American, that vulgar “summit” between two dictators was impossible to block out of my mind
March: I saw Sons of an Illustrious Father perform. May: The video to “When Things Fall Apart” premiered. June 1: They’ll release their new album, Deus Sex Machina: Or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla.
I can’t keep up with Sons of an Illustrious Father right now, and it’s glorious. They’re blossoming. In advance of the June 1 release of their album Deus Sex Machina: or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla,
The Prince From squalid soil a shriveled sapling sprang, Which grew into a convoluted tree, Whose listless leaves from blackened branches hang, And twisted shape compels the birds to flee. It gives no shade or
Thank you to Becky Mezzanotte for the header photo. To read the show review of Stars on Ice, skip down six paragraphs. What does figure skating have to do with Snape? Nothing in particular.
A major theme of Potterverse is that there are worse things than death. Primary among them: remorse. Even if you’ve split your soul through crime, you can reintegrate it through remorse, but remorse is “excruciatingly
[Note: Skip down 10 paragraphs if you just want to get to the stuff about this album, Revol by Sons of an Illustrious Father. -Lorrie Kim] Lin-Manuel Miranda got me through 2016, the year we slipped
Lavishly in-depth interview with the three creators of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Addresses several fan questions about that script: Yes, she had veto power over the entire script and production, so anything there is
On September 2, 2017, I teamed up with Professor Shannon Sauro of Snapecast to present “A Celebration of All Things Snape” at LeakyCon 2017. We asked audience members to jot down notes or questions if there
Snape: A Definitive Reading, LIVE from Chestnut Hill College’s Harry Potter Conference On Friday, October 21, 2016, the MuggleNet Academia podcast invited Lorrie Kim to join them as a guest to discuss Snape: A Definitive Reading.
Note: This was how I introduced a discussion session about gay representation in Potterverse at MISTI-Con. These remarks were meant to provide general background only and to get the conversation started, not to be analytical or comprehensive.
for Snape: A Definitive Reading Delivered at MISTI-Con, Laconia, New Hampshire, on Sunday, May 21, 2017 It’s been 10 years since Nagini bit Snape and the fandom still fights about this character. Yet we all
Rowling apologizes for killing Snape! OK, here it is. Please don’t start flame wars over it, but this year I’d like to apologise for killing (whispers)… Snape. *runs for cover* — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May
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