Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Preface ix

Sequential List of Titles in the Harry Potter Series xii

1 The Scope and Tragedy of the Thing: The Structure of the Series 1

2 More Things in Heaven and Earth: Going Beyond the Normal 10

3 As If a Man Were Author of Himself: Good Against Evil 21

4 Be Absolute for Death: Life and Death 45

5 Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness: Power and Weakness 92

6 To Lay Down One's Life for One's Friends: Love and Sacrifice 122

7 It Is Essential That You Understand This: Freedom and Determination 160

8 A Pretty Boring Life: The Hidden and the Ostentatious 174

9 Telling It Like It Is: The Struggle for Truth 202

10 They Will See God: Purity of Heart and Purity of Blood 212