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Hope: The Vanishing Glass (Book 1, Chapter 2)

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

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How to Read the Flat Out Abuse of Harry in This Chapter

The abuse of Niss is almost, it's a little bit surreal. It's kind of played for effect and for a young readership. And that is my favorite idea of God is as something that allows people to feel loved even in despair. So like, I think that voice remains in this book, but does her voice shift over the whole series? And if so, how should we read these initial scenes?

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