From The Rowling Library’s YouTube Channel:
“The Phoenix or the Flame: Essays on J.K. Rowling’s original plans for The Order of the Phoenix“, published by TRL Books (2025).
The authors from the essays in this book were each invited to give a presentation about their contributions.
Excerpts, abstracts, and ordering information can be found at https://www.trlbooks.com/pof
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 9:00 – From Dark Dementors to Luna’s Light: Brightening a Nigredo through Positive Psychology by Louise M. Freeman;
- 18:50 – From Joyce Umbridge to ‘Missy’ Slipkiss: How the Harry Potter Characters Evolved from the Outline to the Printed Book by Alice Arganese;
- 23:25 – Belated Bellatrix: The before and after of Advancing the Antagonist’s Arrival by Irvin Khaytman;
- 32:00 – Angry Harry Potter and the Pointless Prophecy: Why the Most Annoying parts of Order of the Phoenix Are Intentional (And How the Outline Shows Us This) by Asher Scheiner; and
- 40:30 – J.K. Rowling’s Phoenix ‘Ring Within a Ring’: The Structure of Harry’s Trip through the Department of Mysteries and What It Suggests about Her Planning Grids by John Granger
Tomorrow, 24 February, is Publication Day! Order your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
The price I’m seeing late on Sunday night is an incredible $9.99; I don’t know if that is a Publication Day special or what, but best to order today, regardless, for a great book at a great price!
