Writing Style and Techniques of J. K. Rowling in Harry Potter

Its about writing techniques of the famous writer J. K. Rowling in her best seller Harry potter seven book series.

1. Writing style and Techniques of J. K. Rowling in Harry Potter series

2. Point of view Omniscient narrative Harry’s point of view Harry’s dreams as Voldemort Quidditch Commentary by Lee Jordan, Lovegood Keeping secrets to readers

3. Harry’s dream as snake Harry put out his tongue. . . . He tasted the man’s scent on the air. . . . He was alive but drowsing . . . sitting in front of a door at the end of the corridor . . . Harry longed to bite the man . . . but he must master the impulse. . . He had more important work to do. . . . He reared high from the floor and struck once, twice, three times, plunging his fangs deeply into the man’s flesh, feeling his ribs splinter beneath his jaws, feeling the warm gush of blood. . . . (Harry Potter and order of Phoenix)

4. Writing with a flow… ( Harry’s thinking) Harry followed him, wondering what was going to happen to him now. What if Moody wanted to know how he’d found out about the dragons? Would Moody go to Dumbledore and tell on Hagrid , or just turn Harry into a ferret? Well, it might be easier to get past a dragon if he were a ferret, Harry thought dully, he’d be smaller, much less easy to see from a height of fifty feet . . . (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

5. Sense of humor Harry’s thinking Description of school students, classes Harry’s views on different characters, situations “Oh, I dunno . . .” said Harry desperately, who could not remember dreaming anything at all over the last few days. “Let’s say I dreamed I was . . . drowning Snape in my cauldron. Yeah, that’ll do. . . .” Ron chortled as he opened his Dream Oracle. “Okay, we’ve got to add your age to the date you had the dream, the number of letters in the subject . . . would that be ‘drowning’ or ‘cauldron’ or ‘ Snape ’?” “It doesn’t matter, pick any of them ,…” (Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix)

6. Mystery and suspense Each book has different mystery… Unknown to reader Person in doubt and revelations Snape – Quirrell (Book 1) Malfoy -Ginny (Book 2) etc .

7. Repetitions Repetition of words, adjectives Toad like woman ( Umbridge ), forgetful boy(Neville), bossy voice (Hermione)… Establishing a phrase… The boy who lived He who must not be named Ron’s ear went scarlet…. Merlin’s beard Revision of past events and connecting to present

8. Connecting links Complex and confusing Cloak of invisibility –from 1 st book to last Past of Harry’s parents/friends Event and presenting its reason Connecting plot – actions

9. Magic…but Logical Spells connected to emotions Patronus Cruciatus Curse Wizards and animagus Occlumency lessons “You need to mean them, Potter! You need to really want to cause pain — to enjoy it — righteous anger won’t hurt me for long- ( Cruciatus curse) (Harry Potter and the Order of phoenix)

10. Characterization Various characters from past and present Character of Snape Harry and Voldemort Negative side of good characters Dumbledore Sirius Blake James potter Positive side of evil characters Dudley Dursely , P atunia Wormtail Percy

11. Simple to difficult ideas As children’s book School life Adult ideas Ideas of death Love/power Good/evil Inequality in society Greater good

12. Different views Two sides of one events ( H ermione’s views on opening DA secret classes) Doubting every actions ( Harry’s visions at the end of Harry Potter and order of Phoenix) Other characters’ view points (Ron’s doubt on Dumbledore’s death in Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows)

13. Memorable lines…. “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”  (book 1) “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”  (book 2) “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect .” (book 5)   “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real ?” (book 7) “Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. . . .” (book 5) “Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure” (book 5)