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  Spoiler Alert Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Chapter 7 The Sorting Hat The chapter describes the rivalry between the four houses of a school. This happens in many schools. What did you think of the magical way by which the new students were allocated to their specific houses? What do you think about the acrimony among a school’s houses? What can be done to make the scenario friendly instead of hostile? #HarryPotter, #magic, #hat, #school, #houses, #friendly, #hostile, #acrimony, #education   https://pixabay.com/photos/sorting-hat-hat-christmas-ornament-675364/ : Picture Courtesy: Image by  reginaray6  from  Pixabay  

  Spoiler Alert Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Chapter 6 The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters Harry Potter catches a train for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from King’s Cross Station in London. It is an eminent railway station in London. Magic seems to infiltrate into a realistic venue. How did this technique make you feel while reading the chapter? This is a technique that the author has developed since the first chapter of the book. #HarryPotter, #J.K.Rowling, #train, #railway, #Hogwarts, #witch, #wizard, #magic, #realism https://pixabay.com/photos/travel-bridge-water-outdoors-river-3238442/ : Picture Courtesy: Image by  joannalorrainerhodes  from  Pixabay  

  Spoiler Alert Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Chapter 5 Diagon Alley Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has sent its prospective students a very interesting list of books and equipment that they are to bring. What are your thoughts on going through the catalogue? #HarryPotter, #witchcraft, #wicca, #books, #equipment, #wizard, #witch, #DiagonAlley, #school, #education https://pixabay.com/photos/weasleys--wizard-wheezes-diagon-alley-2984441/ : Picture Courtesy: Image by  rdunative  from  Pixabay  

  Spoiler Alert Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Chapter 4 The Keeper of the Keys Harry Potter hears about Voldemort who had killed his parents. People are afraid of taking his name. He is an arch-villain. Why do you think evil characters are necessary for certain works of fiction? How does Voldemort make you feel? How are the villains in other works of fiction you’ve read, and plays and films that you have watched? You may include radio dramas as well. #HarryPotter, #Voldemort, #J.K.Rowling, #hero, #villain, #good, #evil, #fiction, #literature, #children https://pixabay.com/photos/harry-potter-warner-bros-1132459/ : Picture Courtesy: Image by  Waldo Miguez  from  Pixabay  

  Spoiler Alert Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Chapter 3 The Letters from No One In 2021, we receive correspondence through Whatsapp messages, texts, personal messages through social media and emails. J.K.Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter series in the 1990’s decade when we still received snail mail. We’d collect the envelopes with letters written in ink on paper from our letterboxes. Harry Potter is excited to receive his first letter. He is an orphan living with his abusive relatives. He feels special to think that someone thinks fondly about him. He is curious to read the letter. How do you feel for Harry who is repeatedly debarred from reading the letters sent to him? Have you sent and received letters through the postal service? What did it feel like? https://pixabay.com/photos/harry-potter-4455031/ : Picture Courtesy: https://pixabay.com/photos/harry-potter-4455031/

  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Chapter 2 The Vanishing Glass In this chapter, we read about a Boa Constrictor snake that is held in captivity at a zoo and is constantly being teased. Harry Potter understands its suffering. What is your opinion on zoos, how animals are locked in there and how the public treat them? What are alternatives to zoos where humans can observe animals at a safe distance without annoying them? #HarryPotter, #J.K.Rowling, #glass, #animals, #zoology, #snake, #serpent, #BoaConstrictor, #vanishing, #magic https://pixabay.com/photos/snake-boa-boa-constrictor-imperator-1522257/ : Picture Courtesy: Image by  Gerhard G.  from  Pixabay  

  Saas Bahu wars Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wars I heard a psychologist giggle and say, “If the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are fighting, nobody should intervene to mitigate their altercation. They should learn how to resolve their differences on their own.” So, giving them your perspective on it to calm the situation is spoon-feeding? Dear psychologist, you are a woman. Also, you are married. It’s not surprising that you publicly endorse your husband’s patriarchal jokes as funny, as you’re a victim of internalised misogyny. Psychologist, are you aware of the fact that Indian mothers-in-law are often perpetrators of patriarchy? Have you heard of cases of them abusing their son’s wife for dowry and even killing them? Do you know how they nit-pick on their daughters-in-law in the kitchen? Are you oblivious to the fact that they speak ill of the bride’s character? Many of them try to impose orthodox doctrines on how their grandchildren should be raised. They disal...