“Magic is Might 2012” Proceedings of the International Conference Edited by Luigina Ciolfi and Gráinne O’Brien ISBN 978-1-84387-359-4 “Magic Is Might 2012: Proceedings of the International Conference” Edited by: Luigina Ciolfi (
[email protected]) C3RI, Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Gráinne O’Brien (
[email protected]) University of Limerick (Ireland) First published by Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, United Kingdom March 2013 ISBN 978-1-84387-359-4 The “Magic Is Might 2012” conference was sponsored by: Front and rear cover design featuring original artwork by Lette Moloney Photography (
[email protected]) The production and editing of this volume was supported by: DISCLAIMER: This book is not authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., or anyone associated with the Harry Potter books or movies This compilation is copyright ©2013 by Ciolfi and O’Brien. Copyright of each individual article remains with the respective author(s). Permission to copy without fee all or part of this work is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for direct commercial advantage and that the original source is acknowledged. iii Table of Contents Table of Contents iii Introduction 1 Luigina Ciolfi and Gráinne O’Brien The Making of Home Places in Harry Potter 7 Luigina Ciolfi Cauldron Cakes, Pumpkin Pasties and Every Flavour Beans: Food and British 16 National Identity in the Harry Potter Series Jennifer Trieu ‘There is No Good and Evil, Only Power and Those Too Weak to Seek It’: 25 Voldemort versus Sauron in Popular Culture M.