"Most of the contributions in this volume are based on papers given at the Harry Potter students' conference held at Bonn University on 4th-5th April 2017"--page [7].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Happy birthday, Harry!' : celebrating the success of the Harry Potter phenomenon / Hanne Birk, Denise Burkhard, Marion Gymnich -- The 'Harry Potter phenomenon' : forms of world building in the novels, the translations, the film series and fandom / Marion Gymnich and Klaus Scheunemann -- Part I. The Harry Potter series and its sources. The black dog and the boggart : fantastic beasts in Joanne K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban and where to find them / Laura Hartmann -- J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter : a revival of the Arthurian legend? / Franziska Becker -- Darkness, danger and death : exploring Gothic places in Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / Denise Burkhard and Julia Stibane -- Parallels between Celtic druidism on the British Isles and in Ireland and the magical world of the Harry Potter novels / Jule Lenzen -- Double, double toil and (gender) trouble : the Gaunt family / Svenja Renzel -- 'I read about it in Hogwarts : a history' : the reception and function of history in the world of Harry Potter / Naemi Winter -- 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death' : Christian elements in Harry Potter? / Vera Bub -- Part II. Themes and structures in the Harry Potter series. Conspiracy, persecution and terror : Harry Potter in a post-9/11 world / Michèle Ciba -- Of muggles and men : identifying racism in the Harry Potter series / Carsten Kullmann -- 'Can someone just explain what that skull thing was?' : the workings of capital in the wizarding world / Sarah Hofmann -- Is Harry Potter a criminal? : some thoughts on magical criminal law / Anne Schneider -- Secrets and forbidden places in Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone / Denise Burkhard -- Part III. Beyond the Harry Potter series. Haunted by Voldemort or suffering from PTSD : analysing Harry Potter's psychological struggles in adulthood in Harry Potter and the cursed child / Anne Mahler -- Queerbaiting in the Harry Potter series and in Harry Potter and the cursed child? / Marthe-Siobhán Hecke -- Native Americans in J.K. Rowling's 'History of magic in North America' on Pottermore / Aleksandra Szczodrowski -- The dark arts : violence, incest, and rape in Harry Potter fan fictions / Franziska Göbel -- The ever-expanding Potterverse : Harry Potter and the cursed child - Fantastic beasts and where to find them - Pottermore / Marion Gymnich, Denise Burkhard and Hanne Birk.

"J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series (1997-2007) has turned into a global phenomenon and her Potterverse is still expanding. The contributions in this volume provide a range of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to various dimensions of this multifacetted universe"--Back cover.