Descent to the Underworld: Overview of Harry’s Transformations

[readerravenclaw]

Central to the mythological ‘Hero’s Journey’ is a descent to the ‘underworld’ - a symbolic death from which the hero emerges transformed. Many have noted that the Harry Potter books have so far included these journeys; in each book, Harry descends into an underworld of some sort.

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[myrine]

There's also the lake, where Harry decides to save Gabrielle, too, instead of just going back and making sure Ron is save