HP thesis on the way to publication

[A.E.B.Bevan at open.ac.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 27181

Watch out for Michele Fry paper "Heroes and Heroines: Myth and Gender 
Roles in the Harry Potter Books" in December issue of New Review of 
Children's Literature and Librarianship

(actually of course it isn a Thesis in strict academic terms - that's 
PhD level work... but looks like sound professional work) 

Edis

BBC Website says:

Harry Potter inspires thesis 

An undergraduate, who wrote a thesis on the role of Hermione Granger 
in the Harry Potter novels as part of her degree course, is to have 
her work published in an academic journal. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1580000/1580933.stm

text includes:
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Michele Fry, 32, argues that Hermione - Harry's sidekick - is the 
true heroine of the books. 

"Most critics argue Hermione is an accessory but I would say she is 
the real power behind Harry Potter," said Ms Fry. 
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