harry potter

Harry Potter had the House Cup. Northeastern has the Hall Cup.

Like the students at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, freshmen at Northeastern will be divided into teams based on where they live and compete to win a coveted trophy.

by Debora Almeida September 3, 2018

Recent graduate’s data visualizations transform the magic of Harry Potter into something Muggles can understand

Olivia Rouse created a data-driven guide to the Harry Potter franchise, whose books she’s read more than 10 times.

by Greg St. Martin June 21, 2018

Harry Potter had magic. We have metamaterials.

To design a real-life invisibility cloak, scientists need a material that allows them to control how light moves along its surface without being reflected or absorbed.Northeastern professor Yongmin Liu has developed a machine learning algorithm for quickly discovering materials that have desirable qualities—such as invisibility.

by Allie Nicodemo June 14, 2018

Why ‘The Boy Who Lived’ will never die

Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first installment of J.K. Rowling’s epic tale of a boy wizard, his band of friends, and their struggle to defeat a super villain named Lord Voldemort. We asked English professor Kathleen Kelly to reflect on Harry Potter’s unparalleled impact on publishing and pop culture.

by Jason Kornwitz June 28, 2017

Hogwarts on Huntington

No, the brooms don’t fly. And if you want to get really technical about it, they’re actually spare lacrosse sticks. But that hasn’t stopped students…

by Matt Collette November 30, 2012

3Qs: What makes a good book-to-movie adaptation?

The film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” dominated the box office this weekend, netting more than $155 million in its first three days in theaters. We asked English professor Kathleen Kelly, who teaches classes that cover book-to-film adaptations and plans to see “The Hunger Games” this week, about what makes a successful movie version of a work of popular literature.

by Matt Collette March 27, 2012