Another beautiful poem. I was moved by the mystery you evoked and the idea of Ariana sheparding someone to the afterlife. I assumed that the person who made a noble sacrifice and who met Ariana in death was her brother, Dumbledore. This poem felt slightly more enigmatic to me than your other poems, which feels appropriate given that Ariana is quite an enigmatic character in the story. This was a nice, tender note on which to finish the completion.

This was my favorite poem so far. It expressed really well Molly's desperation and determination to save her daughter. I also liked how you brought the Demeter myth into this, but made Molly into a kind of anti-Demeter.

Wow. Just wow. I read all three of your poems, and I am speechless with awe and amazement. This indeed is true poetry! I never thought there could be such parallels from Greek mythology to Harry Potter, but you have done it, ever so perfectly too. And your language is sooo beautiful. I just couldn't get away without leaving a review. Can't wait for the remaining two. Keep it up!

I had to look up the legend of Castor and Pollux to understand this poem. It's quite moving, the image of twins never spending a day without each other because they have decided to split their lives, and I like how you weaved that myth into this poem. To be honest, this hit me right in the feels.

This poem made me feel really sad for George. Unlike Pollux, he is a mortal and has to suffer grief. I found it interesting how the past two poems were explaining how the characters were similar to the mythological figures, but this poem focuses on both similarity and (heartbreaking) difference.

Hey Emmeebee,

Bellatrix is one of my favorite characters, so I'm so glad someone finally wrote a Bella-centric poem for the contest! I really love how perfectly Nyx fits her character. "the daughter of Chaos/who mated with Darkness/and is the mother of Death/she births Destruction and Strife"...yeah, that sounds exactly like Bellatrix! I also liked how you described her power as "primoridial" because that is how Bellatrix has always seemed to me.

I'm enjoying learning a bit more about Greek mythology from this collection and seeing what comparisons you make between the mythological figures and Harry Potter characters.

Hi Emmebee,

I have been really curious about how you were going to tie Greek mythology into Harry Potter. I especially enjoyed this poem because I am familiar with the myth of Cassandra and have always found that myth particularly tragic. I imagine that JK Rowling might have had that myth in mind when she created a fortune-teller who is often dismissed as an eccentric kook.

I like how you use this poem to probe into Sybill's curse, that she sees the future but is not believed by others. I liked how you played with themes of sight and insight and the final line "Or will it be others/ who change and grow/ until they can see/ that she can See."