Kreacher's French Onion Soup Endnote
By Hadier Jassim
We decided to incorporate a recipe in our genres to illustrate one of the oddly characters in the Harry Potter series, the house elves. In particular to the house elves was Kreacher, the the elder house elf that served as the servant of the House of Black. This soup wasn't actually Kreacher's recipe as most of the food served at Hogwarts were made by the cooks. I dedicated this soup to Kreacher with the help of The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook and my own creativity with cooking. I learned a lot when it came to this genre. I not only learned that this recipe is delicious, but I also learned how Rowling came up with the house-elves and what inspired her to incorporate them in the Harry Potter series.
My choice of audience for this genre is just about anyone. I made this genre suitable for any age group because cooking can be fun and easy for everyone. This affected my genre in a positive way because I had the option of playing around with different recipes from the cookbook and decide what I wanted to present as my recipe. I wanted my audience to have something they could do for fun, which is the reason why I made the "How to cast a spell" genre. I feel as if my audience would enjoy this recipe because it's a recipe Harry, Hermione, and Ron eat in the second book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. This is also where Hermione starts a club for the house-elves as she is the only one that appreciates and understands them. For the most part, this genre was my creative feel for cooking that also relates to the series.
The reason I chose to do this genre was because of the critical essay, Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays. The chapter that pertains to my creation of this genre is chapter 8, "Hermione and the House-Elves: The literary and historical contexts of J.K. Rowling's antislavery campaign". In detail it discussed how Rowling came up with the house-elves and what exactly they represent within the Harry Potter series. I found that it would be appropriate that I illustrate a genre dedicated to the house-elves and their preparation of food. Again, the house elf Kreacher did not make this exact soup, but as house-elves they did a lot of cooking, cleaning, what the book referred to as "slave like" chores for their owners. I wanted to make sense of both the recipe and the commentary on society and economy of the magical world of Harry Potter.
I think I did a good job integrating my sources from both books. I integrated the recipe piece from the cookbook and with that, I decided that my recipe would highlight one of the house-elves, in particular Kreacher. I decided to incorporate Kreacher because he was the elder house-elf and the most wisest. I integrated the critical essay in my piece to show how Rowling's illustrated the house-elves as slaves for their masters. In addition, I wanted to integrate how Harry, Hermione, and Ron all encounter the the house-elves and how Hermione sees them as people and not as slaves. I find this extremely important to discuss because the house-elves were treated badly if they didn't obey to their masters. This sense of "slavery" towards the house-elves show a deeper meaning into the works of Harry Potter. Each element of the story relates somehow into deeper issues like social class, economic class, and a look into the society as a whole.
I successfully integrated my sources on this genre to communicate a sense of creativity and style to my audience. I found that my genre was fun and educational and would be able to pertain to any age group. I believe that my genre communicated to Rowling's creative imagination as she created the character of Kreacher and introduced a whole society of house-elves. My audience will take notice on Rowling's creative side and also appreciate the recipe for what it is.
We decided to incorporate a recipe in our genres to illustrate one of the oddly characters in the Harry Potter series, the house elves. In particular to the house elves was Kreacher, the the elder house elf that served as the servant of the House of Black. This soup wasn't actually Kreacher's recipe as most of the food served at Hogwarts were made by the cooks. I dedicated this soup to Kreacher with the help of The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook and my own creativity with cooking. I learned a lot when it came to this genre. I not only learned that this recipe is delicious, but I also learned how Rowling came up with the house-elves and what inspired her to incorporate them in the Harry Potter series.
My choice of audience for this genre is just about anyone. I made this genre suitable for any age group because cooking can be fun and easy for everyone. This affected my genre in a positive way because I had the option of playing around with different recipes from the cookbook and decide what I wanted to present as my recipe. I wanted my audience to have something they could do for fun, which is the reason why I made the "How to cast a spell" genre. I feel as if my audience would enjoy this recipe because it's a recipe Harry, Hermione, and Ron eat in the second book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. This is also where Hermione starts a club for the house-elves as she is the only one that appreciates and understands them. For the most part, this genre was my creative feel for cooking that also relates to the series.
The reason I chose to do this genre was because of the critical essay, Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays. The chapter that pertains to my creation of this genre is chapter 8, "Hermione and the House-Elves: The literary and historical contexts of J.K. Rowling's antislavery campaign". In detail it discussed how Rowling came up with the house-elves and what exactly they represent within the Harry Potter series. I found that it would be appropriate that I illustrate a genre dedicated to the house-elves and their preparation of food. Again, the house elf Kreacher did not make this exact soup, but as house-elves they did a lot of cooking, cleaning, what the book referred to as "slave like" chores for their owners. I wanted to make sense of both the recipe and the commentary on society and economy of the magical world of Harry Potter.
I think I did a good job integrating my sources from both books. I integrated the recipe piece from the cookbook and with that, I decided that my recipe would highlight one of the house-elves, in particular Kreacher. I decided to incorporate Kreacher because he was the elder house-elf and the most wisest. I integrated the critical essay in my piece to show how Rowling's illustrated the house-elves as slaves for their masters. In addition, I wanted to integrate how Harry, Hermione, and Ron all encounter the the house-elves and how Hermione sees them as people and not as slaves. I find this extremely important to discuss because the house-elves were treated badly if they didn't obey to their masters. This sense of "slavery" towards the house-elves show a deeper meaning into the works of Harry Potter. Each element of the story relates somehow into deeper issues like social class, economic class, and a look into the society as a whole.
I successfully integrated my sources on this genre to communicate a sense of creativity and style to my audience. I found that my genre was fun and educational and would be able to pertain to any age group. I believe that my genre communicated to Rowling's creative imagination as she created the character of Kreacher and introduced a whole society of house-elves. My audience will take notice on Rowling's creative side and also appreciate the recipe for what it is.
Resources connecting to this piece
- Anatol, Giselle Liza. Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. Print.
- Bucholz, Dinah. The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2010. Print.
- French onion soup: http://recipeparty.blogspot.com/2011/08/harry-potter-recipes_12.html
- Kreacher picture: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Kreacher
- Book picture #1: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=the+unofficial+harry+potter+cookbook&num
- Book picture #2: http://www.mysterybookstore.com/kids/r/J.K.-Rowling/Reading-Harry-Potter-Critical-Essays-0313320675.htm