A Serial Killer's Rebounding Spell: My talk from the 2025 Harry Potter Academic Conference.

 I've just finished up with one of my favorite weekends of the year, the annual Harry Potter Academic Conference at Chestnut Hill College. This year I hosted a panel called "The Mirror of Rettopyrrah: Wizarding World reflections in post-Potter books." 

My contribution was "A Serial Killer's Rebounding Spell: A Deathly Hallows echo in Troubled Blood." 
 It compares Strike's interview with Creed to Harry's final duel with Voldemort. 

Please check it out. 

Robin Ellacott and the Running Hallows: Potter Echoes in the Most Recent Strike Novel

 I'm midway through my favorite two academic days of the year, the annual Chestnut Hill College Harry Potter Academic Conference. The organizers were kind enough to be flexible with the deadlines and let me submit an abstract on The Running Grave.  Here is my recorded presentation.  Enjoy!  Spoilers for TRG. 

The Quest for Deathly Hallows at the UHC: How many connections do we find in The Running Grave?

 This is my master list of thematic echoes and connections between Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and The Running Grave.  Spoilers below.