The map shows Diagon Alley in London, Great Britain wherein Harry Potter got his first wizarding world things. One of which is his first wand which he got from Ollivander’s, the wizard gold that he got from his late parents in Gringot’s Bank, his first books for Hogwarts which he got from Flourish and Blotts and of course, Hedwig. I can easily recall the parts of the story when it started from the time Hagrid fetched him when it was his birthday, buying wizarding items from Diagon Alley, and the time he struggled to find platform nine and three quarters, ‘til the time he finally got into the Hogwarts Express and met Ronald Wesley, and Hermoine Granger who would later become his good friends.
This map is I think useful and somewhat deviant different from the maps I’ve seen before since this map doesn’t have a legend since there are already labels present on each structure telling you where to go. It is also helpful for those people who have difficulty reading maps as this one already included the semblance of the buildings which the reader could use to determine where the store is at.
This map is I think useful and somewhat deviant different from the maps I’ve seen before since this map doesn’t have a legend since there are already labels present on each structure telling you where to go. It is also helpful for those people who have difficulty reading maps as this one already included the semblance of the buildings which the reader could use to determine where the store is at.
This is a very interesting map showing the route of the Hogwarts Express from King’s Cross Station, located in London, to Hogmeade’s Station. I never thought that it was 9-hr trip from King’s Cross to Hogmeade’s but this map gave me an idea of how far each station was from each other, at the same time, how much time it took to reach one end from the other.
Aesthetically, I can say that some of the labels are not that legible for the readers, as some of the labels present are too small and I had to squint to read them, the position as well of some of the labels could be improved as some of them have overlapped with the layer of the Great Britain. I also observed that there is a balance in the map and some of the important information like the title and other information were placed from upper left to lower right, this follows how the reader reads the information in the map. I noticed that there were no sources indicated where the information came from. I can say that it is good that author has used black and white for the map and used green and red color for the representation of the train, however I could suggest that the author consider changing the spacing of the characters for labels as well as to increase the size and also to consider the rules for placing labeling options.
Aesthetically, I can say that some of the labels are not that legible for the readers, as some of the labels present are too small and I had to squint to read them, the position as well of some of the labels could be improved as some of them have overlapped with the layer of the Great Britain. I also observed that there is a balance in the map and some of the important information like the title and other information were placed from upper left to lower right, this follows how the reader reads the information in the map. I noticed that there were no sources indicated where the information came from. I can say that it is good that author has used black and white for the map and used green and red color for the representation of the train, however I could suggest that the author consider changing the spacing of the characters for labels as well as to increase the size and also to consider the rules for placing labeling options.
Here is a story map that shows the different places in London throughout the Harry Potter series; the ever-famous Platform nine and three quarters in King’s Cross station, the Leanden Market where the entrance to Leaky cauldron is located, the Tower Bridge, the Borough Market where Harry Potter got Hedwig in the first movie, and the Millennium Bridge which was destroyed in the Deathly Hollows and few more.
The map could be useful in locating places such as other portals and entry points to a specific place in Hogwarts as well as to provide the audience (could be a student in Hogwarts or just a Potterhead like me) an idea where these events happened. However, I think that there are elements this map is lacking, one of these is the scale bar, which would give the readers some context about the area of the map. For me it could also provide some sort of clarification to the reader on how far the distances of each place to one another. Second is the North arrow, which would serve as a reference for direction for the readers of the map, although not always necessary however in this map, it should be present in order to distinguish the orientation.
The map could be useful in locating places such as other portals and entry points to a specific place in Hogwarts as well as to provide the audience (could be a student in Hogwarts or just a Potterhead like me) an idea where these events happened. However, I think that there are elements this map is lacking, one of these is the scale bar, which would give the readers some context about the area of the map. For me it could also provide some sort of clarification to the reader on how far the distances of each place to one another. Second is the North arrow, which would serve as a reference for direction for the readers of the map, although not always necessary however in this map, it should be present in order to distinguish the orientation.
This map shows the different prominent locations in Harry Potter and where they are located in the real world, in London, such as 4 Privet Drive where Harry Potter spent his childhood with his Aunt’s family, and the Malfoy Manor, where Lord Voldemort held his meeting with the Death Eaters (followers of Lord Voldemort who practices dark magic) about the strategizing on how they would get Harry Potter and kill him. This is also the place where Voldemort killed one of the wand makers who is a Halfblood (Halfblood= whose parents are a muggle and a wizard; Muggle is a person who doesn’t have any wizard/witch in his bloodline but has studied or has knowledge about the Wizarding world) who as well specializes in Muggles studies and Hogwarts itself.
This map could be useful for those enthusiasts of the book and the movie as well as if they want to go and see these gorgeous places and have a photo-op and act like they’re characters in Harry Potter. This map represents both the book and film locations of each place and are symbolized by a gray parallelogram which I think will somewhat confuse its readers and audiences, the author could use different symbols for the two this won’t just improve the aesthetics of the map but as well as to give readers an easy way to read the map and avoid confusions.
This map could be useful for those enthusiasts of the book and the movie as well as if they want to go and see these gorgeous places and have a photo-op and act like they’re characters in Harry Potter. This map represents both the book and film locations of each place and are symbolized by a gray parallelogram which I think will somewhat confuse its readers and audiences, the author could use different symbols for the two this won’t just improve the aesthetics of the map but as well as to give readers an easy way to read the map and avoid confusions.
Have you ever been a fan of watching the Quidditch matches in Harry Potter? The time when Harry Potter’s arm got broken due to a bludger that struck his right arm at the same time, capturing the golden snitch thus winning the Inter-House Quidditch Cup as Gryffindor beat Slytherin.
This map shows the different Quidditch pitches in Great Britain and the other structures that were seen in the movie as well as the different competitive Quidditch Teams all over GB.
The map could be used by Muggles, student Wizards, as well as Potterheads who might want to look for the locations of where they could find the Quidditch teams of each Wizarding school. There were just some elements of the map that I think are lacking, one of them is the title of the map, which would supposedly give audiences a summary of what the map is about. Second, is the legend of the map, which I think is somewhat confusing as the symbol colors are inconsistent given that there are buildings that have the color orange, one is black and some are brown. If the author wanted to represent the building, he might as well used a single color and if he wishes to represent what the building is for, he might want to use different categories that could fit what he wanted to imply to.
This map shows the different Quidditch pitches in Great Britain and the other structures that were seen in the movie as well as the different competitive Quidditch Teams all over GB.
The map could be used by Muggles, student Wizards, as well as Potterheads who might want to look for the locations of where they could find the Quidditch teams of each Wizarding school. There were just some elements of the map that I think are lacking, one of them is the title of the map, which would supposedly give audiences a summary of what the map is about. Second, is the legend of the map, which I think is somewhat confusing as the symbol colors are inconsistent given that there are buildings that have the color orange, one is black and some are brown. If the author wanted to represent the building, he might as well used a single color and if he wishes to represent what the building is for, he might want to use different categories that could fit what he wanted to imply to.