The Monomyth: Predictions For Book Seven Of The Harry Potter Series

Joseph Campbell the author of The Hero with a Thousand faces wrote:
"A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man."

This classic quote describes the monomyth, a description of a basic pattern found in many myths and heroic tales from around the world, it also often called the hero's journey. Campbell's insight was that important myths from around the world which have survived for thousands of years, all share a fundamental structure. This fundamental structure contains a number of stages. If the hero accepts the call to enter this strange world, the hero must face tasks and trials, and may have to face these trials alone, or may have assistance. At its most intense, the hero must survive a severe challenge, often with help earned along the journey. If the hero survives, the hero may achieve a great gift or "boon." The hero must then decide whether to return to the ordinary world with this boon. If the hero does decide to return, the hero often faces challenges on the return journey. If the hero is successful in returning, the boon or gift may be used to improve the world.

Monomyths include epic figures such as Buddha, Luke Skywalker, Christ, and many other classic myths from many cultures which seem to rely upon this universal structure. I believe that in interpreting the basic monomyth stages insights and interpretations can be used to predict Harry Potter's hero journey in J.K Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter book.

Steps or stages in a Monomyth have been detailed as follows: