Arithmancy is one of Hermione’s favorite subjects at Hogwarts, because it is a very precise, measurable and almost scientific method of predicting the future, a way to apply book studying to divination, not normally something that can be learned out…
The wand is a very important tool in the lives of witches and wizards of the Harry Potter universe. This is a look at those wands, from the perspective a muggle computer programmer, using actual examples from the Harry Potter…
As long as there have been Witches and Wizards, there have been magical wands. No part of Harry Potter’s magical heritage goes back further. The ancient Celtic Druids who lived in what is now called Scotland employed wands all the…
On August 2, 2006, at the second night of the Harry, Carrie, and Garp charity event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, J.K. Rowling gave a reading from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and then answered…
On the steamiest Manhattan night in many years, I took the subway (flashlight in my purse in case of the much-anticipated blackout) to Radio City Music Hall for the second night of Harry, Carrie, and Garp. My heart sank as…
On Monday, May 22, paleontologist Robert Sullivan of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will make an announcement of interest to both dinosaur lovers and Harry Potter fans. According to the Pennsylvania Satellite News Service, Dr. Sullivan will conduct a…
Amanda Bolton, a PhD student at the University of Calgary, is conducting a study on people’s opinions of literary characters. “I’m doing the study to learn more about what people really think of various literary characters. Most people assume that…
There is only one thing that annoys me about living in Edinburgh – well, two, but I’m pretty much resigned to the weather now. Why is it so difficult to buy paper in the middle of town? What is a…
Dive into the magical mind behind Hogwarts in this enlightening BBC Online Chat with J.K. Rowling from March 2001. Rowling dishes on everything from the perils of picking the perfect book title to the real ages of your favorite professors.…
On her official website today, www.jkrowling.com, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling briefly relates to fans how it’s going on writing the final Harry Potter chapter: This always happens. I make a plan, it looks nice and neat, then I get…
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