by Elphias Doge [Originally published in The Daily Prophet] I met Albus Dumbledore at the age of eleven, on our first day at Hogwarts. Our mutual attraction was undoubtedly due to the fact that we both felt ourselves to be…
They’re not. While the earlier books differed slightly in particular words that were replaced for American readers (like changing “bin” to “garbage can” and “jumper” to “sweater”) the US Editions of the books have, on the whole, the same amount…
[This article is a work of fiction written using information based on the books, especially the book “Quidditch Through The Ages”.] I’m a really big fan of Oliver Wood, the coolest Quidditch player to come out of Hogwarts since Charlie…
He doesn’t. In most editions of the book, that is. In the original, first edition printings of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there is a mistake. That night in Godric’s Hollow, James died first, and then Lily died…
There’s a scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where you can clearly see a stuntman double in the place of Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley. But, the stuntman is only in the movie for four frames, so…
On a new post on her official web site, J.K. Rowling, while talking about her recent experience appearing live in New York with Stephen King and John Irving, has admitted she made a mistake when she was asked, what question…
1 – This is the number of the individual, the solitary unit. Ones are independent, focused, and determined. They set a goal and stick to it. They are leaders and inventors. Ones find it difficult to work with others and…
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…
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