Have you ever watched the credits roll on a movie and thought,‘What on earth does a gaffer do? Who is this best boy?’ Let me try to explain…
As in, the best qualified person from their team for the job at hand.
When we meet Professor McGonagall at the start of Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone, she looks a little bit different to her usual self – and a lot like a tabby cat. But why can she do this? Today we …
Stone (MinaLima Edition) Professor McGonagall is a very gifted witch, and a dab hand
The youngest boy in the Weasley family seemed to draw the short straw when we first met him. But thanks to an impeccable sense of humour and everlasting defiance, Ron always kept us laughing during…
Snape banter Being Harry Potter’s best friend came with certain requirements: be on hand
Harry Potter New York is the first official Harry Potter flagship store, located in the heart of New York City next to the iconic Flatiron building at 935 Broadway. Filled with photo opportunities,…
Daily Prophet covers, Harry’s Hogwarts acceptance letter and the Quibbler, all hand
Welcome to Harry Potter 101! A series about getting back to the basics of the Harry Potter stories. Whether you have just discovered the wizarding world or have been here since 1997, we think you’l…
James often used his abilities to cause all sorts of mischief – normally with right-hand
Hermione is a constant inspiration to many of us. Here’s a few tips on how we can be a bit more like our beloved, fearless bookworm.
while Petrified, a torn piece of page from a textbook, still clutched in her frozen hand
The Harry Potter stories had so many brilliant characters who made an impression from the moment we met them. Whether it was a half-giant on a motorbike or a witch with violet hair, here are just a…
it,’ said Ron, but the girl wasn’t listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand
The great North American school of magic was founded in the seventeenth century. It stands at the highest peak of Mount Greylock, where it is concealed from non-magic gaze by a variety of powerful …
As Isolt watched, James finished marking the graves he had dug by hand, then picked
We all know the major moments of heroism that happened in the Battle of Hogwarts (such as Neville wielding the sword of Gryffindor), but what about the smaller, unsung instances? Today, we remember…
‘Well, you can’t say fairer than that,’ said Fred, holding out his hand to Percy.
It’s a question that so many fans often ponder about, and so do we. Today, we imagine a world where Neville Longbottom, not Harry, had been chosen as Voldemort’s target.
equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not … and either must die at the hand
