Let’s face it, the wizarding world could be brutal. But for all the darkness, there were also moments of light – in fact, there were some characters and scenarios wholesome enough to make our heart…
Harry dug his grave by hand, Ron peeled off his own shoes and socks to put on Dobby
witch with a penchant for frills, kittens and carving words into her students’ hands
Detention with Umbridge – three words guaranteed to make the back of your hand itch
Witches and wizards are all well and good, but let’s not forget about the true stars of the Harry Potter books: the cats.
Witches and cats have gone hand in paw for centuries.
You don’t have to brandish a wand to play tricks on a wizard – sometimes a beak or a tail will do the trick…
clutched tightly around Harry’s leg, its pointed fangs bared – Harry stuck his webbed hand
New year, new start – it might be a cliché but, in the wizarding world, sometimes January did actually present opportunities that proved life-changing for some of our favourite characters. Were the…
and manipulated Ginny into opening the Chamber of Secrets also gave Harry first-hand
The wizarding world has giants and dragons and spiders which are big enough to drive a car – and none of these even come close to the chills brought on by the Dementors of Azkaban.
There was a hand protruding from the cloak and it was glistening, greyish, slimy-looking
The Malfoy name comes from old French and translates as ‘bad faith’. Like many other progenitors of noble English families, the wizard Armand Malfoy arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror as…
evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand
As far as the Dursleys were concerned, Harry Potter was a nuisance from the day they found him on their doorstep. He was a catastrophe to be contained as much as possible.
They gave him Dudley’s hand-me-downs, made him live in a cupboard and thanks to them
Even Ravenclaws can put their heart before their head – and that’s why they make magical best friends.
Ravenclaw Ravenclaws are logical and rational and will always have an argument to hand
In the Muggle world, ghosts are often portrayed as malevolent, trouble-making spirits intent on malevolence. But in the wizarding world, and especially at Hogwarts, the ghosts tend to offer student…
world, and especially at Hogwarts, the ghosts tend to offer students a helping hand
