In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry discovers Dementors – and how they affect him more than his friends. Thankfully, his new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor gave him some wis…
When I was growing up, if I banged my knee or cut my hand, to stop myself from crying
Would you be gardening with Professor Sprout or enjoying some biscuits from Professor McGonagall’s tartan biscuit tin? We’ve decided who your Hogwarts professor best friend would be, based on your …
Yes, the Herbology professor was a dab hand at magical flora and fungi, whether it
Look, we know Poor Dudders wasn’t the ‘baby angel’ Aunt Petunia had him cut out to be, but this school bully did soften in his later years.
Then Dudley held out his large, pink hand.
While we all love Christmas, there’s no doubt that the most wonderful time of the year can also be the most stressful, Brussel-sprouts stained time of the year too. If only we had a little magical …
Although, we might leave decorating the tree by hand – part of having the ability
Re-reading the first Harry Potter book sheds some new light on a few old phrases…
he’d find himself tempted by the Hallows once more, as evidenced by his damaged hand
Falsehoods, fibs, fabrications and fictions… but in the wizarding world, a lie sometimes isn’t all it seems to be.
Skeeter, for example, was fake news before it was even a thing, and on the other hand
We all know that Expelliarmus is Harry Potter’s trademark spell, but why did The Boy Who Lived develop such an affinity for the disarming spell?
important distinction for Harry, who had learned so much about Voldemort and seen first-hand
Dean Thomas was a seriously underrated character, and actually could have had a much bigger storyline than we saw. Find out his secret history…
over the top of Ginny’s head to see Dean Thomas holding a shattered glass in his hand
From Riddikulus to Grimmauld Place, did you spot all these amusing moments of wordplay across the Harry Potter stories? From words with double meanings to historical puns, we’ve rounded up a few ou…
just don’t know) but did you know that ‘sinistra’ is also the Italian for left hand
When Newt Scamander and his case of magical creatures landed on American soil, he didn’t just usher in a brand-new film series for the Wizarding World, he also introduced a new breed of hero.
his knowledge and a cauldron’s worth of logic to solve the problems that are at hand
