The Sorting Hat works in mysterious ways, but for all its intuition, did it really put these Harry Potter characters into the right house?
death, when a brief moment of mercy for Harry Potter apparently caused his silver hand
Never send kids to do a grown-up’s job. Or should you?
em have got stings,’ said Hagrid enthusiastically (Lavender quickly withdrew her hand
Cedric Diggory: the handsome Hufflepuff hero who often gave Harry a run for his money. There were myriad reasons to fall in love with him, so let’s take a look at the moment when we did just that…
When they had reached it, they both held out a hand over one of the Cup’s gleaming
We’ve chosen things we think our favourite witches, wizards and pets were grateful for on their adventures…
may have stayed as elusive as a Crumple-Horned Snorkack without Harry’s helping hand
It’s time for another debate of the Wizarding World. Today, our writers argue the case for their favourite wizarding shopping district…
Hogsmeade, on the other hand, sounds like it only comes to life when Hogwarts students
As we reach the end of our special readings of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone, we’re asking you: did you predict THAT ending?
Quirrell, on the other hand, seemed terrified whenever he turned up in any scene.
Even the Boy Who Lived didn’t always get it right.
Sectumsempra When Harry picked up the seemingly innocuous second-hand Potions book
The moon is more than just a bright orb that graces the night sky, it’s mystical and almost appears to have its own magic. It’s no wonder that it plays an important role in the wizarding world…
survived (which isn’t always the case if they don’t have dittany and silver on hand
Today marks the launch of a very exciting new book: The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac! This is the first official companion to the Harry Potter books and is crammed with incredible illustrations a…
You can see Crookshanks, peering in from the top hand corner, perhaps on the lookout
Neville Longbottom suffered and fought harder than a great many characters – he was solid hero material. Here’s why he deserved his happiness…
He had seen first-hand what torture with the Cruciatus curse could do to people,
