In the Muggle world, you probably have a broom for sweeping up dust. But in the wizarding world, brooms are way more fun. A wizard or witch simply shouts ‚UP!‘ at their broom of choice and finds themselves soaring through the air with the greatest of ease.
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Learn all about Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions, the first shop Harry Potter visits during his trip to Diagon Alley with Hagrid, where he acquires an essential part of his new life at Hogwarts – his uniform!
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If you could invent a sport, what would it be like? Today, we challenge you to ponder upon this very question – and let the magical sport of Quidditch inspire you!
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Charms class encourages Hogwarts students to study all sorts of useful spells. For instance, this is the class where Harry Potter and his classmates learn to levitate objects (Wingardium Leviosa!) which comes in handy for him later!
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Petunia Dursley is Harry’s aunt, and sister to Harry’s mother, Lily. Not that she likes to talk about her… No, Petunia prefers to keep the family home spick and span and spoils her son (Dudley) rotten. As for Harry, she is much less kind to him.
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Red hair? Hand-me-down robes? Must be Ron Weasley! Ron might be the most lion-hearted Gryffindor of the lot… except when it comes to spiders. He’s ace at Wizard’s chess and the best friend you could ever have.
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The grumpy Potions Master Professor Snape doesn’t seem much fun – but stick around, this is a complicated character! He mostly dwells in the Hogwarts dungeons being mean to the students (apart from the Slytherins, as he happens to be their Head of House!).
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Dudley is the son of Harry Potter’s aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley. He often bullies poor Harry and kicks up a fuss if he doesn’t get what he wants.
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Hermione Granger is a Muggle-born witch who is very well prepared for her first year at Hogwarts. Intelligent and logical, she excels at academics… though she struggles when it comes to making friends.
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To be invited to study at Hogwarts, you must receive your Hogwarts letter. Closed with a red seal, these mysterious pieces of post are usually delivered by owls. Harry Potter’s letter even knew he would be in the cupboard under the stairs!
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