Hermione Granger is known for her intelligence, logic and rule-abiding nature – but did you know that she was also hilarious? Today we take a look at some of her funniest moments…
‘HAVE YOU GONE MAD?’ Ron bellowed. ‘ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?’
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.
The power of love in Harry Potter is unrivalled. But its deceptive double has a chillingly similar effect and dangerous repercussions. Here are a few times love potions popped up in the story…
As you may have guessed, Snape was not in favour of this plan.
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 …
However, not many witches and wizards have this skill, as learning it takes a long
The romance between Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks is perhaps the most tragic in the Harry Potter books. Here’s why we think so!
If it had happened in peacetime, Remus would have simply taken himself off to a new
Two great artists united last night at Harry Potter Book Night to discuss their work illustrating the wizarding world: Chris Riddell and Jim Kay. Here’s what we learnt from their rather off-kilter …
I’m old enough to have kids who I read the books to, so I read Harry Potter as a
Sadly, not all dads of the wizarding world were as great as Arthur Weasley.
Tobias Snape Although we don’t know much about Severus Snape’s father, we have
For Harry and many of his fellow students, Hogwarts was home. But if Hogwarts was home, who was in charge? Why, the professors, of course. They each had a different role to play, almost as a family…
Malfoy, then chair of the Hogwarts governors: …you will find that I will only truly have
Play games, solve puzzles, learn all about the magic inside Hogwarts and even read (and listen!) to the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone, all on our Starting Har…
We have a fun digital treat for you and them this summer that is the perfect entry
We loved trying to solve the mysteries of the Harry Potter books, but damn, Hermione usually got there before we did.
If we’d been at Hogwarts alongside Harry, we like to think we’d have been the
