Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone introduced us to the Hogwarts ghosts, but ghosts, of course, are not confined to halls and passageways of wizarding schools. So how did they become such a b…
So ghosts aren’t all that bad. It just depends which one you bump into.
We love to hate the Dursleys; they were narrow-minded, materialistic and horrible to Harry. However, the more we read about Aunt Petunia, the better we understand why she ended up this way.
cope with not being magical herself, Petunia seemed to have decided magic was a bad
If you had their jobs you’d probably be a nightmare to work with, too.
His general bad mood, though, was much easier to understand, because a) Filch was
There is nothing sweeter than justice being served. Here are a few of our favourite love-to-hate characters getting their just desserts.
Umbridge, she discovered the Centaurs instead, who were less than impressed with her bad
There’s more to these magical devices than what’s on the surface.
the small square mirror back into his trunk, shattering it in the process (uh-oh, bad
From Dumbledore’s glorious beard to Hagrid’s jolly nature – could one of the Harry Potter characters have a secret festive identity? Join us on our festive quest to discover who has Father Christma…
We’re not saying that he was a bad person, but he was snobby – and far more interested
Surprise arrivals by Floo Powder, conjuring food in secret, unannounced Apparition and Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes products. It’s a wonder most wizarding families are still talking to each other …
What if the food was really bad?
All witches-and-wizards-in-training are allowed to bring a pet with them to school. But if you were to attend Hogwarts, which of the famous wizarding world pets would you choose? We’ve made some de…
are incredibly important to Buckbeak – just look what happened when Malfoy made a bad
With his birthday falling on 1st March, did you know this would make Ron Weasley a Pisces? But is our favourite redhead anything like his star sign? Let’s dive in…
him vulnerable, but it proved just how deeply he could feel – which is never a bad
As today is the birthday of one James Potter (aka Prongs, aka Snape’s nemesis, aka Harry’s dad) we thought we’d take a closer look at his Gryffindor credentials.
Sirius was almost as bad; Dumbledore, in his youth, was arrogant enough to think
