We’ve learned a lot about the wizarding world this week. Here are some of our favourite discoveries about North American witches and wizards from ‘History of Magic in North America’…
had to get good with plants, fast In the Old World, the local Apothecary was on hand
Tom Riddle. The name inspires almost as much fear as Lord Voldemort and yet there is something else; a sense of convoluted strangeness that slithers along behind him.
over the summer rather than go back to the orphanage is in every word and clenched hand
Harry Potter New York is the first official Harry Potter flagship store, located in the heart of New York City next to the iconic Flatiron building at 935 Broadway. Filled with photo opportunities,…
Daily Prophet covers, Harry’s Hogwarts acceptance letter and the Quibbler, all hand
Welcome to Harry Potter 101! A series about getting back to the basics of the Harry Potter stories. Whether you have just discovered the wizarding world or have been here since 1997, we think you’l…
James often used his abilities to cause all sorts of mischief – normally with right-hand
Hermione is a constant inspiration to many of us. Here’s a few tips on how we can be a bit more like our beloved, fearless bookworm.
while Petrified, a torn piece of page from a textbook, still clutched in her frozen hand
LEGO Harry Potter collectors can enjoy some inspired Wizarding World creations this year, from the new Diagon Alley set to new minifigures, playsets and this year’s Advent Calendar.
Learn more about the Harry Potter LEGO Diagon Alley set here, with a helping hand
On his birthday, we ponder the conundrum of what gift to give Harry: the wizard who already has pretty much everything.
On the one hand Harry cultivates a messy look, with his unruly hair almost a badge
Despite having literal magical powers, witches and wizards can still get jealous.
Shake their hand, and try not to crush their fingers.
Wizarding injuries can get pretty brutal, but thankfully there’s usually a magical cure.
full of pupils at various stages of puberty, it pays to have a skin treatment on hand
If it isn’t brilliant enough that wizards can cast fantastic spells, they also have an array of weird and wonderful objects at their fingertips.
(Apart from when the hand pointed to ‘lost’, of course.)
