The Malfoy name comes from old French and translates as ‘bad faith’. Like many other progenitors of noble English families, the wizard Armand Malfoy arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror as…
evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand
Even Ravenclaws can put their heart before their head – and that’s why they make magical best friends.
Ravenclaw Ravenclaws are logical and rational and will always have an argument to hand
Occlumency, Snape once told Harry, “seals the mind against magical intrusion and influence.” And Snape was a master of Occlumency, so he knew what he was talking about. But why was he so good at se…
Snape, on the other hand, was cold, calculating, and patient.
The wizarding world has giants and dragons and spiders which are big enough to drive a car – and none of these even come close to the chills brought on by the Dementors of Azkaban.
There was a hand protruding from the cloak and it was glistening, greyish, slimy-looking
Harry dreamed of the Resurrection Stone, Voldemort chose Horcruxes over Hallows, and they both developed a bit of a fixation with the Elder Wand. But what do their responses to the Hallows say abou…
He chose to dig Dobby’s grave by hand because he was starting to understand Dumbledore
Neville’s formidable grandmother was a force to be reckoned with. Augusta, we doff our stuffed vulture hats in your honour.
She sent me a letter,’ he clapped a hand to the breast pocket of his robes, ‘telling
In the Muggle world, ghosts are often portrayed as malevolent, trouble-making spirits intent on malevolence. But in the wizarding world, and especially at Hogwarts, the ghosts tend to offer student…
world, and especially at Hogwarts, the ghosts tend to offer students a helping hand
New year, new start – it might be a cliché but, in the wizarding world, sometimes January did actually present opportunities that proved life-changing for some of our favourite characters. Were the…
and manipulated Ginny into opening the Chamber of Secrets also gave Harry first-hand
We know witches and wizards prefer cloaks and robes, but what if they had to live amongst Muggles? Would they prefer trainers or high heels? Hoodies or dungarees? In this article, we imagine the go…
Ron was always sick of getting his older brothers’ hand-me-downs, so this would be
This glorious scarlet steam engine takes Harry from the Muggle to the magical. But how much do you know about the Hogwarts Express’s history?
As you might imagine, there are disguised Ministry members on hand to perform hasty
