Meintest du essen?
Who would you want as your back-up in a wizarding duel? We take a look at some of the possible candidates and rank our top ten – taking into account their magical ability, track record and of cours…
training with Dumbledore’s Army he could cast ‘Expelliarmus’ as expertly as anyone else
Words may be the most inexhaustible source of magic, but there’s a pretty good case to claim that they’re also the most befuddling.
While we were running around saying ‘nuts’, Harry, Ron, Hermione and everyone else
Yes, he can be pompous and haughty, but there’s something endearing about this stout Hufflepuff.
reveals his insecurities – he needs to feel like he’s doing more than everyone else
From troll invasions to Deathday Parties, many notable events in the Harry Potter series took place on 31 October. Here are some particularly memorable Hallowe’en happenings…
Like everyone else in the Hall, judging by the constantly craning necks, the impatient
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…
We don’t know if she ever suspected, but it seems likely he never told anyone else
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…
not Hallows, always wanting to work alone rather than rely on anything or anyone else
The Marauders were a gang of maddening, mischief-making misfits who were certainly up to no good. But what can you remember about this ballsy but brilliant (except you Peter) bunch? Test your knowl…
QUESTION 3/15 James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and who else made up the members
Dancing, romance and arguing – sounds like all the key ingredients for an eventful Yule Ball. But who said what during this stunning soiree? Take our quiz to see how Yule (not sorry) do…
QUESTION 7/10 ‘Next time there’s a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not
If the Harry Potter series had been written from Hermione’s point of view, they would have been a little different. But how do you think she would summarise each year?
Stone Book 2: Hermione Granger and the time she solved the mystery before anyone else
From Great Hall gossip to savage comebacks, Hogwarts was alive with the chatter of teenagers. But do you remember which young witch or wizard delivered the following lines?
and got a bit of snogging done yourself you wouldn’t mind so much that everyone else
