Harry experienced plenty of interesting – and often dangerous – Care of Magical Creatures lessons. From Blast-Ended Skrewts to Flobberworms, we’ve ranked his lessons from most to least treacherous.
There’s also the fact that Hagrid seemed to have been involved in some rather dodgy
Being sorted into Gryffindor felt a bit like sending away for one of those DNA analysis kits and finding out that I was 80% Viking; like I had fundamentally misunderstood the very bones of myself.
brazenly brainy and secretly petrified that one day someone might discover that I have
Is it possible to define Snape as a good or bad character? Or is he simply far too complicated?
have lived.
First years at Hogwarts must take seven subjects, plus flying lessons. Based on likes, dislikes and personality traits, we make a few wizarding guesses about which subject would get you the most h…
• your mind is more scientific than creative • you’re a perfectionist • you have
With previews of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two starting tomorrow, J.K. Rowling has a message for the audience: ‘keep the secrets’.
Throughout all of the seven books and eight films, Harry Potter fans have always
Our exciting new exhibition reveals a world where nothing is as it seems. Where magical beasts and fantastic animals share the same extraordinary skills, and where nature is revealed to be just as …
But could they have their origins in nature?
Crystal balls… tea leaves… Seers… tarot cards… the art of Divination is a divisive one, both in the wizarding world, and in our real-life Muggle world. Today, gaze into the beyond with us a…
In real life, Seers have been thought to walk amongst us Muggles.
Have a go at our new puzzle, Number Magic!
In a small locked tower, never visited by any student at Hogwarts, sits an ancient book that has not been touched by human hands since the four founders placed it there on completion of the castle.…
saves the staff tedious explanations to parents who are furious that their children have
As Dumbledore once told Harry, predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed, even for magical folk. But, from centaurs to Seers to those who just enjoyed the odd bet, there were some i…
enjoyed the odd bet, there were some in the wizarding world who were willing to have
