It’s a given that Harry, Ron and Hermione would be at the top of our Christmas dinner guest list. Here are some of the other witches and wizards we’d like to share a wizard cracker with, and who we…
You may have to listen to Celestina Warbeck once the plates are magically cleared
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?
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
The journey of Neville Longbottom: how the clumsy Hogwarts student went from zero to hero.
After all, he must have felt like an outcast.
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
Fred and George Weasley were rather brilliant when it came to creating practical jokes – it’s no wonder Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes was a roaring success. But which of their products made us laugh the…
think and ranked their top six inventions. 6: Trick Wands In sixth place with have
Can you believe it has been eight years since Harry Potter and the Cursed Child debuted at the Palace Theatre London? We look back at the success of the eighth Harry Potter story on its eighth anni…
queuing to see it, it’s no surprise that since the opening night in London there have
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…
of land in Wiltshire, seized from local landowners, upon which his descendants have
Do you feel more cunning than courageous? More loyal than wise? Everyone has doubts about who they are and – in theory – having a wise old hat tell you once and for all sounds like it would bring a…
And of course, there’re the characters we feel might have better belonged elsewhere
