Discover the real-world inspiration for J.K. Rowling’s magical language and learn the meanings behind iconic Harry Potter spells.
strange and magical language, filled with words that sound alien and new, but in fact have
When you can summon any book, instrument or animal with a wave of the wand and the word *Accio!*; when you can communicate with friends and acquaintances by means of owl, fire, Patronus, Howler, en…
While they have no need of mundane domestic objects such as dishwashers or vacuum
Hermione Granger is known for her intelligence, logic and rule-abiding nature – but did you know that she was also hilarious? Today we take a look at some of her funniest moments…
‘HAVE YOU GONE MAD?’ Ron bellowed. ‘ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?’
Musician Emmi voices a goblin jazz singer who performs at The Blind Pig speakeasy in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Here, she tells the Pottermore Correspondent how she got the gig that c…
I worked out that it was for the movie, but we have this saying in music: “It’s not
As we inch closer to Hallowe’en, we thought it was time to take a walk on the Dark side with a quiz all about Lord Voldemort’s most faithful servants – the Death Eaters. Can you remember what they …
Why, I have had the pleasure of meeting your parents, boy.’
When we meet Professor McGonagall at the start of Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone, she looks a little bit different to her usual self – and a lot like a tabby cat. But why can she do this? Today we …
However, not many witches and wizards have this skill, as learning it takes a long
All aboard! How would you pass the time on the journey back to Hogwarts? From chilling with your fellow students to eating all the snacks from the trolley, we’ve had a think about where you’d pass …
be real for a minute) you enjoy wielding a bit of power and authority and would have
The romance between Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks is perhaps the most tragic in the Harry Potter books. Here’s why we think so!
If it had happened in peacetime, Remus would have simply taken himself off to a new
According to Hagrid: ‘Gringotts is the safest place in the world fer anything yeh want ter keep safe – ’cept maybe Hogwarts’. So how on earth were Harry, Ron and Hermione supposed to break in and s…
, So if you seek beneath our floors A treasure that was never yours, Thief, you have
We loved trying to solve the mysteries of the Harry Potter books, but damn, Hermione usually got there before we did.
If we’d been at Hogwarts alongside Harry, we like to think we’d have been the
