In Diagon Alley, Harry discovers his wand with the help of Mr Ollivander. Now it’s your turn – use this handy template to design your perfect wand.
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As you immerse yourself in the first story, join Harry as you discover the wizarding world together. Here, you’ll find more information about your favourite characters, places, and magical objects, and answers to your most pressing questions!
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Professor McGonagall is the strict head of Gryffindor house. At Hogwarts, she teaches Transfiguration, the art of changing objects into other things. McGonagall can turn herself into a cat whenever she likes!
Although she may seem strict on the outside, she does have a softer side too.
Print out this tricky guessing game – where you must challenge your friends to guess a certain word – but you can’t use certain other words to describe it!
Have a go at Scholastic’s challenging word game – and remember to stay away from
Harry Potter is so exciting to read that getting stuck on a word can be really annoying! Here are ten words with their meanings to help you out with the first book…
The smoke turns red to tell you that there is something you have forgotten to do.
Rubeus Hagrid is the man who changes everything for Harry Potter – the person who tells him he is, indeed, a wizard. At Hogwarts, Hagrid is the Hogwarts ‚Keeper of the Keys‘ and gamekeeper, living in a wooden hut on the Hogwarts grounds.
But as kind and lovely as Hagrid is, he does tend to have an interest in scary and
Wizard’s chess is just like Muggle chess – except the pieces come to life and knock each other out! Ron Weasley is a noted master of the game.
However, wizard chess pieces have been enchanted to move all by themselves.
Have you finished reading the first Harry Potter book for the first time?
Make a fun record of your favourite characters from the Harry Potter stories. All you need to do is write the name of the book you’re reading, choose a character, draw their picture, and then list ten things you know about them.
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