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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: New Moon
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Romanian Longhorn Dragon Reservation
The Romanian Longhorn Dragon Reservation is likely located in the mountains of that country. The reservation, founded by Harvey Ridgebit in the mid-1900s, is where Charlie Weasley works, and where his parents once visited him. It doesn’t seem to just be home to Romanian Longhorns, as Charlie’s crew brought at least one dragon for the Triwizard Tournament in 1994, and… Read More
Amos Diggory
Ministry Official who works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Amos is a ruddy-faced wizard with a scrubby brown beard. He takes a great deal of pride in his son, Cedric, even to the point of being somewhat rude about it to Harry. Other than that, Amos is a genial man who is on friendly… Read More
Bowtruckle
A small (maximum height 8 inches) insect-eating tree-dweller with long sharp fingers (two on each hand), brown eyes, and a general appearance of a flat-faced little stickman made of bark and twigs, which serves well as camouflage in its native habitat. Found in western England, southern Germany, and Scandinavia, a bowtruckle serves as tree-guardian for its home tree, which is… Read More
Quidditch Teams of Hogwarts
Quidditch is big at Hogwarts. Each House fields a team, which includes the seven players and often one or two reserve players as well. The four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry compete to win the Quidditch Cup, a great honour. The team which accumulates the most points over the course of the school year is awarded the… Read More
The Whomping Willow is planted at Hogwarts
The tree is magically enchanted to protect what is concealed in its roots: the entrance to a secret passage to the Shrieking Shack. It is planted so that when Lupin arrives as a student, he can be taken by Madam Pomfey to the Shrieking Shack once a month when he transforms into a werewolf: “I told you, months ago, that… Read More
Patronus Charm
Conjures a Patronus, a silvery phantom shape, usually that of an animal, which is the embodiment of the positive thoughts of the caster. A Patronus will drive away Dementors. A fully-shaped spirit animal is called a “Corporeal Patronus.” (OP8, OP16)… Read More
The Liechtenstein National Quidditch team’s mascot is a huge Augury named Hans who has his own fan club. High-spirited American fans at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup temporarily kidnapped Hans, which prompted the Liechtenstein manager Ferdinand Jägendorf to… Read More
Some of [the names] are invented. Voldemort is an invented name. Malfoy is an invented name. Quiddich is invented. But I also collect them from all kinds of places, maps, street names, names of people I meet, old books… Read More
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Finding Hogwarts in Rowling's past
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Episode 20: Is Cursed Child Good?
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Steve and Nick finally got a chance to sit down and talk about Cursed Child, some good, some not so good, and found it is very hard to steer away from the Time Travel rabbit hole. So much stuff to talk about and we debate a few big issues on the story.
SPOILER WARNING: Don't listen to this episode if you haven't read Cursed Child yet because we are not holding back on this episode. Read More
Albus Potter and the lesson in Quantum Mechanics
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The release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has brought the conversation about quantum mechanics in the Wizarding World back into the limelight. In this essay, I will attempt to make sense of the way Time Travel in Harry’s world actually works, and give a bit of explanation to the… Read More
Where's All the New Canon?
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Alphabetical search is almost here! UPDATE: IT'S HERE!
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