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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waning Crescent
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Integrating the Voldemort, Dumbledore, and Grindelwald timelines
One very interesting line of speculation coming out of the new film is how the timelines of Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Newt Scamander integrate with each other. I will be creating a very detailed master timeline with all the information laid out, but in the meantime here is what we know (with a few speculations thrown in). Let the canon discussions… Read More
Snidget Introduced into Quidditch
At a Quidditch match, Chief Barberus Bragge of the Wizards’ Council releases a Golden Snidget and offers 150 Galleons to whichever player catches it first; this eventually proves so popular that a new position is added to Quidditch teams, the “Hunter,” whose sole task is to catch a Golden Snidget released onto the pitch during the game. Read More
Why doesn’t Harry just go back in time to save Sirius or his parents?
I’m sure you’ve seen things online where writers take great pleasure in finding holes in the plot of the Harry Potter stories. There are memes floating around, blog posts, and videos on YouTube with titles like “10 Dumbest Harry Potter Plot Holes.” Now, it’s not that the Harry Potter stories don’t have plot holes — they do. But the ones… Read More
Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare (S.P.E.W.)
The Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare, or S.P.E.W, was an organization founded in 1994 by Hermione Granger in response to what she saw as gross injustice in the treatment of house-elves. When she founded the society, Hermione appointed Ron as treasurer and Harry as secretary (GF14). A few people joined, like Neville (GF15), but many including… Read More
Love Potion
A love potion is a concoction which produces strong infatuation. A love potion does not really causes the person who drinks it to fall in love with someone, as it is impossible to manufacture or imitate love. A love potion simply causes the drinker to develop a powerful infatuation or obsession with the target (HBP9). As Dumbledore states: The… Read More
Wyvern of Wye
The Wyvern of Wye was a dragon-like beast that was terrorizing the West Country of England, until the brave knight Sir Cadogan rode forth. Unfortunately the creature ate his horse and broke his wand, but Cadogan found a fat gray pony and jumped on it before charging back at the Wyvern. With his broken wand, he split the creature’s tongue, causing… Read More
Rowling said she “invented Quidditch while spending the night in a very small room in the Bournville Hotel in Didsbury, Manchester”. She stayed there “after a huge row with the boyfriend … I stormed out of the house, went to… Read More
Well, it’d be cool to be an Auror … But they’re, like, the elite …You’ve got to be really good. Read More
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The editor for the Characters section of the Lexicon was Lisa Bunker who was also the founder of Accio Quote. So it was a natural fit for her to collect quotes by and about the main characters in the books as she worked to bring each character’s biography up to date. Read More