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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Full Moon
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Harry escapes the Little Hangleton graveyard by portkey
As Voldemort and Harry duel in front of the Death Eaters, the twin phoenix feather cores of their wands create a “Reverse Spell Effect” known as Priori Incantatem, and shades of Voldemort’s previous victims come out of his yew wand and protect Harry, including Cedric, Bertha Jorkins, Frank Bryce, and Harry’s parents,… Read More
The Diadem Horcrux is destroyed by Fiendfyre
When the Room of Requirement is destroyed by the Fiendfyre spell cast by Crabbe, the Diadem of Ravenclaw is caught up in the inferno. Harry sees it tossed into the air as he speeds toward the door to escape and catches it. When he is outside of the room and the door is shut, he looks at the diadem. It… Read More
Josiah Plunkett
Josiah Plunkett was a professional referee of Quidditch games who had to deal with two very difficult situations on the pitch (DP3, DP4). … Read More
Charms
Charms are a type of magic spell concerned with enchanting an object to behave in a way that isn’t normal for that object. For example, the Summoning Charm brings an object to the caster. Charms is also something of a catch-all for spells that aren’t Transfiguration (spells that change the inherent nature of an object). In some sense, if a… Read More
Puzzles, Mysteries, and Loose Ends
Stuff we still wonder about, even after book seven … the other secret passage “There are seven in all. Now, Filch knows about these four” — he pointed them out — “but we’re sure we’re the only ones who know about these. Don’t bother with the one behind the mirror on the fourth floor. We used it until last winter,… Read More
Animagus
An Animagus is a witch or wizard who is capable of transforming him- or herself into the form of an animal. Ordinary Transfiguration of a human into an animal’s shape results in the human having an animal’s brain (QA1) (although Draco Malfoy‘s experience in GF13 is worth considering since he was apparently able to retain enough of… Read More
The Norwegian translation of “Quidditch” is “Rumpeldunk.”… Read More
I like inventing names. Quiddich — the name Quiddich — it took me ages to find the right name for it, took me about two days and I’ve still got the notebook I did it in and you can… Read More
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