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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waxing Crescent
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
The Dursleys are taken away from Privet Drive for safety
The war is intensifying: “These accidents aren’t accidents—the crashes and explosions and derailments and whatever else has happened since we last watched the news. People are disappearing and dying and he’s behind it—Voldemort. I’ve told you this over and over again, he kills Muggles for fun. Even the fogs—they’re caused by dementors, and if you can’t remember what they are,… Read More
Dittany
Dittany is a healing and restorative herb, one of the plants found in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi (PS14, Pm:SB). It may be eaten raw or applied as a tincture to cure wounds, provided they are not too deep (Pm:SB). A mixture of powdered silver and dittany, when applied to a werewolf bite, will prevent the victim from bleeding… Read More
Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion
Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion is a concoction which helps manage and style hair (GF24). The motto is “two drops tames even the most bothersome barnet.” Sleakeazy’s was invented by Fleamont Potter in the mid-1900s and the company he built to manufacture and market the potion was very successful (Pm). 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
Harry’s first Quidditch practice
September 19, 1991 — Harry brings his new Nimbus 2000 broom to the Quidditch pitch as 7 pm. While waiting for Gyffindor Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood to show up, Harry flies around the goal posts, reveling in the responsiveness of the broom. When Wood arrives, he complements Harry’s flying, then shows him the Quidditch pitch and the equipment, including the elusive… Read More
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
On this day in 1997...
Battle of the Seven Potters
The Battle of the Seven Potters is an aerial battle over southern England fought on… Read More
“Will we die, just a little?”… Read More
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