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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waning Gibbous
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Harry and the Horcruxes
Since the arrival of Half-Blood Prince on July 16th, 2005, Harry Potter fans have been endlessly searching for Horcruxes. We find ourselves repeating the Horcrux possibilities just like Harry does in Half-Blood Prince: “the cup, the locket, the snake, something of Gryffindor or Ravenclaw’s . . . .” (HBP30). Several Horcrux identity theories have been circulating, with claims ranging from Tom Riddle’s mouth organ to Gryffindor’s old toothbrush. After reading several of these pieces on Horcruxes, the most upsetting theory that… Read More
Harry and Ron use Polyjuice Potion to “become” Crabbe and Goyle.
Crabbe and Goyle are drugged (by some Sleeping Draught that Hermione puts in some chocolate cakes) and have their hair stolen by Harry and Ron. They add their hairs to the potion and drink it in the bathroom. Disguised as Crabbe and Goyle, Ron and Harry quiz Draco Malfoy and find he has nothing to do with the Chamber of… Read More
Harry learns about Parselmouths
Back in Gryffindor Tower after the Duelling Club, Ron and Hermione explain to Harry why everyone was so scared and upset when he told the snake not to attack Justin. The idea that he could be a descendent of famous Parselmouth Salazar Slytherin worries Harry and keeps him awake for much of the night. He thinks anxiously about how the… Read More
CS12: The Polyjuice Potion
Harry is hauled before Professor Dumbledore, witnesses the phoenix burning, and learns Dumbledore does not suspect him of wrongdoing. Christmas Day, presents are opened, the Polyjuice Potion is ready, Crabbe and Goyle are drugged and hair stolen and the potion drunk by Harry, Ron and Hermione. Disguised as Crabbe and Goyle,… Read More
Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and sees his family for the first time
Harry slips into an unused classroom to avoid being caught out of bed by Filch and Snape. Inside the classroom is a tall, ornate mirror. When Harry looks in it, he sees his parents and generations of his family. Harry remains transfixed by what he sees until a noise startles him back into awareness. He hurries off to his dormitory,… Read More
The Yule Ball 1994
All the students, including the visiting contingents from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, attend the Yule Ball as part of the 1994 Triwizard Tournament celebrations. Harry and Ron don’t have much fun – Harry spends the night jealous of Cedric, who brought Cho Chang, and Ron spends it jealous of Viktor Krum, who asked Hermione. Meanwhile, Neville attends with Ginny. Read More
The Marauder’s names are proudly displayed on the Marauder’s Map: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. Each Marauder dies before the end of the 7 book series. The order of their deaths is the opposite order of how their… Read More
“The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.”… Read More
Latest from the Lexicon Blog
The Russian Philosopher’s Stone
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It’s a process familiar to most of us trying to brush up on a foreign language – get the Harry Potter books in one of the 85 languages they’ve been translated into, and read the story you know backwards and forwards in a language you may not. My first language… Read More
Mapping the Wizarding World
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Making the Calendar Fit
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I recently received two comments on two different entries in the Lexicon which brought up the same problem: the real world calendar doesn’t always agree with the days and dates in the books. I’m sure some of you are saying “Of course, we know that, this has been discussed in… Read More
The Secrets of Dumbledore ... still a secret?
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Exploring April in the Harry Potter Universe
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Exploring March in the Harry Potter Universe
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Exploring February in the Harry Potter Universe
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Playing Strixhaven as Hogwarts
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