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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waxing Gibbous
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Maledictus
A Maledictus is a witch or wizard who suffers from a blood curse. One form of this affliction, referred to as a “malediction,” had been inherited by Draco Malfoy’s wife Astoria Greengrass. Astoria died from the blood curse in August of 2019 (CC). Another form causes its victim to slowly transform permanently into a beast (CG). A Maledictus was the… Read More
Pyramids of Egypt
The famous pyramids in Egypt were protected largely by spells cast by ancient wizards – the Weasley family toured some of them when they visited the country in the summer of 1994, where they saw, among other things, mutant skeletons of Muggles who had broken in and “grown extra heads and stuff,” according to Ron (PA1). Fred and George… Read More
Lists
Sometimes it’s just fun to explore. You can do that by following links all over the Lexicon — there are fact boxes with related entries, icons, tags, and all sorts of other connections on every page. You will quickly find yourself delightfully lost in all the richness of Rowling’s creation. But if you want to be a little bit more… Read More
How is Professor McGonagall in Crimes of Grindelwald?
Though it is a charming bit of plot candy to throw out to eager Potterphiles, the mention of Professor McGonagall in the latest film “Fantastic Beats: The Crimes of Grindelwald” has caused a tidal wave of reaction all out of proportion to the size of the scene. The question being asked – is it even possible for her to… Read More
Seven Things you REALLY Didn’t Know About J.K. Rowling
Recently, a website called Alux.com published a video called “15 Things You Didn’t Know About J. K. Rowling.” Of the fifteen points covered in the video, I didn’t know that Rowling had reconciled with her father, that she had bought a sprawling estate in Tasmania, that she plays Minecraft, or that she had made a guest appearance on The Simpsons,… Read More
Snargaluff tree
The Snargaluff tree is a rather vicious plant which looks like a gnarled stump until it is disturbed, at which its spiky branches attack. Inside the snargaluff are a number of small pods which, when stabbed, emit wriggling tubers. The correct way to juice the tubers is found in the book Flesh-Eating Trees of the World (HBP14). Read More
Tina takes Newt in to MACUSA headquarters
Tina Goldstein arrests Newt Scamander after he uses various spells in the presence of Jacob… Read More
“There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it.”… Read More
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Harry's Dreams, Continued
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Since the original essay ‘Harry’s Dreams’ was written by Steve VanderArk in 2006, there have been quite a few new pieces of canon writing from J K Rowling. Two of these in particular contain further dreams of Harry Potter’s to examine. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows… Read More
Deleted Scenes - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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Is “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay” really the Original Screenplay? Or is the widely available version actually “The Original Screenplay 2.0”? Every film has a screenplay or script. In Great Britain the norm is double-hole-punched A4 paper which is slightly taller and narrower than the North American… Read More
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Wizards and World War I
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There is very little background information about the Scamander brothers or the war service of any other wizards in canon (WFT). Therefore, we must depend on the books written about the making of the films and trust that the information in them was, at least, approved by JKR. We don’t… Read More
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