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est. 2000 A.D.
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Diagon Alley
Diagon Alley is a magically-hidden, wizarding shopping street located behind the Leaky Cauldron in central London, just off Charing Cross Road. Read More
The Leaky Cauldron pub is founded
Daisy Dodderidge founded the Leaky Cauldron along what was then a country lane outside of London as a connection between the Muggle and Wizarding world. The back alley of the pub eventually became a magical gateway into Diagon Alley. Over the centuries, the Leaky Cauldron became enfolded into the ever-expanding metropolitan area of London. By the mid-18th century, the pub… Read More
End-of-Term trip to Hogsmeade
On the last Saturday before the Christmas Holiday, there is a Hogsmeade trip. Along with an unspecified number of fourth-through-seventh years, all the third years besides Harry are allowed to go to the village to enjoy themselves and do some Christmas shopping. (PA10) Thanks to his invisibility cloak and the Marauder’s Map – newly given to him by Fred and… Read More
Flourish and Blotts
Flourish and Blotts is a large wizarding bookshop in Diagon Alley. Flourish and Blotts is located “about halfway down Diagon Alley on the left hand side” (JKR/Twitter 8/9/15). Filled with shelves stacked to the ceiling, Flourish and Blotts is the primary – and perhaps only – supplier of textbooks for schoolbooks for Hogwarts (PS5), though of course that’s far from all they sell. Read More
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor is a restaurant in Diagon Alley with outdoor tables (PA4). The shop was boarded up after Florean disappeared mysteriously in 1996 (HBP6). Harry bought strawberry-and-peanut-butter ice cream for himself, Ron, and Hermione while they strolled around Diagon Alley during their visit in 1992 (CS4). When Harry spent three weeks staying at… Read More
Terrortours
Terrortours is a wizarding travel agency (DP3). Details Located at 59 Diagon Alley, Terrortours advertises that they offer “action holidays for the wizard family with a sense of adventure!” Holidaymakers who book with them are warned that the company accepts no responsibility for anything that happens to their customers (DP3). Featured tours Castles for rent in Transylvania,… Read More
The three Ds of Apparition are Destination, Determination, and Deliberation. Thanks, Wilkie Twycross!… Read More
Harry is not, and never has been, a saint. Like Snape, he is flawed and mortal. Harry’s faults are primarily anger and occasional arrogance. On this occasion, he is very angry and acts accordingly. He is also in an extreme… Read More
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