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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). Read More
Side-Along Apparition
Side-Along Apparition is a form of instant magical travel in which the Apparator touches someone else, such as a child too young to Apparate, and Apparates with that person as a “passenger”. Read More
Digging for Gold in the CG Cast List
Now that the trailer has come out and presented us with wonderful nuggets of canon and plenty of questions to chew over, I think it’s time to dig a little further for canon treasure in the cast list of the film. The complete list is published on IMDb, so I took my copy of the Lestrange family tree from… 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
Nundu
The Nundu is a gigantic magical leopard, native to East Africa, which is considered by many to be the most dangerous beast in existence. Nundu’s breath carries disease and death and can swallow a group of people in one gulp (BoS). Whole villages have been wiped out by the creature, and it takes a hundred wizards working together to overcome… Read More
Gilderoy Lockhart starts his first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Ravenclaw
Much to his surprise and disappointment, he is not already famous; he is, in fact, just like all the other students beginning their studies at Hogwarts (Pm). Read More
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Lavender learns of Binky’s death
Lavender receives a letter informing her that her young pet rabbit, Binky, has been killed… Read More
“Gringotts is the safest place in the world fer anything yeh want ter keep safe — ‘cept maybe Hogwarts.”… Read More
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