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est. 2000 A.D.
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Bodmin Moor
Bodmin Moor is located in Cornwall at the southwestern tip of England. It is a historical farming region that also features a Quidditch stadium, where several matches of the British and Irish Quidditch League have been held (DP2, DP3, DP4). It is the location of the famous match of 1884 in which a… 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
Reverse Spell Effect
The Reverse Spell Effect, known as Priori Incantatum, forces images of past spells out of a wand (GF9). Read More
It Is Our Choices
When Harry has finished recounting the story of his experience in the Chamber of Secrets, and Dumbledore has dismissed everyone else from his office, he asks Harry to have a seat. He thanks Harry for the loyalty that called Fawkes to him in the Chamber, then opens the discussion up to Harry regarding his meeting with the teenage Tom… Read More
Discussing The ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ Reveal (MAJOR SPOILER WARNING)
UPDATE: I’ve now read the screenplay for the film and some interesting new details have been revealed. It undoes some of my theories in this post, but I’ve keep my original theories and put my updated ones below them in the “UPDATE” section. Anyway… MAJOR SPOILERS for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald below. Read More
Deleted Scenes: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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 letter size of 8.5×11. To make flipping through the pages… Read More
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Sirius Black is killed by Bellatrix
During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Bellatrix hits Sirius Black with a spell… Read More
“The funny thing is that I did always think that, if it ever did get published, it was a book for obsessives….. And I did think if people liked it they would probably like it obsessively…. but I… 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
Why Did Jacob Kowalski take so long to Return to America?
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How is Professor McGonagall in Crimes of Grindelwald?
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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… Read More
Where's the new canon?
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You might be here on the Lexicon looking for information about the characters, things, creatures, events, etc. from “Crimes of Grindelwald.” If so, you might have to have to wait a week or so for everything to appear. We have a spreadsheet of 143 entries which need to be added… Read More