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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waning Crescent
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Statement from the Leaders of the Harry Potter Fan Community
We at the Lexicon are proud to share this statement alongside other leaders in the Harry Potter fan community: The Harry Potter fandom has been going strong for more than 20 years, and we are so proud to have been there alongside so many, celebrating, learning, and growing together. As this fandom… Read More
Edits and Changes to the Text of CS
The following changes were released by Rowling’s publishers in the summer of 2004. As of summer, 2005, they had not been included in Scholastic editions. However, both Bloomsbury and Raincoast editions now incorporate the changes. The translators, who work from the Bloomsbury text, are incorporating these changes into their editions of the book as well. UK p28, line 5:… Read More
Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom
Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom is an out-of-order girls’ bathroom on the second floor. It is the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets and home to the ghost of Myrtle Warren – “Moaning Myrtle“. Upon his first visit to Myrtle’s bathroom during his second year, Harry’s opinion is that this is the gloomiest, most depressing bathroom he has ever… Read More
CS17: The Heir of Slytherin
Harry finds an unconscious Ginny, meets Tom Riddle (who has had Ginny in his power through the diary), and hears his story. Fawkes the phoenix arrives with the Sorting Hat. Riddle (Voldemort) calls the basilisk to kill Harry, but Fawkes intervenes and together they kill the basilisk, and by driving a serpent fang through the… Read More
The Lexicon’s 20th Anniversary Canon Celebration!
The Lexicon is 20 Years Old! To celebrate in true Lexicon fashion, we’re having a Canon Celebration from July through December of 2020. Explore the magic with us! Every week we’ll be celebrating part of the Harry Potter canon. We can’t cover everything, of course, so we’re focusing on the novels, which most people consider to be… Read More
CS14: Cornelius Fudge
Harry, Ron and Hermione decide not to confront Hagrid, as time passes and there are no more attacks. Second-year students choose their courses for the next year, Quidditch practice becomes more frequent, Harry returns to his dormitory to find his belongings ransacked and the diary gone. Harry hears the voice again, Hermione runs… Read More
The Gryffindors in Harry’s year never have a doubles class with the Ravenclaws. They have Potions and Care of Magical Creatures with the Slytherins, and Herbology with the Hufflepuffs. Read More
Q: If Harry had a magic duel with Hermione, who would win ? A: Very good question! Because until about halfway through Azkaban, Hermione would have won. But Harry – without anyone really noticing it – is… Read More
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Chamber of Secrets 13-18 Canon Celebration
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Several students (and a few other residents) have been mysteriously attacked around the castle. The Trio is working hard to investigate who or what is the mastermind. Ready to have some fun solving the mystery? Here we go! Podcasts: Chapter 13: Looks Can Be Deceiving… Read More
Canon Celebration: Quidditch!
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In the beginning, everything in the Wizarding World is new. We the readers are finding out things at the same time Harry Potter does. He first hears the word Quidditch from Draco Malfoy when they are getting fitted for robes in Diagon Alley and has to ask Hagrid what it… Read More
Statement from the Leaders of the Harry Potter Fan Community
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We at the Lexicon are proud to share this statement alongside other leaders in the Harry Potter fan community: The Harry Potter fandom has been going strong for more than 20 years, and we are so proud to have been there alongside so many,… Read More
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Quotes By and About Peeves
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