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est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waxing Crescent
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Runes
Runes are a form of writing used by witches and wizards hundreds and even thousands of years ago. Some important magical documents are written in runes, and some magical items have runes inscribed on them. Ancient runes are studied at Hogwarts by those wishing to be able to decipher and interpret inscriptions and writing by magical people of long ago. Read More
Dawlish tries to arrest Neville’s Gran
The overworked auror John Dawlish attempts to arrest Augusta Longbottom at her home as a means to intimidate Neville, who has been leading the resistance at Hogwarts. Dawlish assumes that dealing with an old woman living alone would be a simple matter but learns otherwise. Augusta is no pushover. Dawlish is overpowered and injured and Gran goes into hiding. Dawlish spends… Read More
Harry stays at the Leaky Cauldron and spends his days in Diagon Alley
He does his homework out in the open, eats free ice creams, picks up his books, and repeatedly stops by Quality Quidditch Supplies to admire the Firebolt. (PA3)… Read More
Modesty Barebone
Modesty Barebone was the youngest adopted daughter of Mary Lou Barebone, a Second Salem leader in 1920s New York. Read More
Why is Trelawney’s name different between the US and UK editions?
Many fans never even noticed that there was a difference. But it’s true. In the Bloomsbury version, Trelawney’s first name is Sybill. In the US, it’s Sibyll. Note the switching of the ‘y’ there. So what’s up with that? For years, I just noted the difference on the Lexicon and left it at that. Then on Pottermore, Rowling actually addressed the issue,… Read More
Common Room
The common room in a school is a room to which all members in a certain category have common access for social or business purposes. At Hogwarts, each of the Houses has a common room where the students of that House congregate for meetings, to study, and to socialize. A notice board in each common room displays not only announcements… Read More
The Norwegian translation of “Quidditch” is “Rumpeldunk.”… Read More
Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape’s class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye. Read More
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Character Quotes
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The editor for the Characters section of the Lexicon was Lisa Bunker who was also the founder of Accio Quote. So it was a natural fit for her to collect quotes by and about the main characters in the books as she worked to bring each character’s biography up to date. Read More