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est. 2000 A.D.
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Quidditch Through the Ages is published by WhizzHard Books
Quidditch Through the Ages, the extremely popular book by Kennilworthy Whisp, has since gone through many revisions — the current edition which contains information into the 1990s. However, the original edition was published in 1952 by Whizz Hard Books, Diagon Alley, London. Read More
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
Alley between Wisteria Walk and Magnolia Crescent
Located in Little Whinging a block or two from number four, Privet Drive, this alley has been the scene of two of the biggest collisions between Harry’s Muggle home and the wizarding world. First it was where Harry fled after blowing up Aunt Marge, saw Sirius in his Animagus form, and accidentally hailed the Knight Bus (PA3). Two years… 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
The Diadem Horcrux is destroyed by Fiendfyre
When the Room of Requirement is destroyed by the Fiendfyre spell cast by Crabbe, the Diadem of Ravenclaw is caught up in the inferno. Harry sees it tossed into the air as he speeds toward the door to escape and catches it. When he is outside of the room and the door is shut, he looks at the diadem. It… 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
The Creevey boys seem less than bold. However, Dennis managed to sneak into Hogsmeade to join Dumbledore’s Army even though he was a Second Year. Colin sneaked back into the castle to join the Battle of Hogwarts even… Read More
“Beds empty! No note! Car gone … could have crashed … out of my mind with worry …”… Read More
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