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est. 2000 A.D.
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Minerva McGonagall is born
Her father, Robert McGonagall, is a Muggle and a Presbyterian minister. Her mother, Isobel McGonagall, is a witch. They name her after Isobel’s grandmother, who was a skilled witch (Pm). Read More
Filius Flitwick
Filius Flitwick is the Charms professor at Hogwarts and the Head of Ravenclaw House. He is very small in stature (he needs to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk), but not small in magical ability. He was an accomplished wizard and, according to rumor, was a dueling champion when he was younger (CS11). Flitwick… 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
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
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
Differences and Changes in the Text
The text of the Harry Potter novels stayed almost the same over the ten years it took Rowling to write the saga. However, some variations and changes were made. A number of differences exist between the Bloomsbury and the Scholastic editions of the Harry Potter books. Most of these differences were made by the US editors to clarify the text… Read More
On this day in 1942...
Morfin admits to murders he did not commit and goes to Azakaban
Tom Riddle Jr. came looking for his maternal family in Little Hangleton and discovered a… Read More
“One can never have enough socks … Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”… Read More
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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