We are celebrating 20 Years of the Lexicon
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🎙️ Order of the Phoenix 1-9 Canon Celebration
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Everything turns a bit darker in Book Five. Lord Voldemort has returned. Dementors show up in unexpected places. And Harry is unhappy, even when he has re-joined his friends before the end of the summer. Ready to find out why? Let’s go! Podcasts:… Read More
Canon Celebration: The Schoolbooks and Famous Wizard Cards
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Where canon information comes from besides the seven Harry Potter books is a long-running question. What we at the Lexicon count as canon is set out on our Sources page. This week we are looking at a few of the other rich sources of canon, including the “replica” schoolbooks… Read More
Goblet of Fire 19-37 Canon Celebration
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The preliminaries events are over and it is time for the tasks. What will the Triwizard Tournament bring? Could things get any worse? Ready to find out? Here we go! Podcasts: Canon Thoughts: Goblet of Fire by Steve VanderArk Summoning Charms by Abby Koop… Read More
Goblet of Fire 11-18 Canon Celebration
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And after the excitement of the summer’s Quidditch World Cup and reappearance of the Dark Mark, it is time to go back to Hogwarts, and finally learn what this mysterious special event is that no one will tell them about. Ready to find out? Here we go!… Read More
🎙️ Goblet of Fire 1-10 Canon Celebration
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We now start Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a book with several exciting events for Harry and his friends to experience. We go back to the Weasleys and attend an international event where a disaster takes place. What more can happen? If you’re ready… Read More
Canon Celebration: History of the Wizarding World
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One of the things that readers fall in love with about the books is the depth of information we are given – information that is often only peripheral to the plot, but nevertheless enriches our understanding of the magical world. Some of the more interesting tidbits pertain to the history… Read More
🎙️ The History of the History of the Wizarding World
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In the early 2000s, Harry Potter fans debated the possible range of dates for the saga. Small clues like the reference to a PlayStation in book four were discussed in detail. — Since the PlayStation wasn’t available until December 1994 in Japan and September 1995 in Europe, some… Read More
Prisoner of Azkaban 12-22 Canon Celebration
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And we are back at Hogwarts! Harry, Ron and Hermione have some new teachers and new classes. Arrogance leads to an injury and a disastrous Quidditch pitch invasion ruins the start of the season. And, a pet and a new broom has caused a rift… Read More
Prisoner of Azkaban 6-11 Canon Celebration
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An unwelcome house guest drives Harry to run away from the Dursleys. Any trouble he might have gotten himself into is waved away in light of a new unsettling threat after Harry’s life. A second threat — a mysterious and terrifying creature — tries to attack on… Read More
Debunking Common False Myths You've Assumed About Hogwarts
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Harry Potter is, undoubtedly, one of the most well-known series across the world. Even if you’ve never seen a film or read a book, it’s highly likely that you’ve come across something related to it at some point, be it from groups of fans talking about the different Houses and… Read More
Why is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban so popular?
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Google the phrase “favourite harry potter book poll” and many of the listed results have the third book as the winner. This has set me thinking about why Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has always been my favourite of the seven books. I have come to the… Read More
🎙️ Prisoner of Azkaban 1-5 Canon Celebration
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Welcome to the third book in the series, The Prisoner of Azkaban! Many fans consider this to be their favorite Harry Potter novel. Harry is another year older, another face-off with Voldemort under his belt. What could be in store for him and his friends this year? Let’s… Read More
Canon Celebration: Classes and Teachers!
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Before we head back into the next Harry Potter novel, The Prisoner of Azkaban, we’re going to take a little detour and talk about education. Seems fitting, since school is starting up again in the US right about now. What sort of education does Harry and his friends receive at… Read More
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: CS 13: Looks Can Be Deceiving… Read More
🎙️ Chamber of Secrets 6-12 Canon Celebration
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Welcome to the fifth installment of our celebration series! We’ve been warned not to return to Hogwarts, met some new allies and foes, and accidentally broken one of the most fundamental rules of wizarding society. What a way to start the school year! Ready to… Read More
🎙️ Chamber of Secrets 1-5 Canon Celebration
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Now we’re into the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Plenty of connections can be made between this book and book six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In fact, book two was originally going to be called Half-Blood Prince! Here’s what Rowling had to say about… 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
🎙️ Philosopher's Stone 6-17 Canon Celebration
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Ready to have some fun exploring? Here we go! Podcasts: Trunks by Selena Gallagher Platform Nine and 3/4 by Steve VanderArk How Many Students Are There at Hogwarts? by Steve VanderArk Whatever Happened to Sally-Ann? by Steve VanderArk The Significance of Hallowe’en by Rosie Payne… Read More
🎙️ Philosopher's Stone 1-5 Canon Celebration
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Welcome to the first of twenty-six blog posts in our Canon Celebration! This time around we’re exploring the first five chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Why am I not saying “Sorcerer’s Stone”? Because that’s not the original name of the book, as you probably know. That’s the… Read More
🎙️ Encore Presentation: OP1 - Drought
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This is an encore presentation of an episode from March, 2018. Today we’re spending a little bit of time with chapter one of Order of the Phoenix. From the very beginning, we’re introduced to the theme of drought. Rowling writes: Cars that were usually gleaming stood dusty in their… Read More
