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Quotes by and about Lord Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) From Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Hagrid to Harry: “Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion. Dunno if he had enough human left in him to die.” (PS4) Hagrid to Harry: “Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin,” said Hagrid darkly. Read More
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Just in time for Hallowe’en! Fenrir Greyback, one of Rowling’s most horrific characters, now has his own page on the Lexicon. Warning: the page displays Makani’s portrait of Greyback, which is enough to give anyone nightmares. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3Podcast:… Read More
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From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets “Harry Potter!” said the creature in a high-pitched voice Harry was sure would carry down the stairs. “So long has Dobby wanted to meet you, sir … Such an honor it is … ” “Th-thank you,” said Harry, edging along the… Read More
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The Wizard of the Month on Jo’s site for June (Daisy Hookum) and July (Tarquin McTavish) were both new characters. Most of the WotM have been from the Famous Wizard Cards, but occasionally she has given us these charming additions to the canon. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3… Read More
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Happy birthday, Dobby! https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 4.6MB)Subscribe: RSS… Read More
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All information about the Black family is currently being revised due to the publication of portions of a marvelous hand-drawn Black family tree that Jo is auctioning off to benefit Book Aid International. For now, you can read more at The Leaky Cauldron. We haven’t had this much new… Read More
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Numerous people have been writing and asking us to clarify dates for Snape, Lily and the Marauders. I have added information to Snape’s page with our latest thinking and links to the evidence we used to arrive at our calculation: Notes on Dates for Snape, Lily and the Marauders: 1959 or… Read More
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The character pages have been updated with new info through chapter 15. They aren’t finished yet, but I have started whole pages on Rufus Scrimgeour and Horace Slughorn. Voldemort’s page has new sections: “Followers,” and “Victims.” https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3Podcast:… Read More
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Neville has his own page now, so hopefully it will be easier to find information on him. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 4.6MB)… Read More
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I am in the process of adding new characters: Alecto; Amycus; Aubrey, Bertram; Belby, Marcus; Belcher, Humphrey; Benson, Amy (Muggle); Bishop, Dennis (Muggle); Burke, Caractacus; Cadwallader; Chorley (Muggle); Cole, Mrs. (Muggle); Coote, Ritchie; Cresswell, Dirk; Cuffe, Barabas; Damocles [Uncle]; Flume, Ambrosius; Gaunt, Marvolo; Gaunt, Merope; Gaunt, Morfin; Golpalott; Greyback, Fenrir;… Read More
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We now have a “bookquotes” page for Petunia and the Dursley family, and more complete listings for Neville and Draco, all due to Asphodel (aka Lori Damerell, she of the magic fingers)! Coming soon: a more complete listing of quotes by Lord Voldemort, courtesy of Lady Stratford. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3… Read More
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Happy birthday, Lupin! I have updated his pages to show his new birthdate. Thanks to Leaky Lounge member Asphodel Wormwood there are 2 more quotes pages: Fred & George and Sybill Trelawney. Enjoy! https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3Podcast:… Read More
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I have created 13 new pages listing book quotes for most of the major characters. Also, the pages for Draco, Ron, Hermione, Sirius, and Ginny have all been reorganized and enlarged! New sections include information on the actors who play the characters in the movies and new artwork. I hope they are… Read More
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I have been working on expanding the pages for the main characters. I am adding interior navigation (similar to a Table of Contents), quotes pages, expanded name research, new artwork, and more that I can’t think of right now. So far the Dumbledore, Hagrid and Snape pages are done. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-202106-umbridge-and-macnair.mp3… Read More
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Did some updating on the new guide to Jo’s website. Then I noticed that she’d added Bill’s birthday on November 29. I figured I’d quickly add that to the timelines… But wait. If Bill was born on November 29, that means he turned eleven the year BEFORE he started Hogwarts. And… Read More
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“How old are Bill and Charlie?” someone asked Jo. Very simple question. Her response to that simple question was just as simple. Charlie is two years older than Percy, and Bill is two years older than Charlie. Simple. So what’s the big deal? Unfortunately, this answer just doesn’t work. The… Read More
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Just a quick note. I’m on vacation, currently in Quebec City, and I happen to have internet available in my hotel, which is pretty darn nice. I had a wonderful time at Convention Alley and now I and my family will be vacationing in Canada for a few days. I… Read More
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It’s official. Blaise Zabini is a wizard. As with Professor Sinistra, one of the translation teams needed to know the gender of that particular character because in the language they’re working with, it matters for their choice of words (in this case Portuguese). I didn’t know the answer, athough I… Read More