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Christmas decorations have appeared on Jo’s site again this year. So far they seem to be mostly the same as the past two years; the only major differences I notice are the cards on the Extra Stuff bulletin board, and the snowman globe in the Links… Read More
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We at the Lexicon would like to wish a very special happy birthday today to one of our very special staffers, Lisa Waite Bunker. Lisa takes care of the character pages and the artists here on the Lexicon as well as managing AccioQuote! (the newly merged website of… Read More
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We have another new canon character from the WotM calendar on Jo’s site… Laurentia Fletwock. We’ll be updating the relevant Lexicon areas shortly. Lisa here: I have now updated the Wizards page with graphics (click for the fullsize version) and commentary on the possible name origins. Thanks to readers… Read More
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While the staff is all insanely busy right now, I thought I’d spotlight another gem from the deep recesses of the Lexicon vaults. The Muggle Encyclopedia holds treasures untold and I invite you to explore through its pages. Penny compiled this amazing resource of information that’s a wealth of… Read More
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This was another tangent that blew up into a two-day project, but we now have a new page with details on owl post and a newly edited page with lots of new information on owls. As always, send additions if you find them!… Read More
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Yes, the exchange rates on the old one were out of date, so… I got out my wand and swished it a few times. I hope you enjoy this updated version! I’ve added a few more currencies from around the world, including the Romanian New Lei, the… Read More
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“Canon fodder” will be an intermittent series of posts about cool stuff that can be found in the dark corners of the Lexicon. Wizard Currency Converter: Have you ever wanted to give a gift certificate in Galleons, Knuts and Sickles, but didn’t know the exchange rate? The Lexicon has a… Read More
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… and we have a new Wizard of the Month. Lorcan d’Eath 1964 – present Heartthrob singer, part vampire, nineteen weeks at number 1 with hit song ‘Necks to You.’… Read More
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Jo has come through in the true spirit of Halloween, giving us a Treat on her official website! I updated the Guide to JKR.com as they appeared. 🙂 The new additions today were: in Extra Stuff-Miscellaneous: Spell Definitions and Diary entry #9. Read More
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I’ve been taking a break from my big project, working on fixing broken links and minor errors and so forth. Then last night, Belinda and I started chatting about some of the Lexicon’s “forgotten” pages, that don’t really have a section and so are in a bit of disrepair, and… Read More
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About a week ago I was studying through the first few chapters of PS and realized that I hadn’t done justice to the Muggle zoo, having ignored the reptile house and zoo restaurant despite writing an entry for every other building in the books. So I went ahead and added… Read More
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I know that the character A to Z lists are very very long and I have been meaning for a while to give certain characters their own pages so that their A to Z list entry can be shortened. So here goes: Lavender Brown, Seamus Finnegan, Ernie Macmillan, Griselda Marchbanks,… Read More
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Fans of Laura Freeman’s artwork know of her special project of Harry Potter Tarot cards. The Lexicon has just received special permission to reproduce some of these on our pages. Images of Umbridge, Lupin, Hermione, Luna, Hagrid and the Weasleys have now been uploaded! Really nice work, Laura! See also… Read More