Battle

Eastern Front • Historical events The Eastern Front was a large area of eastern Europe where much fighting took place during World War I. It included the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and the German Empire on the other. Newt Scamander was stationed on the Eastern… Read More

Episkey — "Episkey" • Incantations Heals/repairs damage that has been inflicted on the target. Read More

🎙️ Episode 13: "The budding new baby hero!" • Article

Posted July 7, 2012 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion / Lexicon Podcast

Steve digs into the interview archives, discussing Rowling’s control of her story and her characters, then explores the murky challenge of finding name sources, discovers the not-so-murky Grimmauld Place in London, and discusses the essential elements of book six which allow us to truly understand book seven. Show links: The… Read More

Disarming Charm — "Expelliarmus" • Spells The Disarming Charm causes opponent’s weapon to fly out of his or her hand. The opponent is then said to have been Disarmed. The  Disarming Charm is a basic defensive spell, taught at the Duelling Club by Snape (CS10). Although it is a basic spell, it is rather difficult,… Read More

Exploring October in the Harry Potter Universe • Article

Posted October 3, 2021 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion

After the hustle and bustle of September, October sees life settle down quite a bit for students at Hogwarts. The most exciting part of the month is undoubtedly Hallowe’en, the very last day of the month. And in fact, most of the October events in the Harry Potter canon are… Read More

"Expulso" • Incantations Blows up the target. Read More