Do you believe in magic?• Quote
Children ask me, of course, “do you believe in magic?” and I’ve always said “no, I don’t”. I believe in different kinds of magic. There’s a kind of magic that happens when you pick up a wonderful book, and it lives with you for the rest of your life. That… Read MoreMalfoy's Got Detention• Quote
Hermione did a sort of jig. “Malfoy’s got detention! I could sing!” “Don’t,” Harry advised her. Read MoreMap of Ottery St. Catchpole and the Burrow
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Atlas of the Wizarding World • Houses and addresses
Ottery St. Catchpole and The Burrow Ottery St. Catchpole is located in Devon, along the Otter River. Other towns along this river include Ottery St. Mary and Otterton. The town is relatively small. The Burrow is located near the village to the south [1] but is hidden by hills and… Read MoreThe Marauders
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Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
The self-titled Marauders were a group of Gryffindor students who attended Hogwarts between 1971 and 1978. The ringleaders were James Potter and Sirius Black. Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew rounded out the group. The Marauders were well-known as troublemakers and pranksters, particular Potter and Black who earned themselves an entire… Read MoreMates And Mayhem• Quote
All I ever wanted to do was go to Hogwarts and have a mate to get up to mayhem with. Just like Harry Potter. And I got his son. How crazily fortunate is that. Read MoreRobert McGonagall, The Reverend• Character
The Reverend Robert McGonagall was a Scottish Presbyterian minister. He married Isobel Ross, an 18-year-old, high-spirited witch after they eloped. The pair brought forth three children, Minerva, named after Isobel’s grandmother, Malcolm and Robert Jr. They lived in the manse just outside Caithness, Scotland. It was… Read MoreMeeting a changed Ron Weasley, Albus realises that he and Scorpius have altered the past• Event
Albus Potter chases his father Harry, arguing with him about his friendship with Scorpius Malfoy. They meet his uncle, a much-changed Ron Weasley, now staid and conservative. A shocked Albus realises that he and Scorpius have altered past events by their use of the Time-Turner. Read MoreMemories
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Thing
Memories can be removed from the head of a witch or wizard and placed into a vessels known as a Pensieve to be viewed and studied. After removal, memories can be tampered with, as Horace Slughorn did when he tried to revise and conceal his own memory of teaching Tom… Read MoreMemories in the Pensieve show Harry the true story of Snape's life and love• Event
After Snape dies in the Shrieking Shack (DH32), Harry takes the vial of his important memories to Dumbledore’s empty office and pours them into the Pensieve. Snape’s early childhood remembrances appear before him – starting in 1969, the first meeting of the lonely, ragamuffin-like boy at age nine with… Read More
Memory Modifying Charm
— "Obliviate"
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Spells
The Memory Modifying Charm is also called “Memory Charm”. Modifies or erases portions of a person’s memory. A person who has their memory erased can be described as “Obliviated” (WFT). Memory Modifying Charms are often used to uphold the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy and to avoid frightening Muggles. Officials… Read MoreMinerva McGonagall accepts the marriage proposal of Elphinstone Urquart• Event
He has proposed many times in the past years, but this time, during a summertime stroll around the Hogwarts lake, she accepts his proposal. He purchases a cottage in Hogsmeade for them to live in so that Minerva can easily travel to work every day. McGonagall keeps her maiden name,… Read MoreHow old is Minerva McGonagall? (and a lesson in humility)• Article
So a few weeks ago I published a timeline pulling together events involving Dumbledore, Newt Scamander, Grindelwald, and Voldemort. It’s fascinating to see how the struggles and ambitions of each of these characters overlap and connect. While I was at it, I put a few other interesting dates on the… Read MoreMinerva McGonagall starts working at the Ministry of Magic• Event
McGonagall starts at the Ministry a few short months after leaving Hogwarts in 1954. Her boss at the Ministry is an older wizard, Elphinstone Urquart, with whom she develops a very close relationship. Read MoreThe Ministry announces that Voldemort had a daughter, whereabouts unknown• Event
Minister for Magic Hermione Granger, at a second Extraordinary General Meeting, announces to the wizarding world that Lord Voldemort had a daughter, whose whereabouts are currently unknown (CC4.1). Hermione, Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley and Ron Weasley stand together to take responsibility. Read MoreMissing Him• Quote
Harry stepped forward and bowed low to the hippogriff without breaking eye contact or blinking. After a few seconds, Buckbeak sank into a bow too. “How are you?” Harry asked him in a low voice, moving forward to stroke the feathery head. “Missing him? But you’re okay here with Hagrid,… Read MoreMNA: Magic in North America (essays)• Source
MNA refers to a series of essays written by Rowling originally for Pottermore detailing the history of magic on the North American continent as well as the background of the Magical Congress of the United States and of Ilvermorny, the North American school of magic. The Magical Congress of… Read MoreMyron Otherhaus• Character
Myron Otherhaus was a handsome wizard who lived in Bury St Edmunds. He fell in love with Violet Tillyman when she accidentally arrived in his house via the Floo Network (Pm). Read More
Love and friendship
Do you believe in magic?
• Quote
Children ask me, of course, “do you believe in magic?” and I’ve always said “no, I don’t”. I believe in different kinds of magic. There’s a kind of magic that happens when you pick up a wonderful book, and it lives with you for the rest of your life. That… Read More
Malfoy's Got Detention
• Quote
Hermione did a sort of jig. “Malfoy’s got detention! I could sing!” “Don’t,” Harry advised her. Read More
The Marauders
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Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
The self-titled Marauders were a group of Gryffindor students who attended Hogwarts between 1971 and 1978. The ringleaders were James Potter and Sirius Black. Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew rounded out the group. The Marauders were well-known as troublemakers and pranksters, particular Potter and Black who earned themselves an entire… Read More
Mates And Mayhem
• Quote
All I ever wanted to do was go to Hogwarts and have a mate to get up to mayhem with. Just like Harry Potter. And I got his son. How crazily fortunate is that. Read More
Memories in the Pensieve show Harry the true story of Snape's life and love
• Event
After Snape dies in the Shrieking Shack (DH32), Harry takes the vial of his important memories to Dumbledore’s empty office and pours them into the Pensieve. Snape’s early childhood remembrances appear before him – starting in 1969, the first meeting of the lonely, ragamuffin-like boy at age nine with… Read More
How old is Minerva McGonagall? (and a lesson in humility)
• Article
So a few weeks ago I published a timeline pulling together events involving Dumbledore, Newt Scamander, Grindelwald, and Voldemort. It’s fascinating to see how the struggles and ambitions of each of these characters overlap and connect. While I was at it, I put a few other interesting dates on the… Read More
Missing Him
• Quote
Harry stepped forward and bowed low to the hippogriff without breaking eye contact or blinking. After a few seconds, Buckbeak sank into a bow too. “How are you?” Harry asked him in a low voice, moving forward to stroke the feathery head. “Missing him? But you’re okay here with Hagrid,… Read More
MNA: Magic in North America (essays)
• Source
MNA refers to a series of essays written by Rowling originally for Pottermore detailing the history of magic on the North American continent as well as the background of the Magical Congress of the United States and of Ilvermorny, the North American school of magic. The Magical Congress of… Read More
