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Canon Celebration: Wizarding Life and Organizations • Article

Posted November 8, 2020 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion

What keeps the Wizarding World going? How does it work? The main organisation in the UK is the Ministry of Magic, but there are many more entities that keep things together and Muggle-free. Ready to discover more about these? Onwards we go! Podcasts: OP 7 The… Read More

A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love • Art and Culture A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love is the title of a Celestina Warbeck popular song. The young people in the Burrow during Christmas Eve 1996 aren’t really listening to this song on the Wizard’s Wireless, even though Mrs Weasley keeps turning up the volume (HBP16). On the run from the… Read More

Celestina Warbeck • Character Celestina Warbeck, known as the “Singing Sorceress” (CS3), is, along with the Weird Sisters, one of the two most well-known recording artists in the wizarding world (FW). Read More

Celestina Warbeck Concert Causes Broom Smash over Liverpool • Headlines and advertisements Celestina Warbeck Concert Causes Broom Smash over Liverpool is an article appearing on the front page of the Daily Prophet (DP2). As reported in the article, a three broom “pile-up” occurred over the River Mersey involving five ticket-holders to the Celestina Warbeck concert who were running late. While no one was… Read More

Celestina Warbeck, the "Singing Sorceress," is born • Event

CG: The Crimes of Grindelwald • Source The second film in the Fantastic Beasts series, which is entitled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Read More

You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me • Art and Culture Title of a Celestina Warbeck popular song. Read More

Glenda Chittock • Character Glenda Chittock is a popular presenter of the W.W.N. (Wizarding Wireless Network) program Witching Hour (FW).  … Read More

Church Hall • Buildings The church hall in Little Norton was the site of the final concert for Stubby Boardman and his band, the Hobgoblins, c. 1980. It was at this concert that Stubby was “struck in the ear by a turnip” and decided to retire from public life (OP10). Of course, this… Read More

Composer Musidora Barkwith is born • Event Barkwith was a famous composer whose Wizarding Suite featured an exploding tuba. This unfinished work is now banned, ever since a performance in 1902 blew the roof off of the Town Hall of Ackerly (FW). Read More

Composer Musidora Barkwith dies • Event She is most famous for composing the unfinished “Wizarding Suite,” which features an exploding tuba. Read More

CS17: The Heir of Slytherin • Source Harry finds an unconscious Ginny, meets Tom Riddle (who has had Ginny in his power through the diary), and hears his story. Fawkes the phoenix arrives with the Sorting Hat. Riddle (Voldemort) calls the basilisk to kill Harry, but Fawkes intervenes and together they… Read More

CS8: The Deathday Party • Source Harry is caught dripping mud on the carpet by Filch, is taken to Filch’s office, discovers that Filch is not a wizard, and Nearly Headless Nick invites him to his Deathday Party, which Harry, Ron and Hermione attend on Hallowe’en night. Leaving… Read More