Ancient magic

The Tales of Beedle the Bard • Books and Literature The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a 15th-century collection of bedtime stories written for young wizards and witches. The tales were originally written in ancient runes and included such memorable stories as “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” “Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump,” “The Wizard’s Hairy Heart,” and “The… Read More

TBB: The Tales of Beedle the Bard (book) • Source ‘Translated from the original runes by J. K. Rowling’ The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of wizarding fairy tales, originally discussed in Deathly Hallows (DH21) and eventually hand-written and illustrated by Rowling. One of the seven copies Rowling created was sold at auction 13 December… Read More

Why is Trelawney's name different between the US and UK editions? • Podcast Episode

Posted July 19, 2016 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion

Many fans never even noticed that there was a difference. But it’s true. In the Bloomsbury version, Trelawney’s first name is Sybill. In the US, it’s Sibyll. Note the switching of the ‘y’ there. So what’s up with that? For years, I just noted the difference on the Lexicon and left it… Read More

TTB: The Tale of the Three Brothers (fairy tale) • Source “The Tale of the Three Brothers” is a wizarding world fairy tale, part of the collection The Tales of Beedle the Bard. In the tale, three brothers use magic to cheat death. Death himself appears and offers them each one magical item. The choices of the older two brothers… Read More