• Rules and laws In Harry’s fifth year, Dolores Umbridge became High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, and the Ministry decreed: “No student organisations, societies, teams, groups and clubs may exist without the knowledge and approval of the high Inquisitor” (OP17).  Headmaster Snape reinstated it in 1997 to stop Dumbledore’s Army from reforming, although Neville… Read More
• Rules and laws This rule said that any student found in possession of The Quibbler magazine would be expelled. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201909-platform-nine-and-three-quarters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:16 — 4.8MB)Subscribe:… Read More
• Rules and laws This decree allowed Dolores Umbridge to replace Albus Dumbledore as Headmaster of Hogwarts (OP28). https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201909-platform-nine-and-three-quarters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:16 — 4.8MB)Subscribe:… Read More
• Oceans and seas The English Channel is a body of water separating southern England from northern France, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201909-platform-nine-and-three-quarters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download… Read More
• Spells The Vanishing Spell makes something vanish (not just become invisible, but go away completely) https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201909-platform-nine-and-three-quarters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:16 — 4.8MB)Subscribe:… Read More
• Character Archer Evermonde was Minister for Magic during World War I, serving  1912 – 1923. https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201909-platform-nine-and-three-quarters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:16 — 4.8MB)Subscribe:… Read More
• Dark magic items Hanging on the wall of Borgin and Burkes shop in Knockturn Alley (PA4) https://media.blubrry.com/hplex/media.hp-lexicon.org/podcasts/archive/hplm-201909-platform-nine-and-three-quarters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:16 — 4.8MB)Subscribe:… Read More
• Moors • Quidditch places Exmoor is an area of moorland of Somerset named for the river Exe, which flows through it. Exmoor is the location of Exmoor National Park. It is also the home of a new Quidditch stadium, which was originally covered with an Invisibility Charm (fans were advised to collect Re-Visibility Spectacles from… Read More