Hogwarts is, on the authority of J.K. Rowling herself, the most heavily haunted dwelling place in Britain. Given the competition on these islands, that is saying something. Most of its ghosts are never named.... Read More →
In 1674, the Department of Magical Games and Sports sat down with a problem. Their most popular sport had become too popular. There were too many quidditch teams, too many matches, and far too... Read More →
J.K. Rowling had a problem she never talked about in interviews: passwords. Specifically, the sheer administrative burden of running a school where every dormitory, every office, every secret passage, and every enchanted parchment required... Read More →
Dumbledore keeps a stone basin in his office - wide, shallow, covered in runes - and inside it swirls something that looks like "light made liquid, or like wind made solid." When Harry first... Read More →
Most readers can name four Animagi. The wizarding world has far more. Here is every confirmed Animagus across the books, Rowling's Pottermore writings, and the official games - with animal forms, registry status, and the story behind each transformation. Read More →
J.K. Rowling documented 35 Ministers for Magic in her official Pottermore essay. Most readers know five. Here is every one, from Ulick Gamp in 1707 to Kingsley Shacklebolt, with everything Rowling wrote about each of them. Read More →
“I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.” With those words in... Read More →
The Harry Potter series is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold worldwide and translations into more than 85 languages. What started as a modest 77,000-word children's novel published... Read More →
“The wand chooses the wizard. That much has always been clear to those of us who have studied wandlore.” With those words, spoken to an eleven-year-old Harry Potter inside his cramped shop on Diagon... Read More →
Professor Kettleburn, Dumbledore told the school, had ‘retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs’, and Care of Magical Creatures passed to the gamekeeper. Hagrid’s... Read More →
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