Author: Laurie Beckoff

The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

August 9, 2020

Wizolympics 2020: Closing Ceremony

That’s all for the 2020 Wizolympics in Tokyo. It’s time for the Closing Ceremony and the passing of the torch to Paris for 2024.

Aerial Jousting Wizolympics

The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

August 6, 2020

Wizolympics 2020: Aerial Jousting

The flyers take the field for aerial jousting at the 2020 Wizolympics in Tokyo. Who will get knocked down, and who can stay on their broom to take home a medal?

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The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

August 2, 2020

Wizolympics 2020: Expedition Wandless Day 9

Expedition Wandless teams continue to accrue bonus points, and an intra-team romance blooms during the 2020 Wizolympics!

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The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

July 29, 2020

Wizolympics 2020: Expedition Wandless Day 5

We’ve had our first finishers by Day 5 of Expedition Wandless, but will other teams rack up enough bonus points to beat them? Hypatia Shilling-Shaw reports.

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The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

July 27, 2020

Wizolympics 2020: Expedition Wandless Day 3

Hypatia Shilling-Shaw reports on Day 3 of Expedition Wandless at the 2020 Wizolympics, where teams are starting to make progress on their journeys and tasks.

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The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

July 25, 2020

Wizolympics 2020: Expedition Wandless Overview

Expedition Wandless requires teams to make it from Okinawa to Tokyo and complete assignments without magic. Here’s how this event will work over the course of the 2020 Wizolympics.

The Daily Prophet / Wizolympics

July 24, 2020

Wizolympics 2020 Opening Ceremony

“Daily Prophet” editor Barnabas Cuffe provides coverage of the 2020 Wizolympics Opening Ceremony at Kahaku Dome in Tokyo.

July 20, 2020

“Reading, Writing, Rowling” Episode 44: “‘The Ickabog’: Thoughts in Progress”

Episode 44 of RWR dives into “The Ickabog” and how it connects to “Harry Potter” and the fairy tale genre.

Merchandise Reviews / The Daily Prophet

June 30, 2020

Book Review: “Harry Potter and Beyond” by Tison Pugh

Tison Pugh’s new book “Harry Potter and Beyond” offers an excellent introduction to “Potter” scholarship.

May 2025

Thu, May 8

Alex Price's birthday

Recurs yearly

Draco Malfoy (CC – London and New York)

Dumbledore is removed as Headmaster

Recurs yearly

1993

Hagrid is taken to Azkaban as a precaution

Recurs yearly

1993

Hermione and Penelope Clearwater are petrified

Recurs yearly

1993

Fri, May 9

Charlie's friends take Norbert(a)

Recurs yearly

1992
Approximate. Exact date unknown.

Sat, May 10

Gryffindor wins Quidditch Cup; Harry and Ginny first kiss

Recurs yearly

1997

Harry, Hermione, and Neville lose 150 house points

Recurs yearly

1992
Approximate. Exact date unknown.

Mon, May 12

Domhnall Gleeson's birthday

Recurs yearly

Bill Weasley (DH1, DH2)

Tue, May 13

Robert Pattinson's birthday

Recurs yearly

Cedric Diggory

Samantha Morton's birthday

Recurs yearly

Mary Lou Barebone

Zoë Wanamaker's birthday

Recurs yearly

Madam Hooch