On March 20, 2020, J.K. Rowling changed her Twitter header to an image taken from “The Faerie Queene”, an epic poem containing the phrase “troubled blood,” the title of the forthcoming “Comoran Strike” novel. What relevance, beyond inspiring its title, will “The Faerie Queene” have on “Troubled Blood”?
How differently would the events of “Harry Potter” have played out if Fudge had believed Harry’s claim in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” that Voldemort had returned?
For this author, the “Harry Potter” fandom was once a strong, caring community. Recently, though, they have been disillusioned by the divisiveness and toxicity that they’ve experienced within the fandom.
In 2017, I published a critical editorial on the allegations against Johnny Depp, forming an opinion based on my limited knowledge of those allegations. This editorial is not about those allegations but about what “Harry Potter” can teach us about mob mentality, cancel culture, and jumping to conclusions.
From discovering MuggleNet in the early 2000s to publishing over 70 editorials on the site and becoming a published author and podcaster along the way, hpboy13 reflects on his journey with the fansite.
Was Crookshanks originally the Potter family’s cat? MuggleNet discusses this popular fan theory.
Is agency denied to house-elves or declined by them? There are several moments throughout the “Harry Potter” books that contradict the idea that house-elves are magically bound to obey their masters.
Voldemort underestimated the power of house-elves to his own detriment. This is the second article in a three-part series exploring social dynamics in the wizarding world and examines how house-elves are more intelligent and powerful than wizards perceive them to be.
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