Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published August 16, 2021 · Last modified September 3, 2021
How do Mooncalves get their names? What’s a kakapo? How is a marine iguana like an Occamy? Read this article to answer all those questions and more.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published June 24, 2021 · Last modified June 17, 2021
Through literary clues, Dr. Beatrice Groves reveals how Diagon Alley may have been inspired by Oxford’s High Street.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published June 23, 2021 · Last modified June 17, 2021
From puns to literary references to magical ley lines, there’s more to Diagon Alley than meets the eye.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published May 26, 2021 · Last modified July 10, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves argues that Douglas Adams’s book “Mostly Harmless” may have inspired an overarching theme in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published May 25, 2021 · Last modified May 21, 2021
A closer look at “Harry Potter” shows that it may have been inspired by aspects of Douglas Adams’s work.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published October 13, 2020 · Last modified May 5, 2021
Were you surprised by the murderer in “Troubled Blood”? A closer look at “The Faerie Queene” epigraphs reveals extra clues that lead you in the direction of the proper suspect…
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published October 6, 2020 · Last modified September 22, 2021
By pairing Robin and Strike with characters from “The Faerie Queene”, Dr. Beatrice Groves reveals how “Troubled Blood” foreshadows what’s to come in the detectives’ relationship.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published September 29, 2020 · Last modified October 5, 2020
Dr. Beatrice Groves explores how “The Faerie Queen” epigraphs in “Troubled Blood” impart clues about the story and characters as well as illuminate the book’s central themes.
Bathilda's Notebook / The Quibbler
by MuggleNet · Published September 10, 2020 · Last modified January 29, 2021
Dr. Beatrice Groves predicts that “Troubled Blood” will take us from St. John’s Gate to the Hampton Court astronomical clock, all while weaving in elements of tarot and the occult.
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