In Defense of Slytherin: A Different Kind of Courage
by Desdemona Black There are, as Dumbledore wisely tells us at the end of SS, many kinds of courage. Gryffindor courage is often flashy and laudably heroic – it’s the kind of courage that...
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Happy birthday Hermione
JK Rowling has updated her official website to wish Hermione Granger a happy birthday.
The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
by Lady Lupin From the very beginning of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling has set up a connection to Egypt, and that connection has been occasionally reinforced in subtle ways throughout the books....
Did Snape Really Have a Life-Debt to James?
by Carol Grizzard (Shewoman) (All citations are from the U.S. hardback editions except for Chamber and Prisoner, which are from the U.S. paperbacks.) At the end of Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone, Dumbledore explains to Harry why Snape protected him that...
On Religion: What sort of end will Harry Potter meet?
By Terry Mattingly, Scripps Howard News Service | Naples News Father Jonathan Tobias knows exactly what he will do when J. K. Rowling releases the final volume of the Harry Potter series. The family tradition...
New cover for Hogwarts schoolbooks set
The Harry Potter box set containing Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, published in support of Comic Relief, now has a brand new cover. Thanks to HarryLatino for...
Report on Book 7 release
We told you earlier that READ magazine, which we had previously believed to be a Scholastic magazine, reportedly included a blurb in their latest edition about Book 7 coming out next summer. Scholastic now...
OOTP interviews on Australian TV program
Thanks to Lisette for pointing out this new video on YouTube from Sunrise, an Australian morning talk show program. Their England correspondent visited the Order of the Phoenix set and talked with actors Dan...
The Magic Quill #101: Eulogy for a Dark Wizard
All of us at Vold-Mart are devastated by the tragic loss of our Co-founder, Chief Operational Witch (or Wizard) and Sorcerer (or Sorceress) of Opportunity Development, Leslie Marion McInermaphrodite — affectionately known to many as Uncle or Auntie Leslie.
