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The Magic Quill #22: The Relay Final

“In the first round of the Owlympic Relay Dueling Final, Crinkle and Lobster were given the task of tying a knot in a tree trunk. This time, Crinkle proved himself the cleverer wizard. Lobster conjured an oak seedling, which he bespelled to grow extremely fast. He was still busy bending and straining and trying to bend the growing thing into a loop when Crinkle simply conjured a large hollow log, crawled inside, and made a knot in his handkerchief. I remember he was still picking woodlice out of his robes at the closing ceremonies.

Flowers, Green Eyes, and Snakes = Rebirth?

I recently decided to look up all the questionable symbols in the Harry Potter series and began to notice a very strong trend: Rebirth. Of all the unanswered questions, three in particular were really starting to...

The Power of Motive

by Imladris I find the Unforgivable Curses to be quite intriguing in their own morbid way. What makes them so unforgivable? Why didn’’t Harry’s righteous anger feed the Cruciatus Curse? I think the answers...

Parsel Parallels

by Nicole Nover Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that roam our land, there is none more curious or more deadly than the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents. This snake,...

Pipelines and Bloodlines

by Michele Lawson It’s been a matter of curiosity to me, as I believe to others, why the chamber of secrets would be concealed behind a relatively modern aperture in a bathroom. It couldn’t...