Importance of Luna, Ginny, and Neville
by Roslyn Hamelink I’m sure Harry will always consider Ron and Hermione to be his two best friends, but he’s realizing that neither of them have had a real loss in their lives, or...
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The Legend Behind Thestrals
by Leah While browsing the local bookstore, I wandered over to the myths and folklore section and spied the Celtic section. I have a particular interest in Celtic legends and the like, being a...
CC #101: Week of September 26, 2004
In this week’s Caption Contest image, a ghost of Hogwarts makes a dashing entry through the window. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!
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.
Dolores Umbridge: Eviler Than Voldemort?
by Crispin There’s nothing that says ‘evil’ quite as well as “he who must not be named.” Sure, Voldemort is evil and all, what with the red eyes and black cloak and skin the...
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 Harrys righteous anger feed the Cruciatus Curse? I think the answers...
The Twelve Doors of the Department of Mysteries
by Angela Goff In OotP we are twice taken into the Ministry of Magic, first witnessing Harry’s hearing, then the rescue mission gone awry. During these times we are given glimpses into this top...
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,...
