The Schemes Behind the Spite: Why Voldemort Really Jinxed the DADA Job
Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers come and go, but why do they meet such terrible ends? Could the DADA jinx have another, more sinister purpose to it?
by Sophia Jenkins · Published July 27, 2020 · Last modified June 25, 2023
Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers come and go, but why do they meet such terrible ends? Could the DADA jinx have another, more sinister purpose to it?
The golden trio is always drinking tea in Hagrid’s hut, but what kind of tea are they drinking? We’re here to match tea flavors to our favorite “Potter” characters.
by Minal Daswani · Published May 28, 2020 · Last modified July 4, 2021
Today I finish my series on questionable moments in the “Potter” series with the top five questionable moments in “Deathly Hallows.”
by Minal Daswani · Published November 29, 2019 · Last modified April 12, 2021
Although the films adapted the “Harry Potter” books quite well, there are still some disappointing character adaptations.
by Jennifer Fancher · Published November 19, 2019 · Last modified November 14, 2019
Just as the words on the pages of each “Harry Potter” book enchant millions around the world, so too does illustrator Jim Kay’s art.
by Anne Showers-Curtis · Published September 30, 2019 · Last modified October 28, 2019
Which tarot card best represents your favorite wizarding world wizard?
Editorials / The Daily Prophet
by Jennifer Fancher · Published August 19, 2019 · Last modified March 9, 2021
Rereading the series as an educator reveals how much Rowling got right about teaching. This shouldn’t be a surprise since she was a teacher herself.
The Quibbler / The Three Broomsticks
by MuggleNet · Published June 1, 2019 · Last modified May 31, 2021
hpboy13 conjectures that Snape saw himself in Tonks’s unrequited love for Lupin and that he gained a grudging respect for Lupin as a result of the latter’s infiltration of the werewolf community.
There are many, many moments throughout the “Harry Potter” series where I find myself saying, “You stop that. You stop that right now, JKR.” Here are just a few scenes that leave me weepier than a baby mandrake being repotted against its will.
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Barty Crouch, Jr.
Bunty
Voice of the Sorting Hat
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15-year-old Tom Riddle (HBP)
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