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Listicles / The Daily Prophet

March 22, 2020

The Zodiac Signs as Magical Creatures – Part 2

Learn which fantastic beast best represents your zodiac sign in Part 2 of our series.

Listicles / The Daily Prophet

March 20, 2020

The Zodiac Signs as Magical Creatures – Part 1

Move over, lions for Leos and scorpions for Scorpios. Which magical creature best represents your zodiac sign?

Features / The Daily Prophet

September 8, 2019

Easter Eggs in Jim Kay’s Illustrations for “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Jim Kay breathes new life into the story, hiding fascinating references and jokes in the details.

Letters to the Editor / The Quibbler

February 9, 2019

Here Be Dragons (And Phoenixes) – Part 2

When Albus Dumbledore recovers the vial containing the blood pact with Gellert Grindelwald, he moves closer to their eventual confrontation. The symbolism of phoenixes and dragons, drawn from a long history of beast mythology, foreshadows the movement of their story from 1927 to 1945.

Here Be Dragons (And Phoenixes) – Part 1

Letters to the Editor / The Quibbler

February 8, 2019

Here Be Dragons (And Phoenixes) – Part 1

In the second “Fantastic Beasts” installment, J.K. Rowling brings Grindelwald to the foreground, emphasizing, in his characterization, his inner beast: the dragon. From his distinctive eye to his ability to envision the future, he has much in common with the dragons of universal myth.