Enjoying a Butterbeer Forget the Sorting Hat for a moment, because the absolute first thing any Harry Potter fan must do in ...

As part of the release of the Dutch translation of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” author J.K. Rowling has given a new interview to the Dutch newspaper “The Volkskrant.”While this ...

It is evident that fictional stories have always thrived off the imaginations of their writers. Nonetheless, it is also true that most authors are inspired by the world around them to write their ...

Music creates unity among peoples, cultures and nations. Music can touch the soul, making it our universal means of communication. 2 Is this what Dumbledore means when he defines music as "a magic ...

Besides J.K. Rowling's well-publicized plans for a total of seven books tracing the life of Harry Potter and his seven years of schooling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there are ...

Recall from the movie, Harry, Ron, and Hermione play their way across a chessboard to pass the White players in a giant-scaled and dangerous game of Wizard Chess. In order for our heroes to pass ...

There are many forms of authority. Those exercised in the books include legal, parental, and moral authority. The use of authority relies first on the acknowledgement by both parties to the ...

Harry Potter: A History of Magic opens at the New York Historical Society tomorrow, with a guide narrated by Natalie Dormer, and will bring together all audiobook readers for the first time ever.

The Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and Avada Kedavra have been dubbed the Unforgivable Curses by the wizarding world. These curses have inspired much debate among fandom, particularly since ...

"Arithmancy looks terrible' said Harry, picking up a very complicated-looking number chart. However, at the same time in Hermione's life she discovers a class at Hogwarts that quickly becomes her ...

of which has its own different nymph. As well as spirits living in trees, they are seen as semi-divine as they are spirits of nature which played a very important role in the belief system of ...

A test screening for the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” film was held today in Chicago. This editor was lucky enough to attend the screening, and got a full preview at ...