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, they ...

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 ...

WARNING: The entirety of this interview is colored by book six ’ which means if you don’t yet want to be spoiled or haven’t yet read Half-Blood Prince, reading this interview will not be good for your ...

Thanks to our wonderful transcription elves, you can now read the transcript of the first part of our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast‘s interview with J.K. Rowling (to hear it yourself, just click ...

US 6 (4 mm) or US 8 (5 mm) 12-16" (30.5 cm - 40.6 cm) circular needle, size dependent on gauge ...

Note: A preliminary transcript is now at the end of this post; please note that there may be some small errors in phrasing, and all questions have been paraphrased to save time; this is not a final ...

Finding the Cup just happens to be an added bonus. In the maze Harry encounters many different obstacles, all of which test his knowledge and abilities. Among these is a giant sphinx who asks Harry ...

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 almost ...

SU: We have to ask this, or we’ll get yelled at: Draco Malfoy. (JKR: Yeah?) did he graduate, and who did he marry? It wasn’t Pansy right? Or was it? JKR: No! God, it wasn’t Pansy Parkinson! I loath ...

Despite the sometimes heated controversy over romantic pairings in the Harry Potter series, author J. K. Rowling's romantic development of her main characters has been, for the most part, transparent.

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 ...

Take one piece of wire and cut it to around 12 inches (30.48 cm) long with the wire cutters. Find the center point and bend slightly to mark its place. Curve the wire by running it between your thumb ...