Known as one of the most dangerous magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe, Basilisks can kill someone by looking at them directly in the eye. Just ask “Moaning” Myrtle Warren. Affiliated with the Dark Arts, the first known Basilisk to be born was by Herpo the Foul, who hatched a chicken egg under a …
Many stories of fiction are contrived from aspects of reality. One trope that pops up in the fantasy genre is incest. Also known as inbreeding, many tales, such as the worlds created by George R.R. Martin (Westeros) and J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), have dove into this a lot in their works. It has also been …
Not many people know the name Tom Marvolo Riddle, but they recall Lord Voldemort as it sends shivers down one’s spine. Both monikers were a mystery in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. This is until his return in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore race to stop him …
Muggles are “the non-magic folk” of the Harry Potter universe. Depending on where the tale is set in the world’s history, Muggles are either aware of things going on with the magical folk or not. One example is how the American magic school Illvermony was founded. One of the founders was a No-Maj, the American …
David Tennant played Barty Crouch Junior in The Goblet of Fire, while four separate actors have portrayed Albus Dumbledore throughout the Harry Potter franchise. So who plays everyone’s favourite Gryffindor Head of House, and deputy headmistress, Professor Minerva McGonagall? There have been two lucky ladies who have played the fierce head of Gryffindor House. Dame …
Albus Dumbledore is one of the most recognisable Harry Potter characters ever. Throughout the Wizarding World media, the character has been portrayed by four different actors. Today, we will be explaining each of the men who have played the famed Hogwarts headmaster. Grab your butterbeer because some of this post will be a little depressing. …
The Harry Potter videogames were a staple of many childhoods. For us, we had almost every game based on the films from Chamber of Secrets down to Deathly Hallows Part 1. The list of Harry Potter videogames has grown since the release of the films concluded. That is what we’re going to be doing today, …
The mobile videogame Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is set in the years leading up to Harry Potter’s six years at the English Wizarding school. The same is set in the 80s when characters such as Nymphadora Tonks and the two eldest Weasley brothers, Bill and Charlie, are all students. Some of whom you meet on …
To most people, David Tennant will always be known as the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who and as House of the Dragon‘s Ty Tennant’s father. But David appeared in a bit part during 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and some people might not know who he played as he was only in …
Say what you will about J.K. Rowling. This is not the post to discuss her feelings and opinions. Instead, we wanted to address a straightforward question; is Harry Potter a Muggle? This might appear to be a stupid question, but some readers are generally curious about the answer. We know, of course, that Harry Potter …
Harry Potter’s main goal throughout the seven Harry Potter books was to stop Lord Voldemort at all costs. Part of that plan was to destroy the details of the Dark Wizard’s soul that resided inside several items, becoming Horcruxes. We don’t know how one is made but we know the objects used in this heinous …
Harry Potter is full of twists of turns. The Marauders’ history is one of the franchise’s best but less developed aspects. This group of four Gryffindor students wandered through the halls of Hogwarts in the 1970s. The cliche would consist of Remus Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew. The four friends loved creating …
Gryffindor is one of the most recognisable school houses in the Harry Potter/Wizarding World franchise. Founded by Hogwarts co-founder Godric Gryffindor, it is meant to be for the brave. However, not everyone who is sorted in Gryffindor deserves to be there. Godric Gryffindor, like Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, had specific criteria for entering his …
For five books, it was believed by the audience that Severus Snape was a villain alongside Lord Voldemort. But he turned out to be a hidden hero who had been watching and protecting him for years. So where does the Half-Blood Prince thing come in, and why is he called this? Let’s explore this concept, …
We had an interesting question pop up in NicheIQ. Anyone who follows this site knows we have gotten topic ideas for Harry Potter, and we try to do individual posts as there has been every topic under the sun that has been written about in the almost 30 years since the first book’s release. So, …
Lily Evans and James Potter are the parents of Harry Potter. They were both twenty-one when Lord Voldemort killed them on October 31st 1981. Their deaths left their son orphaned and left to be raised by his only living family; the Dursleys, who were Lily’s sister, Petunia, brother-in-law Vernon and nephew Dudley. His parent’s deaths …
The wizarding world is full of unique characters. Some are named after mythological characters. In the case of Argus Filch, that was the point, as he has eyes everywhere around Hogwarts via his beloved cat Mrs Norris. From threatening to hang Harry Potter and others from their thumbs in the dungeons to hating the students, …
The Harry Potter franchise has a lot of families. The Potters. The Dursleys. And yes, even the Malfoys. But where does that put the Blacks? They were a large family that linked almost every known wizarding clan. But one mystery arose when Sirius Black’s brother, Regulus Arcturus Black, suddenly died and ended up with a …
Bellatrix Lestrange is irredeemable as a villain. Twisted, demented and loyal to Harry Potter’s most feared adversary Lord Voldemort, she is someone to be feared. The cousin of Sirius Black, the sister of Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy, and the aunt of Draco Malfoy, Bellatrix is a nasty piece of work. She has murdered and …
Everyone has their favourite Harry Potter characters. From the golden trio to the villains, there is always an air of “who is the biggest, most important” of them all? Well, that’s what we’ll explore here. Without many of these Harry Potter characters, the storylines would not have played out as they should have. The Golden …
The Prisoner of Azkaban was the Harry Potter book that introduced the concept of the Patronus charm to the Wizarding World lore. Over the following few books, other characters are given a chance to conjure their Patronus. First, however, in this post, we will review Harry’s patronus and its meaning. In the third novel, Harry …
Harry Potter fans will be more than familiar with The Philosopher’s Stone (Sorcerer’s Stone for American fans) and its creator Nicolas Flamel. But who was the man behind the creation? That’s what this is about. The character’s creation of the Philosopher’s Stone was the subject of the first Harry Potter book, where Lord Voldemort seeks …
One of the most underrated Hogwarts houses is Ravenclaw. Hogwarts founder Rowena Ravenclaw founded the house and has been prized for its wisdom and love of learning. Harry Potter has known several Ravenclaw characters across his adventures. What’s more, several of his closest friends have been Ravenclaw students. For example, his female best friend Hermione …
What is it with Hollywood and its newfound habit of blackwashing historical figures? The second season of the Netflix series African Queens is about to drop in mid-May, but there’s a slight problem. The depiction of the last pharaoh, Cleopatra VII, is incorrect as a mixed-race actress is playing her. While there is nothing with …
Lord Voldemort had a deep affection for his beloved snake, Nagini. She was by his side constantly as she was one of his Horcruxes. However, there is so much more to her role in the Harry Potter universe than being the dark lord’s loyal pet. Nagini was once a human woman from Indonesia. She was …
