Harry Potter experienced Severus Snape’s death in real-time. Despite their hatred for each other across seven books and eight films, the duo had some level of respect towards the other. It all concerns Lily Potter, the protagonist’s late mother. Snape’s last wish is to look into the eyes of the woman he once loved a …
“Always.” The meaning is so much more than a single word for Severus Snape. In the Harry Potter films, this one word has become almost as famous as the character played by the late great Alan Rickman. So, what does the quote mean on a larger scale? That is what we will be looking at …
Did Lord Voldemort make Harry Potter a Horcrux? Well, the answer to that is yes, well, sort of, if you want to be specific. Harry did not fit within the typical parameters of being a Horcrux. Upon the Dark Lord’s murder of Lily Evans Potter, her son became a Horcrux, according to Albus Dumbledore. Voldemort …
Albus Dumbledore has always had a unique role within the Wizarding World. Hopefully, when the television series drops (if it does), we’ll get a more detailed look at his life and everything to do with him; moreover, that brings us to his role in the life of Harry Potter and his adventures across seven books. …
There is a Harry Potter television series (hopefully) coming to Max [formerly HBO Max] in the next few years. While the book series that launched J.K. Rowling into international stardom is now somewhat controversial due to her views on transgender individuals, her previous work shouldn’t be hated because of her current opinions, but that’s neither …
Draco Malfoy is a character most Harry Potter fans love to hate. Upon his introduction in The Philosopher’s Stone, he’s the stereotypical school bully who thinks he is better than everyone else because he is rich and can access luxuries his classmates can only dream about. Case in point, he never knew any other life …
Cheeky and lovers of a good prank, Fred and George Weasley were the identical twin brothers of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron and Ginny and the fourth and fifth sons of their parents, Arthur and Molly Weasley. They became good friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, the best friends of Ron. While identical, they were …
Lord Voldemort is a half-blood. This has been known since Albus Dumbledore started looking into his past. Since the beginning, he has only surrounded himself with purebloods and those who are blood purity fanatics. But he doesn’t appear to have an idea of his own… or does he? Merope Gaunt was 18 when she delivered …
Lord Voldemort was deathly (no pun intended) afraid of Harry Potter. However, there was another boy he should have also feared: Neville Longbottom. Both boys had equal power to take him down. But why did the Dark Lord target one but not the other? That’s what we’ll explore here. Also, this may contain spoilers for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
