Harry Potter fan articles

If you have finally managed to get hold of a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts, you will first get a shopping list as long as your arm. Of course, y...

At some point in your adult life, you will probably (like all of us) have come to the sad realisation that you will never get to Hogwarts. Neverthe...

Who had the cruel idea to call the trusty guardian of Gryffindor's common room "The Fat Lady"? Admittedly, the good woman has a few more pounds on ...

What for some people are fantastic stories that have sprung from the brains of talented authors are for other people a reflection of reality. With ...

Steeping herbs, fruits and leaves in a hot liquid, grinding and boiling exotic beans, adding pinches of fine powder and other liquids as desired......

To our surprise, even the world of wizards and witches involves dealing with rather mundane problems: plagued by money problems, the Sorting Hat fr...

Since our Hogwarts letters are apparently still missing in the aftermath of the global post owl strike, we will have to wait a little longer until ...

As Muggles, we don't have many options for travelling. Instead of brooms, floo powder or flying cars, we have to make do with slow and boring trans...

Thanks to the success of the Harry Potter books and films, platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross station in London has become a tourist attraction. This is ...

I'm sure you're wondering whether it's a good idea to bring a Niffler into the house. Both Hagrid and Newt Scamander would strongly advise against ...

Finally you get to go to Hogwarts! What a surprise! But as excited as we are, we shouldn’t forget to do the shopping beforehand. This is particular...

Ok, so the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter doesn’t look so impressive next to the various magical artefacts and beings in and around Hogwarts. But wh...

As always, when we get a hankering for the world of witches and wizards, we should remember how dangerous it actually is. As Muggles, we are unlike...

Nerds are known to tend towards introversion. This also means that spontaneous visitors can very quickly cause panic and sweating. With the Harry P...

Gringotts is anything but a ordinary bank and harbours many a secret. Fans of the story of Harry Potter will remember many a speedy journey through...

Do your thoughts sometimes take you back to the 90s, the heyday of video cassettes? Although the first Harry Potter film wasn't released in cinemas...

This Harry Potter Wooden Writing Set Box will transport you to the magical world of Hogwarts. Each element of this carefully designed set is decora...

Steeping herbs, fruits and leaves in a hot liquid, grinding and boiling exotic beans, adding pinches of fine powder and other liquids as desired......

Who hasn't experienced it: you just want to apparate home, but something goes wrong and you get stranded in the middle of a Muggle area! It's a goo...

The story of the chosen young wizard Harry Potter has left its mark on fantasy literature. Now, you can leave these marks anywhere! These little co...

The MACUSA, the Magical Congress of the United States of America, is to the United States of America what the Ministry of Magic is to the United Ki...

Even though Harry Potter tends to rely primarily on Expelliarmus in the books and movies, there’s another spell that the boy with the scar seemingl...

Anyone can wave a magic wand back and forth. The high art of magic is brewing effective potions. At least that's what Severus Snape would say, and ...

Sporting competitions are exciting. Whether it’s the Olympics, football or Quidditch, there’s something for everyone. Whether athletes or spectator...

Harry Potter is undoubtedly a hero among both wizards and fans. But like any true hero, he had to overcome some lows in his career. Although Dumble...

Few Quidditch fans today are aware that the Golden Snitch was once not made of gold at all, but a living bird. But when the Snitch was soon threate...

Newt Scamander’s briefcase from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is definitely superior to Hermione’s bag and even the Weasleys’ tents – aft...

Their time at Hogwarts is one of the most special and important periods in the lives of witches and wizards from Harry Potter. In the halls of the ...

Since our letters from Hogwarts are apparently still stuck in some remote branch of the Owl Post, it looks like it might still take some time befor...

Hardly any other wand is surrounded by as many mysteries as the wand of Harry Potter’s godfather. Neither the type of wood nor the core material is...

Brewing a magic potion is quite likely the single most complex thing a wizard or witch can do in the Harry Potter universe. Just one wrong ingredie...