Christmas gifts

The envy of the students of Hogwarts from us Muggles is real. What do they have that we don't? Oh yes, magical abilities... Unfortunately, we can't...

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How Lovely are your… Harry Potter decorations?!This must be Dobby’s doing. Since he decorated the Room of Requi...

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

In Diagon Alley, at the Burrow, and in the Great Hall on just about any occasion, Harry and his friends can find baked goods galore in the form of ...

Everyone who grew up with the Harry Potter books and films remembers how painful it was not getting the long-awaited Hogwarts letter on their 11th ...

The best scene in Harry Potter - both the books and the movies - is definitely when Harry decides to buy a piece of every single snack on the Hogwa...

As we learned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, students at Hogwarts have access to not only boring old showers but also luxurious baths with...

In the fabulous world of Harry Potter, the owl Hedwig is truly a marvelous animal. With her intelligence and dedication, she becomes far more to Ha...

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...

Without the Marauder’s Map, the adventures of Harry Potter would most likely have taken a completely different turn – no secret passages, no portab...

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 ...

Even though you are well over eleven, you are still eagerly awaiting the letter to Hogwarts. You just don't want to accept that you will remain a s...

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 ...

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...

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

Hogwarts founders Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff were of very different opinions when it came to the t...

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...

Speak friend and enter! Hmm, for some reason, that didn't work. Maybe you made a mistake while deciphering the runes on your front door. Well, you ...

Quidditch is not for the fainthearted: bloody noses, dangerous manoeuvres and fierce duels are just business as usual. It’s a sport that’s put Harr...

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

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...

Although she is an excellent postwoman, the snowy owl Hedwig is not only a useful animal for Harry, but also something of a friend. During the long...

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...

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...

In both the Harry Potter books and the movies, Luna Lovegood reminds us that it’s perfectly fine to be a little bit different – a feeling that all ...

Everybody knows Cluedo. This legend of a board game turns regular players into master investigators stepping into the footsteps of Hercule Poirot a...

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

After Voldemort's return, his devoted followers start their secret meetings again, planning Harry's demise and the subjugation of the entire Muggle...

The fact that we as Muggles never got the chance to be sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses by the Sorting Hat is something most Harry Potte...

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...