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15 February 2018 What went wrong with Harry and Cho? 14 February 2018 The vivacious Valentine’s Day quiz 14 February 2018 Why you should fall in love with a Hufflepuff 14 February 2018 The definitive ranking of Harry Potter couples 14 February 2018 Why you should fall in love with a Gryffindor 14 February 2018 Why you should fall in love with a Ravenclaw 14 February 2018 Why you should fall in love with a Slytherin 13 February 2018 Fred and George Weasley’s best one-liners 13 February 2018 The chapter that made us fall in love with Luna Lovegood 13 February 2018 What are the differences between Muggle and wizarding world law? 12 February 2018 Things you may not have noticed about Luna Lovegood 09 February 2018 Every time Harry Potter should have been expelled from Hogwarts 08 February 2018 How loyal is a wand to a wizard? 07 February 2018 Hogwarts prefects ranked in order of usefulness 06 February 2018 5 Muggle inventions that wizards are missing out on 05 February 2018 Why Latin was so important to the Harry Potter books 02 February 2018 Bizarre things from the Fantastic Beasts textbook 01 February 2018 Unsung heroes: Cedric Diggory 01 February 2018 How well do you know your fantastic beasts? 30 January 2018 What makes a witch or wizard powerful? 25 January 2018 In defence of Percy Weasley 24 January 2018 How do wizards keep themselves so secret from Muggles? 23 January 2018 The gravest mistakes of the wizarding world 19 January 2018 Expelliarmus: exploring Harry Potter’s signature spell 18 January 2018 The biggest lies Harry Potter characters told 17 January 2018 Adorable problems Harry had to suffer through in Philosopher’s Stone 16 January 2018 Pottermore’s guide to wizarding careers 15 January 2018 Wonderful wizarding world happiness generator 12 January 2018 The most gruesome wizarding world deaths and injuries 09 January 2018 The ultimate Severus Snape quiz 08 January 2018 Harry Potter names and words we got wrong for years 05 January 2018 All the times Hermione Granger secretly liked breaking the rules 03 January 2018 7 wizarding keep-fit tips to live your life by 02 January 2018 New Year’s resolutions inspired by Harry Potter characters 31 December 2017 The ultimate Lord Voldemort quiz 31 December 2017 The Gaunt family tree 22 December 2017 The even bigger bumper Christmas quiz 21 December 2017 In defence of Dudley Dursley 21 December 2017 The Harry Potter parties we ALL wanted to go to 20 December 2017 The Hogwarts classes that you might have forgotten about 19 December 2017 Red, green and shocking pink: the importance of wizarding world colours 19 December 2017 The importance of Christmas in the Great Hall 18 December 2017 Hogwarts rules that we would probably break immediately 15 December 2017 8 times we wished we were members of Dumbledore’s Army 14 December 2017 6 fantastic beasts that deserve more love 13 December 2017 The stories of the Hogwarts founders 12 December 2017 How the Dark Mark affected Harry Potter characters 11 December 2017 The origins of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 07 December 2017 Unsung heroes: Moaning Myrtle 06 December 2017 How to live like Rubeus Hagrid 06 December 2017 The definitive Rubeus Hagrid quiz 05 December 2017 The striking similarities between Harry Potter and Sirius Black 04 December 2017 Early uses of magic revealed in The Tales of Beedle the Bard 01 December 2017 Christmas Corner 30 November 2017 In defence of Rita Skeeter 28 November 2017 Pottermore’s guide to immortality 24 November 2017 Dragons of the wizarding world: Hungarian Horntail 23 November 2017 Dragons of the wizarding world: Chinese Fireball 22 November 2017 Dragons of the wizarding world: Common Welsh Green 21 November 2017 Dragons of the wizarding world: Swedish Short-Snout 17 November 2017 Everything we know about the Elder Wand 16 November 2017 Gellert Grindelwald: the story so far 16 November 2017 A closer look at the characters of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 14 November 2017 When Harry Potter got it right 13 November 2017 Why did Sirius Black give up being the Potters’ Secret-Keeper? 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2016 Behind the scenes: Post Owls 15 December 2016 Petunia Dursley’s unlikely Hogwarts ambitions 14 December 2016 The camouflaged corners and secret spaces of Hogwarts 13 December 2016 Everything you need to know about the Room of Requirement 12 December 2016 An ode to Charlie Weasley 12 December 2016 Behind the scenes: Hogsmeade 09 December 2016 Aunt Muriel vs. Aunt Marge 08 December 2016 Priori Incantatem: A history of Hufflepuff magic 07 December 2016 7 things that put the twinkle in Dumbledore’s eye 06 December 2016 The worst Draco Malfoy burns of all time 05 December 2016 Behind the scenes: Gringotts 02 December 2016 All the times Ron and Hermione should have snogged 01 December 2016 The mysterious life and death of Ariana Dumbledore 29 November 2016 Why Bill is the coolest Weasley brother 28 November 2016 Behind the scenes: Spinner’s End 25 November 2016 Key moments when Severus Snape’s actions were misunderstood 24 November 2016 The New York that shaped Fantastic Beasts 21 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Ron Weasley 23 February 2016 Behind the scenes: Cornelius Fudge 19 February 2016 Dressing for kicks in the Twenties 18 February 2016 101 thoughts we had while watching Philosopher’s Stone 16 February 2016 Behind the scenes: Giants 12 February 2016 29 signs that Hermione liked Ron from the start 12 February 2016 Love potions: Hogwarts’ most intoxicating tonic 09 February 2016 Behind the scenes: The Ghosts of Hogwarts 08 February 2016 All about... Lavender Brown 08 February 2016 Illuminating the Inferi 01 February 2016 The 5 oddest reasons Hogwarts students lost house points 31 January 2016 A Celebration of Harry Potter 2016 in pictures 30 January 2016 Lily, Petunia and the language of flowers 29 January 2016 All about... Luna Lovegood 28 January 2016 6 reasons to get excited if you’re sorted into Ravenclaw 28 January 2016 6 reasons why it’s great to be a Slytherin 28 January 2016 7 ways Hufflepuff are way better than you realise 28 January 2016 Famous Slytherins through the ages 28 January 2016 Famous Ravenclaws through the ages 28 January 2016 5 reasons Gryffindors need to calm down a bit 28 January 2016 Famous Hufflepuffs through the ages 28 January 2016 Famous Gryffindors through the ages 27 January 2016 Magical transportation that goes beyond the broom 26 January 2016 Behind the scenes: Xenophilius Lovegood 25 January 2016 Professor McGonagall’s most memorable moments 21 January 2016 10 of the most useful objects from the wizarding world 18 January 2016 13 moments that prove Luna is just as sane as you or I 13 January 2016 How Dolores Umbridge made our skin crawl 12 January 2016 The look of the Deathly Hallows 11 January 2016 The kindness of Luna Lovegood 07 January 2016 The Significance of Seven 06 January 2016 Why Quidditch is bad for Harry’s health 05 January 2016 Realising the Whomping Willow 31 December 2015 Unravelling the riddle of Tom 30 December 2015 The sad history of Merope Gaunt 28 December 2015 25 standout Harry Potter moments 25 December 2015 The ultimate Hogwarts Christmas dinner guest list 25 December 2015 Magical objects of the wizarding world 24 December 2015 Why Christmas at Hogwarts is better than any other 23 December 2015 All they want for Christmas: A Harry Potter gift guide 22 December 2015 The best (and worst) Christmas gifts Harry ever received 18 December 2015 Badges and emblems of the wizarding world 16 December 2015 Spells you may have forgotten about 14 December 2015 Pottermore visits Harry Potter: The Exhibition 12 December 2015 Everything you need to know about dragons 09 December 2015 The wizarding songbook: a guide to Hogwarts greatest hits 04 December 2015 5 times Hagrid saved the day without realising it 01 December 2015 The most dangerous potions, poisons and plants 27 November 2015 Who are the ‘Sacred Twenty-Eight’? 26 November 2015 Heroic house-elves of the wizarding world 23 November 2015 Quidditch: Uniforms for a dangerous game 20 November 2015 Every time Fleur Delacour showed us how to do life properly 19 November 2015 The 5 strangest things to ever happen in a Hogwarts bathroom 16 November 2015 Bringing the goblins of Gringotts to life 13 November 2015 Every time Bellatrix Lestrange gave us nightmares 12 November 2015 14 Harry Potter revelations we wish we could rediscover 11 November 2015 Fluffy and other creatures inspired by classical mythology 10 November 2015 Fantastic Beasts gallery 06 November 2015 How Peeves the poltergeist wreaked havoc at Hogwarts 03 November 2015 Secrets of the Fantastic Beasts logo 02 November 2015 How the Knight Bus was built 31 October 2015 Our favourite Hallowe’en moments 30 October 2015 Mrs Weasley’s defining moments 27 October 2015 Cursed Child creatives on collaborating with J.K. Rowling 25 October 2015 Cursed Child creatives on bringing Harry Potter to the stage 24 October 2015 33 excuses for a Harry Potter movie marathon 23 October 2015 A visual guide to buying tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 19 October 2015 The making of Malfoy Manor 16 October 2015 64 thoughts we had reading Philosopher’s Stone again 15 October 2015 Every time books were the real heroes 12 October 2015 Crafting Voldemort’s Horcruxes 09 October 2015 How to deal with life when you’ve finished reading Potter 06 October 2015 Artist Jim Kay on illustrating Harry Potter 05 October 2015 Exclusive Jim Kay video 05 October 2015 Animating the ‘Tale of the Three Brothers’ 02 October 2015 Why Professor McGonagall would be the best work mentor ever 01 October 2015 Minor Harry Potter characters worth remembering 30 September 2015 The great wand-o-graphic 29 September 2015 7 times Harry’s Invisibility Cloak came in handy 24 September 2015 Creating the Battle of Hogwarts 22 September 2015 Creating the flying Ford Anglia 22 September 2015 The 5 Death Eaters you’ll never forget 22 September 2015 The essential spells taught to Dumbledore’s Army 22 September 2015 Dumbledore‘s wisest words 22 September 2015 15 times Harry ruined the Dursleys’ day 22 September 2015 Rubeus Hagrid's wit and wisdom 22 September 2015 8 of Draco Malfoy’s meanest Muggle mockeries 22 September 2015 8 adorable Harry and Ginny moments 22 September 2015 7 reasons to love Luna Lovegood 22 September 2015 Bringing Quidditch to life 22 September 2015 5 friendship lessons we learned from Dobby 22 September 2015 The redeeming qualities of the Malfoy family 22 September 2015 The 10 scariest Harry Potter villains 22 September 2015 Gilderoy Lockhart, according to himself 22 September 2015 Designing deathly masks 22 September 2015 9 times when Muggles were oblivious to magic 22 September 2015 Romance in the classrooms of Hogwarts 22 September 2015 Neville Longbottom: A true Gryffindor 22 September 2015 Crafting the Yule Ball 22 September 2015 Bringing Fawkes to life 22 September 2015 4 powerful acts of motherly love 22 September 2015 11 times Snape was the hardest teacher to please 22 September 2015 The health hazards of Herbology 22 September 2015 Designing Hogwarts castle 22 September 2015 5 things we learned from wise Mr Ollivander 22 September 2015 Designing giant wizard chess 22 September 2015 Designing Diagon Alley 22 September 2015 Designing the Golden Snitch 22 September 2015 Creating the Gryffindor common room 22 September 2015 How the wands were made 22 September 2015 Colour coordinating the wizarding world 22 August 2015 The best-loved ghosts at Hogwarts