Category: Owl Post

by Lenora According to Dumbledore, when Tom Riddle left Hogwarts he disappeared, traveled, and “sank so deeply into the Dart Arts…underwent so many dangerous, magical transformations, that when he resurfaced as Lord Voldemort, he...

by Susan W.  Who is Moaning Myrtle? What do we know about her past? These are the two questions that I have been postulating for a while – ever since JK said that there...

by Linda J.K. Rowling told us we are not asking the right questions. We should wonder why Voldemort didn’t die, and good students as we are we have been asking ourselves that question a...

by Dave I was reading through the series for the fifth time when something odd occurred to me. Throughout OotP, Pettigrew fails to make a single appearance, be it in visions or in the...

by Katherine Messier I have recently been re-reading the Harry Potter books, and I’ve realized that the series is lightly sprinkled with mentions of vampires, without ever giving us much reason to wonder more...

by Sarah Lou I was rereading Chamber of Secrets randomly and I stopped on Chapter Ten: “The Rogue Bludger.” I flipped to the first page, read it and then when I hit the second page I...

by Lenora While reading the excellent NT #11 article about the original Greek character named Hermione, one aspect of this complex woman’s story stood out in my mind: promised to one, but married another. Certainly the...

by Angela Goff We all know JKR is a master of details. Her intricately connected plots keep readers enthralled and, no doubt, make script-writers gnash their teeth when trying to adapt them for movies....

by Julie A.  As a huge fan of Harry Potter (what person on this site is NOT a huge fan), I have had read all the editorials and have come up with a theory...