Category: The Burrow

by Tammy Nezol …Harry frequently heard students saying things like, “Honestly, some days I just feel like jumping on my broom and leaving this place,” or else, “One more lesson like that and I...

by Bryan Alvarado In the Harry Potter septology, the power of love (now confirmed by the veil at the Ministry of Magic, Department of Mysteries) is the one thing that can defeat all evil,...

by Joshua Bradshaw One of the most difficult sibling relationships to analyze in the books published to date is that of Lily Potter and Petunia Dursley. We have very few direct quotes to go...

by Robbie Fischer While they’re not, strictly speaking, siblings, the relationship between Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley resonates with classic themes of sibling rivalry. Ever since the very first pair of brothers on...

by Tammy Nezol Although I was not surprised by Percy’s actions in Book 5, I found myself cursing the rat-faced weasel. Why? Percy has shown signs from Book 1 about how far he takes...

by Nancy Paulette In a recent online chat, J.K. Rowling said that, in Order of the Phoenix, Percy was acting entirely of his own accord. This rules out one popular theory: that Percy had...

by Briana B., special Burrow correspondent “You may belong to Gryffindor, where dwell the brave of heart. Their cunning, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart.” SS/PS, the Sorting Hat Thus begins the first magical...

by Robbie Fischer Editor’s note: We realize that JKR recently said that Percy was acting of his own accord. However, this was written well before anything was known for certain. Plus, it’s just fun...

by Cindy Eric During our time in the Harry Potter universe, we have been exposed to Hippogriffs, Dragons, Puffskeins, and all sorts of other magical creatures. But the one that keeps subtly sneaking up...