Lord Voldemort is the second most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, and that entails being able to do a lot of impressive things, the most terrifying of which is his ability to possess. We’re first introduced to this concept in the very first novel, in the form of poor Professor Quirrell. Failing to obtain the Philosopher’s Stone on his own, the Dark […]

As a writer, J.K. Rowling was always careful about her use of certain techniques when creating the Harry Potter series. She of course knew that the use of caps-lock in one's writing had the effect of making the reader think a character was SHOUTING AT THEM! Sorry to blow up at you like that, but to show the point, Jo used all-caps sparingly to depict mo […]

Potterheads, occasionally we call on you to rise up and do something great for the Harry Potter fandom. Today is one of those days. The epic conclusions of both the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movie franchises (after trumping Twilight and Narnia most easily) are going head to head in moviefone's "Summer Sequl Smackdown" And we need your […]

What a week for Harry Potter fans! After MuggleNet posted about J.K. Rowling’s handwritten spreadsheet, we now have yet more handwritten material from J.K. Rowling, this time in the form of annotations in a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, as featured in The Guardian. Occurring on the title page, one annotation includes an original drawing o […]

The Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) has just one week left in their Accio Books drive and they want to finish it out in style. This year, HPA members have collected over 15,000 books, but we know that they can do so much better! So we want you to help the HPA bring that number up to 25,000 before their campaign ends next weekend. Right now, Ravenclaw has a prett […]

According to BBC News, an extremely rare Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone book receives amazingly high bid at auction. A first edition print of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone that had 43 pages covered with illustrations from author J.K. Rowling sold at Sotheby's for 150,000 GBP (or close to $300,000 USD). It was a bidding war be […]

→ Episode 29 Recap: James from 'beyond,' Peter crying by the windowsill, the Maruaders save their skins, Crookshanks the protector → Special Feature Recap: The Beast Inquisition. Animagi → PQOTW Responses→ Battle Snape commences → Lily? Eh, 5 or 6. → The chords are not alive. → What if the rat was just a rat? Awkward...→ Flaws in the 'Secret K […]

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Join us in our latest Academic Lesson from the world of magic and intrigue created by author J.K. Rowling as we dive into the literature of the 'Harry Potter' series. MuggleNet Academia held our LIVE show as the Keynote Luncheon from the fantastic MISTI-Con Harry Potter fan convention in Laconia, New Hampshire. Host Keith Hawk from MuggleNet is joi […]

Join us in our latest Academic Lesson from the world of magic and intrigue created by author J.K. Rowling as we dive into the literature of the 'Harry Potter' series. Host Keith Hawk from MuggleNet is joined with co-host John Granger, the Hogwarts Professor and author of the Deathly Hallows Lectures, as we share insights into the literature series […]

10th November, 1981. Severus Snape has been summoned to Hogwarts for the first time since the war. For everyone else the fighting has finished, but for him it must continue. He is about to learn the true meaning of 'anything' and who better to teach him than the Hogwarts Headmaster. […]