People will think you're.........up to something

July 31st is a crucial day in the Harry Potter fandom. Today is Harry's birthday, and if you go by the canon of the books, that means he's turning 43 today! Harry's birthday has a lot of significance in the series because his 11th birthday is the first day he's properly introduced to the wizarding world via Hagrid's bombastic entrance. Harry's birthday is usually not the happiest day because he's stuck with the Dursleys. Even his 17th birthday is marked by the death of Hagrid and Mad-Eye Moony.…

It should be coming anytime now

Now that's a name!

Alakazam!

Hermione's hair in the books >>>

My kid's transferring to Pigfarts

The Harry Potter fandom was different before the movies came out. There was a unique stretch of time between 1997 and 2001 where nobody, and I mean nobody, knew how to pronounce Hermione's name. In hindsight, it's kind of difficult to believe that so few kids asked their parents how to pronounce the name of a main character from their favorite book series. She's a Shakespearean character, for crying out loud! The movies and the books have become so intertwined throughout the years it's hard to…

Don't disregard that 1%

Not the worst living situation

Harry Potter fans love to praise the worldbuilding of the Wizarding World, and I understand why. Harry Potter is often the first prolonged series of books young readers will consume that takes place in a complex alternate universe. Because of this nostalgia, the worldbuilding gets a bit overhyped by fans who don't wish to see any of the series' flaws. The piece of worldbuilding that most befuddled me when I first read Harry Potter was the “genetic blood protection spell” that Lily allegedly cas…

Poor Slytherin

We stan John Williams

Can I order a Ron Tea-sley?

"Forbidden Forest"

The boy who lived is going to be a father! Life is imitating art right now because it was confirmed that Daniel Radcliffe and his longtime girlfriend are expecting a baby! Hopefully, he won't give this infant a name like “Albus Severus Potter," but I trust him not to be as foolish as the actual Harry Potter. If there's any actor that I'm rooting for, it's Daniel Radcliffe. That man gave his childhood to us, leading the Harry Potter movies with impressive skill at such a young age. I'm stoked th…