If you were to poll the fandom on their favorite Potter character, what percentage do you think would cast their votes for Ron Weasley? Happy Birthday to #RonWeasley, played by @paulfthornley in #CursedChild. pic.twitter.com/vrcSS63L9b — Harry Potter Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 1, 2017 Ron is the loyal best friend, the quintessential sidekick, the wingman extraordinaire, the …read more!

Today we wish the happiest of birthdays to Luna Lovegood(or possibly now Luna Scamander) as she turns 36! We hope her career as a Magizoologist is treating her well and that she couldn’t be happier with her husband Rolf Scamander (If he looks anything like his grandfather, Luna is a lucky lady!) and their two sons …read more!

Today marks the 67th birthday of Mr. Arthur Weasley, portrayed by Mark Williams in the Harry Potter films. One of the most enthusiastic employees of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, Arthur Weasley taught us that curiosity can lead to great things – we’d all love a flying Ford Anglia! He also fearlessly stood up to …read more!

Today marks the birthday of the late Lily Potter. Not just one of the brightest witches of her age, but a strong, wonderful woman who taught us all the power of love. Her memory drifted through the Potter series and lingered with people long after she was murdered by Voldemort. Hagrid, Dumbledore, Sirius, Lupin, McGonagall …read more!

Today we celebrate two very happy birthdays in the Potterverse! The first is the talented Miraphora Mina from MinaLima and the second is the not quite so talented Gilderoy Lockhart (Don’t tell him we said so!). MinaLima also announced some big news today along with it being Mira’s birthday. Mina is a graphic designer who …read more!

Today is the birthday of Severus Snape, just five days before the first anniversary of the death of Alan Rickman, the actor who portrayed him with such incredible depth and accuracy. Since much of the fandom considered Rickman to be the embodiment of their favorite character they loved to hate, we look back at how …read more!

As Harry Potter aficionados know, the sixth installment in the series is “riddled” with details of Voldemort’s family history. A few weeks ago J.K. Rowling and creator of the blockbuster musical Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda, exchanged tweets about their respective fondness for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: HBP is my favorite PRECISELY because …read more!

Hagrid may look a little intimidating at first glance, but once you get to know him he has the kindest heart of anyone you will ever have the pleasure of knowing. All he ever wanted was for Harry to be happy, and for Hogwarts to always be a safe place for everyone. Yesterday, December 6th, …read more!

Yesterday was the eldest Weasley child’s birthday. Pottermore celebrated by posting fun facts about Bill Weasley. Tweets included trivia questions and polls on when Bill met Harry, how many OWLs he received (same as his brother, Percy), the date of his wedding to Fleur Delacour, his middle name and more. How many of these trivia …read more!

Today (30th October) we celebrate the birthday of one of the strongest and most giving, loving women in the Potter series: Molly Weasley! Not only is Mrs Weasley a great mother, but a talented multi-tasker, clearly has a knack for crafts (I bet she could help me to knit my own Ravenclaw scarf!), a fighter – as …read more!