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!

Today (28th December) we wish a very happy birthday to our marvellous Professor McGonagall, Dame Maggie Smith. Her wondrous acting career spans over six decades, and has seen Smith grace the stage, television and big screen! Known to us as McGonagall, she’s known to many others as Violet Crawley (Downton Abbey). She is one of six actresses …read more!

Alison Sudol celebrates another birthday December 23rd! We know and love her as Queenie Goldstein, sister of former-Auror Tina and one half of our favorite new couple. She is perfect as the bubbly, friendly New Yorker, who boldly insists any talk of Hogwarts being the best school of witchcraft and wizardry is “hogwash,” but also gently commiserates with Newt over his failed …read more!

Today Ralph Fiennes celebrates another birthday! Born Dec. 22, 1962, Fiennes has risen through the industry ranks to become a highly-regarded British actor, most well-known in the Harry Potter fandom for his portrayal of Lord Voldemort, the villain we love to hate. Fiennes is currently gaining buzz for his performance in A Bigger Splash. Not only does he expertly …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!

Today we wish the happiest of birthdays to Hermione Jean Granger, a heroine in her own right who taught us so much about “books and cleverness”, of course, but also friendship, bravery, compassion, leadership, integrity, and so much more. Happy birthday, Hermiones ?? https://t.co/I9qRwaHg8f — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 19, 2016 Pottermore celebrates Hermione today …read more!

Today (24th August) marks the birthday of our very own Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, as well as Harry Potter audiobook reader, Stephen Fry! J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to wish them a happy birthday: Happy birthday to 3 wonderful people: @stephenfry, @HelenMilburn and Rupert Grint! ????? — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 24 August 2016 Stephen Fry posted …read more!

Today marks the 40th birthday of Percy Weasley; infamous prefect and Head Boy. Although Percy’s story saw him break ties with his own family, he eventually proved his worth as a true Gryffindor in the courage displayed by admitting his faults, swallowing his pride and returning to his family (we don’t talk about what happened after that…). From Percy we …read more!