Harry Potter accessories

In Harry Potter, we notice quite clearly what the characters' priorities are. Take the time reverser, for example, which allows Hermione to travel ...

We all know that governments lie. Magic really does exist! How else would this scarred boy fly on a broom? Hah, the power of good arguments. Almost...

Actually, the aim of attending Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry, is to master the most important spells, be able to mix useful potio...

As Muggles, we don't have many options for traveling. Instead of brooms, floo powder or flying cars, we have to make do with slow and boring transp...

Have you just tried to get hold of one last Chocolate Frog card on the Hogwarts Express, but the frog has already jumped out of the window again? N...

At first glance, the Talking Hat from Harry Potter doesn't seem particularly impressive, especially not next to the numerous magical creatures and ...

Three objects, more powerful than all others: the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak. Whoever possesses all three defea...

Sporting competitions are simply exciting. Whether it's the Olympics, soccer or Quidditch - there's something for everyone and whether you're an at...

In the last Hogwarts years, "traveling light" was more of a theoretical concept - after all, you had to expect curses, chases and spontaneous tent ...

Every house at Hogwarts has its own corner of the castle, and you can tell them apart by the colours alone: Hufflepuff sits in a cosy cellar betwee...

A Quidditch match in November is above all one thing: cold. Up above, the Seekers circle somewhere among the clouds, down in the stands half the sc...

Anyone living in Gryffindor Tower has the finest view in the whole castle and the longest way to get there. Behind the portrait of the Fat Lady the...

Morsmordre is one of those spells you are better off not trying. It sends the Dark Mark up into the sky, a skull with a snake for a tongue, and any...

Other houses reside in draughty towers or damp dungeons. Hufflepuff lies right next to the kitchen: a round, low room full of potted plants where i...

When the letter from Hogwarts finally arrives, the first thing on the list is a shopping trip down Diagon Alley: cauldron, quill, wand. And because...

A Quidditch match can drag on, in the wizarding world for days if it has to. Goals, Bludgers, reckless dives through the air: nothing is settled wh...

Magic does surprisingly little against British drizzle when you are hurrying across the grounds to the greenhouses with your arms full. The rain co...

Badges on a lapel are a quiet language: a small piece of metal that says where someone belongs without a single word. Clubs and guilds have worked ...

The Hogwarts school uniform means a robe, a crest and above all one thing: a striped tie in the colours of your own house. For many first years the...

At the Triwizard Tournament, taking an egg off a dragon is only half the job. The golden egg is the next task in itself: opened in the open air it ...

In his first year at school Harry wanders into an empty room at night and finds an old mirror in a golden frame. The Mirror of Erised shows nobody ...

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Anyone who knows this line also knows that, right afterwards, an unassuming piece of parchment reveals ...

Other students make it through seven years at Hogwarts without ever running into a single troll. Harry's track record looks rather different: a bas...