The Deathly Hallows
United, the three Deathly Hallows – the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility – make their possessor the so-called Master of Death (this isn't child's play,...
Horcruxes
Like the Hallows, mastering death is also the goal of the Horcrux, a Dark, Dark, super-Dark kind of magical object. However, unlike the Hallows, there's no good way to use a Horcrux. As we learned...
Expecto Patronum - the Patronus
We've been slowly learning about the odd and powerful Expecto Patronum spell since Harry was first taught how to cast it in Book 3, The Prisoner of Azkaban. While at first, a wizard's Patronus seem...
The Sword of Godric Gryffindor
Gryffindor's sword is one of the relics of the Hogwarts founders, along with Ravenclaw's diadem, Hufflepuff's cup, and Slytherin's locket, and it's the only one not made into a Horcrux by Lord Vold...
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Well, this is where it all started… and this is where it all ends. Throughout the seven books of Rowling's series, Hogwarts has remained a kind of beacon of everything that's good about the w...