Some would say that Harry Potter is a Bildungsroman story, about the growth of the protagonist (Harry) from childhood to adulthood. Others argue that it is a fantasy story containing a quest ...

Maroon and Gold are the colors of Gryffindor house, and you'll need to show them off on the tie, scarf and robe. Start out with a gold tie. Use red fabric paint to add the lines on the tie.

Take one piece of wire and cut it to around 12 inches (30.48 cm) long with the wire cutters. Find the center point and bend slightly to mark its place. Curve the wire by running it between your ...

US 6 (4 mm) or US 8 (5 mm) 12-16" (30.5 cm - 40.6 cm) circular needle, size dependent on gauge ...

Snape wears robes that have special sleeves that flare out a lot at the arms and are split up to the shoulder. Use the How-To Slytherin Robes tutorial available on about.com in their DIY Fashion ...

Finding the Cup just happens to be an added bonus. In the maze Harry encounters many different obstacles, all of which test his knowledge and abilities. Among these is a giant sphinx who asks ...

We know that one of the truisms in the Harry Potter universe is that J.K. Rowling will keep pounding something into our heads until the light bulb goes off further down the line, sometimes even ...

J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, has called Leaky “my favorite fan site” and “a wonderfully well-designed mine of accurate information on all things Harry Potter” that ...

I will be the first to admit that for the last two years, ever since I first read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I have been waiting and waiting for Neville Longbottom to have a final ...

There are many forms of authority. Those exercised in the books include legal, parental, and moral authority. The use of authority relies first on the acknowledgement by both parties to the ...

There can be no doubt that the events at the conclusion of J.K. Rowling's latest installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, have sent the entire Potter fan ...

Provisionally cast on 6 stitches with the main color (MC) onto one of your DPNs. Purl one row. Knit one row. Pick up the stitches from the cast on edge onto another DPN, making sure there are 6 ...