Battle

Rabastan Lestrange • Character Rabastan Lestrange was a Slytherin student in the early 1979s and a Death Eater thereafter. He was the brother of Rodolphus Lestrange (GF30, OP6). Rabastan and his brother Rodolphus were captured by the Ministry of Magic after their attack on the Longbottoms (November or December 1981) and given a… Read More

Radolphus Lestrange • Character Radolphus Lestrange was Minister for Magic from 1835-1841. Read More

The Grey Lady • Character The Grey Lady is the Ravenclaw House ghost; in life, she was Helena Ravenclaw, the daughter of Hogwarts founder Rowena Ravenclaw. Helena stole her mother’s diadem to make herself cleverer and fled to Albania. Her mother became deathly ill soon after and sent Helena’s long-time admirer to find her and bring her back. When… Read More

Reductor Curse — "Reducto" • Spells Blasts solid objects out of the caster’s path. Read More

Remus Lupin • Character Remus Lupin was a contemporary of James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew (together they were known as “The Marauders“) (PA18, WW) and he was appointed as a prefect from his fifth year at Hogwarts School (OP9). He became a professor… Read More

With the revelation that Voldemort has in fact returned, Fudge resigns in disgrace • Event Fudge has spent several years telling the public that Voldemort is not back and vilifying Dumbledore and Harry in the press. When Voldemort appears in the Atrium of the Ministry of Magic, battling Dumbledore and leading a group of Death Eaters, Fudge must admit he was wrong and he is… Read More

How Much Revenge is Safe? • Headlines and advertisements How Much Revenge is Safe? is a letter published on the Problem Page of the Daily Prophet (DP3). Wizard Buckley Cooper has been involved in a family feud and wanted to know the Ministry’s position if he kidnapped and transfigured his nieces and nephews. Dempster Wiggleswade from… Read More

Revolutionary War • Historical events Fought between the original thirteen American colonies and the British government from 1775-1883. Also known as the War for American Independence. American witches and wizards were torn about what their role should be in the Revolution, discussing the matter during the “Country or Kind Debate” of 1777. A message was… Read More

Rodolphus Lestrange • Character Rodolphus Lestrange was a Slytherin student in the early 1970s (GF27) and a Death Eater thereafter. He was the brother of Rabastan, husband of Bellatrix (GF27, GF30, OP6). Rodolphus and his brother Rabastan were captured by the Ministry of Magic after their attack on the Longbottoms… Read More

Ron sacrifices himself in a giant game of chess • Event The only way across a large chamber with a chess board for a floor is to play across using massive chess pieces. Ron, the chess expert of the trio, takes the place of a knight and directs the game. He eventually realizes that the only way for Harry and Hermione… Read More

Augustus Rookwood • Character Augustus Rookwood was a Death Eater and spy in the Ministry during the first war with Voldemort. He worked for the Department of Mysteries but had agents throughout the Ministry, not all of whom knew who they were really working for. (For example, Rookwood was an… Read More

Rufus Scrimgeour • Character Rufus Scrimgeour was head of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic when he was tapped to replace Cornelius Fudge as Minister of Magic. Scrimgeour took over at a dangerous time, when the return of Voldemort had been revealed and the Wizarding world was in turmoil. Read More

Rufus Scrimgeour is murdered • Event Death Eaters take over the Ministry of Magic. Scrimgeour, according to reports, dies under torture, refusing to tell the whereabouts of Harry Potter (DH11). Read More

Rufus Scrimgeour takes over as Minister for Magic as war breaks out • Event Scrimgeour is an ex-Auror and one who will face a threat rather than pretend it doesn’t exist. However, he quickly becomes bogged down in the politics and bureaucracy of the Ministry and fails to stop Voldemort’s actions. Read More