R4• Source
A conversation with Stephen Fry on BBC Radio 4. This interview was recorded in the late summer of 2005 and broadcast as a Christmas special. Read MoreRagnok the Pigeon-Toed• Character
Ragnok the Pigeon-Toed was an activist for Goblin rights and the author of Little People, Big Plans (DP3). Read MoreReading Narnia books• Quote
“Even now, if I was in a room with one of the Narnia books I would pick it up like a shot and re-read it.”… Read MoreReal literature• Quote
“I think it’s wrong to think of adult books as ‘real literature’. Real literature can be for people of nine and that’s what I’m trying to write.”… Read MoreLittle Red Books
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Businesses
Little Red Books was a well-known publisher in the wizarding world, which seemed to specialize in textbooks and scholarly works. Known publications include: A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot, 1947 (FB, PS5) Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles by Wilhelm Wigworthy, 1987 (FB) Why I Didn’t… Read MoreRed Nose Day at Hogwarts• Quote
Q: Do you think Hogwarts will be doing anything for Red Nose Day?! Will there be a spell for casting red noses on everyone!!! JKR: Ooooo, yes I think so and they’ll probably dress up as Muggles for a day. Read MoreRescued in the most magnificent way• Quote
[Y]ou could make a good case, couldn’t you, for Harry actually becoming mentally ill under all of the neglect and the abuse that the Dursleys heap upon him. And this is his whole kind of schizophrenic fantasy he has. That is not what I believe, I mean I don’t want… Read MoreRestricted Section
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Hogwarts castle and grounds • Wizarding places
The Restricted Section of the Hogwarts library is at the back, set off with a rope. A signed note from a teacher is required to peruse that section of the library; it contains books of Dark Magic only used by older students studying advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts. One… Read More
Revealing Charm
— "Aparecium"
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Spells
The Revealing Charm makes invisible ink become visible. … Read MoreRevision, Revising
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Glossary
Reviewing work already learned or done, especially to prepare for an examination (NSOED). Read MoreThe Riddle of the Potions• Article
The Riddle of the Potions seldom gets the respect it merits. It is the last challenge faced by Harry and Hermione before entering the chamber where the Philosopher’s Stone is kept safely hidden in the Mirror of Erised. Usually when reading the book, we speed past the riddle, admire Hermione for solving… Read MoreThe Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
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Books and Literature
Book about the history of Dark Wizards and their attempts to seize control of the Wizarding World. Read MoreRita Skeeter• Character
Rita Skeeter is a reporter for the Daily Prophet who is known for her rubbishy exposés of well-known wizards. She uses a Quick-Quotes Quill to write in flowery prose filled with innuendos and veiled accusations (GF18). Rita was a reporter at the Death Eater trials after the… Read MoreRita Skeeter is born• Event
Rita grows up to become a prolific writer for the Daily Prophet and author of a number of books. Read MoreRita Skeeter first publishes an article about Harry in the Daily Prophet• Event
Rita Skeeter interviewed Harry Potter at the Weighing of the Wands ceremony before the Triwizard Tournament (GF18). Her Daily Prophet article was supposed to be about all four of the competing Champions, but instead focused particularly on Harry and his supposed “feelings” about his… Read MoreOliver Rivers• Character
Oliver Rivers was a student in Harry’s year at Hogwarts (HPM, Pm). Read MoreRoger Malone• Character
Roger Malone was one of the original forty students at Hogwarts that J.K. Rowling created. He never appeared in canon, but did appear in the BBC interview with J.K. Rowling in 2001, Harry Potter and Me. His name also appears in a new writing from J.K. Rowling on Pottermore,… Read MoreRomilda (Goshawk?)• Character
Older sister of Miranda Goshawk. Romilda enjoyed tricking her younger sister Miranda with inaccurate incantations. When Miranda published her famous spellbook, she had special editions created for her sisters with incorrect incantations in them. Romilda suffered a magical mishap as a result, but eventually her tail disappeared (BoS). Read MoreRon and Tact• Quote
“Harry could not think of anything else to say, not least because it was highly unusual for Ron to be teaching anyone else tact.”… Read MoreSeven Things you REALLY Didn't Know About J.K. Rowling• Article
Recently, a website called Alux.com published a video called “15 Things You Didn’t Know About J. K. Rowling.” Of the fifteen points covered in the video, I didn’t know that Rowling had reconciled with her father, that she had bought a sprawling estate in Tasmania, that she plays Minecraft,… Read MoreJ.K. Rowling's mother dies• Event
Anne Rowling dies, aged 45, of multiple sclerosis. This sad event is reflected in Rowling’s descriptions of Harry and his own losses. “… the books are marked by an inventive wit and vivid characterisation. And there are undercurrents to the adventures, a sense of morality that is subtle and emotions that run deep. Read MoreRune Dictionary
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Books and Literature
Reference book for Ancient Runes… Read MoreRunes
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Thing
Runes are a form of writing used by witches and wizards hundreds and even thousands of years ago. Some important magical documents are written in runes, and some magical items have runes inscribed on them. Ancient runes are studied at Hogwarts by those wishing to be able to decipher and… Read MoreRupert 'Axebanger' Brookstanton• Character
Rupert ‘Axebanger’ Brookstanton was an individual whose name Hermione Granger encountered in a Hogwarts library book while researching who R.A.B. might be (HBP30). Read More
Books and Writing
Restricted Section
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Hogwarts castle and grounds • Wizarding places
The Restricted Section of the Hogwarts library is at the back, set off with a rope. A signed note from a teacher is required to peruse that section of the library; it contains books of Dark Magic only used by older students studying advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts. One… Read More
Revision, Revising
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Glossary
Reviewing work already learned or done, especially to prepare for an examination (NSOED). Read More
The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
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Books and Literature
Book about the history of Dark Wizards and their attempts to seize control of the Wizarding World. Read More
Rita Skeeter
• Character
Rita Skeeter is a reporter for the Daily Prophet who is known for her rubbishy exposés of well-known wizards. She uses a Quick-Quotes Quill to write in flowery prose filled with innuendos and veiled accusations (GF18). Rita was a reporter at the Death Eater trials after the… Read More
Rita Skeeter is born
• Event
Rita grows up to become a prolific writer for the Daily Prophet and author of a number of books. Read More
Rita Skeeter first publishes an article about Harry in the Daily Prophet
• Event
Rita Skeeter interviewed Harry Potter at the Weighing of the Wands ceremony before the Triwizard Tournament (GF18). Her Daily Prophet article was supposed to be about all four of the competing Champions, but instead focused particularly on Harry and his supposed “feelings” about his… Read More
Seven Things you REALLY Didn't Know About J.K. Rowling
• Article
Recently, a website called Alux.com published a video called “15 Things You Didn’t Know About J. K. Rowling.” Of the fifteen points covered in the video, I didn’t know that Rowling had reconciled with her father, that she had bought a sprawling estate in Tasmania, that she plays Minecraft,… Read More
Runes
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Thing
Runes are a form of writing used by witches and wizards hundreds and even thousands of years ago. Some important magical documents are written in runes, and some magical items have runes inscribed on them. Ancient runes are studied at Hogwarts by those wishing to be able to decipher and… Read More