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An Elegantly Woven Tapestry: Plotlines in Prisoner of Azkaban • Article

Posted October 14, 2001 by Amy Z. in Canon discussion / Essays

In a way, it’s true that there is no single central plot in Prisoner of Azkaban, because one candidate (Quidditch) lacks gravitas and another (Sirius v. Harry) proves to be an illusion. But in terms of what plotline drives the book, I would say it’s the latter. We “know” from very… Read More

Five errors in the original text of book one and how they were fixed • Article

Posted May 30, 2014 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion

In the summer of 2004, Bloomsbury released new editions of the Harry Potter books. These new editions featured a slew of changes to the original text. Some of the changes were simple fixes for typos. For example, on the third line of page 15 of Philosopher’s Stone, the word… Read More

Disarming Charm — "Expelliarmus" • Spells The Disarming Charm causes opponent’s weapon to fly out of his or her hand. The opponent is then said to have been Disarmed. The  Disarming Charm is a basic defensive spell, taught at the Duelling Club by Snape (CS10). Although it is a basic spell, it is rather difficult,… Read More