Educational Decree Number Twenty-eight
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Rules and laws
This decree allowed Dolores Umbridge to replace Albus Dumbledore as Headmaster of Hogwarts (OP28). Read MoreElias Grimstone• Character
Elias Grimstone was the developer of the Oakshaft 79 broom (QA9). Read MoreEllerby• Character
Ellerby is one-half of the broom manufacturing partnership Ellerby & Spudmore. He (or she) and Able Spudmore developed the Tinderblast and Swiftstick models of broom (QA9, Pm:Quidditch). Read MoreEllerby & Spudmore
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Broomsticks
Ellerby & Spudmore are the company name of the broom manufacturing team of Ellerby (given name unknown) and Able Spudmore, based in the Black Forest of Germany (QA9, Pm). They launched the slow but sturdy Tinderblast broom in 1940. This was followed in 1952 by the release of the faster … Read MoreElliot Smethwyck• Character
Elliot Smethwyck was the inventor, in 1820, of the Cushioning Charm. The spell was used to provide an invisible cushion on the handle of a broom, making broom travel far more comfortable (QA9). Read MoreElliot Smethwyk invents the Cushioning Charm• Event
The Cushioning Charm creates an invisible “pillow” on the stick where the witch or wizard sits, greatly increasing the comfort of riding a broomstick (QA9). Read MoreEmmeline Vance• Character
Emmeline Vance was a member of the Order of the Phoenix, both in the 1970s and in the 1990s. She was part of the Advance Guard that escorted Harry from number four, Privet Drive to number twelve, Grimmauld Place (OP3, OP9). She is described as a stately-looking witch… Read MoreEnglish Channel
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Oceans and seas
The English Channel is a body of water separating southern England from northern France, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea. Read MoreExperimental Time-Turner
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Magical objects
The Experimental Time-Turner is a time-turner prototype built of cheap metal that would allow the user to transport himself back in time for five minutes (CC2.7. CC3.7, CC4.4). Had a different appearance than the hourglass-shaped Ministry Time-Turners, and was discovered by Aurors in the possession of Theodore… Read MoreExtra Apparition Practice in Hogsmeade• Event
These extra lessons are given for those who will turn seventeen on or before April 21st, which is the date of the first Apparition test. Ron and Hermione both go into Hogsmeade for the lessons while Harry, who won’t turn seventeen until July, spends his time trying to figure out… Read More