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The fictional universe of the Harry Potter series of novels contains two distinct societies: the "wizarding world" and the "Muggle world". [1] The term "Muggle world" refers to a society inhabited by non-magical people ("Muggles"), while the term "wizarding world" refers to a society of wizards that live parallel to Muggles. [2]
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (/ ˈ h ɒ ɡ w ɔːr t s /) is a fictional boarding school of magic for young wizards. It is the primary setting for the first six novels in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, and also serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World media franchise.
The following is a list of characters from the Harry Potter series. Each character appears in at least one Harry Potter-related book or story by J. K. Rowling.These books and stories include the seven original Harry Potter novels (1997–2007), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001), Quidditch Through the Ages (2001), The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008), Harry Potter and the Cursed ...
Hogwarts was founded a millennium ago (the exact date unknown) by "four of the greatest witches and wizards of the age": [29] Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. The founders served as Hogwarts' first teachers, and each of the Hogwarts houses is named after one of the founders.
If American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, what house would he be sorted into?
ottermore invited four our favorites from the Harry Potter films to take a stab at finding their Hogwarts fate, and for some, it was surprising.
A house-elf named Kreacher inhabits the house. In Half-Blood Prince , Harry learns that he has inherited the property from his deceased godfather Sirius Black, and he donates it to the Order. In Deathly Hallows , Grimmauld Place becomes a sanctuary for Harry, Ron, and Hermione while they are hiding from Voldemort.
Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. They are identical twin brothers of the Weasley family, which also includes Ron Weasley and Ginny Weasley. Fred and George are friends of Harry Potter, members of the Order of the Phoenix, and founders of the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.