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Ravenclaw, Rowena – One of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the founder of Ravenclaw House. She was noted for her cleverness and creativity, and prized intelligence in her students. Her wisdom was attributed to her diadem, which was stolen by her daughter Helena Ravenclaw (who later became the Grey Lady). The diadem later became a Horcrux.
Quidditch. Quidditch (/ ˈkwɪdɪtʃ /) is a fictional sport invented by author J. K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). In the series, Quidditch is portrayed as a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
Wizarding World Digital is a digital publishing, e-commerce, entertainment and news company. It offers news, features, and articles as well as new and previously unreleased writing by J. K. Rowling regarding the Wizarding World. [citation needed] The site features Rowling's thoughts, several pages of unpublished text, [citation needed] and a ...
The Sorting Hat is an artefact used to sort Hogwarts students into houses. At the beginning of each school year, the Hat is placed on each first-year student's head. The Hat announces whether the student will be assigned to Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin. [32] In the Harry Potter films, the Sorting Hat is voiced by Leslie Phillips.
Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series created by J.K. Rowling. Umbridge is the secondary antagonist of the fifth novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, where she has been stationed at Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic to take power away from Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore, who have both been ...
Number 4, Privet Drive. The constructed set used for the Dursley residence in the Harry Potter films. Harry is raised from infancy by his aunt Petunia Dursley and his uncle Vernon Dursley at Number 4, Privet Drive. The house is located in the fictional town of Little Whinging, which is south of London in the county of Surrey. [7]
1881 [2] Died. 30 June 1997. Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts.
British. House. Slytherin. Born. 1951. Died. 2 May 1998. Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. She evolved from an unnamed peripheral character in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire into a major antagonist in subsequent novels.