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Draco Malfoy stands as Harry’s complete opposite, and thus makes a wonderful antagonist and villain in the hugely popular JK Rowling’s book series about the famous boy wizard Harry. According to Rowling, Draco Malfoy was born on June 5, 1980. Since Harry’s first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Draco Malfoy has stood [...]

Daniel Radcliffe has been made into a genuine movie star because of the popularity of the Harry Potter books and subsequent film adaptations. Most Harry Potter fans agree that Daniel makes the perfect Harry Potter because he emits a sense of courage, earnestness and real-life teenage behavior that makes Harry Potter such an appealing character. [...]

Hermione Granger is the third point in the Harry Potter triangle. The other points being, of course Harry himself, and the lovable Ron Weasley. With a sharp intelligence and sensible nature, Hermione represents the brains of the best friend triangle. Hermione—full name Hermione Jane Granger—is said to have been born on September 19, 1979. She [...]

Ron Weasley stands as one of the most ideal representations of a best friend ever to be penned into the world of fiction. As Harry Potter’s best buddy, fans the world over have become endeared to the lovable Ron Weasley. Even after the adolescent spats that they have encountered in recent years, fans everywhere still [...]

One of the greatest mysteries of the Harry Potter book series has to do with Harry’s parents. We know they were called James and Lily Potter, but what else do we know about them? Very little, in fact, and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling’s has revealed little information about Harry’s parents. The rumor mill reports [...]

One of the greatest joys in reading the hugely popular Harry Potter books is reading about all the magical creatures that Harry and his cohorts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry encounter on their various adventures. Fans of JK Rowling commend her on a great sense of whimsy and imagination in creating an entire [...]

The Harry Potter books contain many interesting themes that have been fodder for readers and critics alike. Many have speculated about the relationship between muggles and wizards in the Harry Potter books. What is the nature of this relationship, and is JK Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter book series, trying to make a [...]