Universal’s Hogsmeade Village and Diagon Alley are both brimming with unique experiences and endless intricate details that allow guests to delve into the magic and wonder of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. From the enchanted displays in each of Diagon Alley’s shop windows to Moaning Myrtle’s eerie voice in the Hogsmeade toilets, around every […]

The world got a bit more magical in 1998 when the first “Harry Potter” book was published. Over two decades later, the wizarding world has grown to become not only a household staple but also an entire fictional world at Universal Studios. Untold numbers of children grew up learning the tales of Harry Potter and […]

Fans of the Wizarding World will have to wait a little while longer to cast a spell. The December 15 matinee 1 PM performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been canceled due to a breakthrough COVID-19 case. Performances are expected to resume for the 7 PM performance this evening. The newly condensed, […]

If you didn’t get a chance to catch the dazzling stage show “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” when it was last in San Francisco — before getting COVID-canceled in March 2020 — well, it’s back. But the “Cursed Child” now playing in previews at The Curran is significantly different than the version that was […]

Hermione Marshall, a British teenager who works in a flower shop, was named after the heroine of the Harry Potter books and films. A 6-year-old in Ohio shares his name with Ollivander, the magical wandmaker from the series. Venerable wizard Albus Dumbledore has a namesake—a second-grader from Las Vegas who loves a good outer-space joke. […]

Evil Genius Beer Company is honoring the world premiere of a Harry Potter exhibit that’s coming to Philadelphia with the release of a beer inspired by the book and movie series. “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” will arrive at The Franklin Institute on Friday, Feb. 18. The long-awaited program was first announced in July, and will be […]

ANSWERS: 1: Professor Minerva McGonagall, Chapter 1. 2: Rubeus Hagrid, Chapter 4. 3: Garrick Ollivander, Chapter 5. 4: Molly Weasley, Chapter 6. 5: Professor Albus Dumbledore, Chapter 7. 6: Professor Severus Snape, Chapter 8. 7: Professor Minerva McGonagall, Chapter 9. 8: Hermione Granger Chapter 10. 9: Draco Malfoy, Chapter 12. 10: Draco Malfoy, Chapter 13. […]

SANFORD, Fla. – Sanford’s Theatre West End is set to premiere its student-led showing of “Puffs,” based on the Harry Potter series of children’s books. According to the show’s web page, “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, finally gives the Hufflepuffs their due after they’ve been given […]

First things first. I am not here to debate whatever “cancel culture” means to you today because, frankly, I do not care. But I am interested in why the need to separate the art from the artist is suddenly crystal clear when it comes to J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter universe—in a way that […]

Cast your mind back 25 years. Hanson’s MMMbop was number one, Titanic topped the box office, and Tony Blair had just been elected PM. But perhaps more culturally significant than all three of these 90s moments is the first 500 copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone being published at the end of June […]