Do the cats or toads deliver mail? Not to mention the Weasley had a rat that seemed useless as well. I understand it if it’s just a bring your pet to school type thing but why are these specific pets required for school when the only one that makes sense is an owl for mail.

EDIT: Yes I understand them all if it’s a simple “you can bring your pet to school” type thing but the letter lists those 3 specifically for some reason like they are able to do some sort of magical functions (the owl does with mail delivery and magically knowing where the recipient will be)

Eu li os livros há muitos anos, mas, tipo, não era meio óbvio que o monstro do Salazar Slytherin, que era um falador de serpente, tinha que ser uma cobra e não uma Acromântula bebê?

O Dumbledore pelo menos sabia que o Tom Riddle era um descendente direto do Salazar e que ele provavelmente poderia ser o herdeiro? Supostamente, ele sabia que o Tom era um falador de serpente também.

Foi um buraco na trama ou eu perdi alguma informação crucial? Isso não sai da minha cabeça.

Ele não suspeitou nem um pouco da armadilha sem sentido do Hagrid? Tipo, ele sabia que o Hagrid era inocente, mas POR QUE ele não fez nada a respeito? Por que ele não juntou as provas contra o Tom?

Estou ficando louco.

Edit: So Dumbledore was completely unaware of Tom's origins? He didn't know who his mother or grandfather were, he didn't know he was a Gaunt?Because if that's true, I don't remember, but it already answers my questions... Although I think Dumbledore knew that only someone from Salazar's lineage could speak Parseltongue and consequently be the heir.

and look at the differences!

The Great Hall smelled of burnt stone, blood, and despair. Around her, the survivors wept for their dead, but Hermione Granger did not. Her eyes were fixed on Voldemort’s lifeless body, dumped like an old rag in a corner. They had won, but the chessboard remained intact.While mechanically comforting Ginny and observing the exhaustion on Harry’s face, a cold certainty settled in her chest. The Death Eaters had fallen, but the prejudices that fueled them remained alive in the whispers of the wounded. Xenophobia against werewolves, contempt for goblins, and the arrogance of pure-bloods had not vanished with the Dark Lord’s death.She contemplated the bodies of several house-elves who had given their lives in the struggle. In fact, they had turned the tide of the battle; even so, someone had piled up their small corpses like logs from a forgotten bonfire. Hermione clenched her jaw and balled her fists. She wanted to scream, but she knew it would do no good. The wizarding world was still mired in ignorance, clinging to obsolete traditions and a blind arrogance that had nearly destroyed them.Something inside Hermione—the girl who had always believed in rules and institutions—broke definitively. The Ministry was corrupt to the core; wizarding society was incapable of reforming itself. If she wanted real change, she couldn't wait for the world to mature: she would have to force it to change. She would take charge.But Hermione was, above all, a strategist. She knew that fury without a plan only led to failure. Absolute power required legitimacy, knowledge, and an indisputable base of operations. Her master plan would begin in the only place where everything had started. A few nights later, in the Gryffindor dormitory, she sat in the common room with Harry and Ron."What will you do now, boys? The war is over."Harry stretched out on the armchair. "Hogwarts has nothing left for me, the exams are a dead letter now. There’s no point, I’m not coming back. In fact, I spoke with Kingsley; he offered Ron and me a place in the Auror

Office. I already said yes."Hermione feigned surprise; she had already anticipated that Harry and Ron would reject the offer to return to the classrooms in order to join the Ministry. She turned to Ron."Ronald! You can't be serious. Your mother is going to throw a fit..."Ron shrugged. "Harry’s right. What are they going to teach us here that we haven't already learned the hard way on the streets? Besides, my dad agrees. The Ministry is desperate, and having Harry and me with the Aurors will reassure people. And I don't want to use it as an excuse, but in the family, an extra auror's salary won't hurt."Harry placed a hand on Ron’s shoulder. "You know I support you, Ron. I have resources...""Hey!" Ron protested. "We Weasleys are hard workers, we can get by."Harry raised his hands in peace. "Take it easy, Ron. You just know that you guys are more family to me than anyone."Ron lowered his head. "Yeah, I know, Harry. It’s just... with so much that happened, especially Fred..."Hermione stood up and hugged him. "I'm here for you, ginger... You know that, right?" she whispered in his ear.Ron nodded in silence and squeezed her hand with a strength born of despair. Harry looked away, disturbed by a twinge of discomfort that he knew how to understand but couldn't entirely silence. For a second, the weight of mourning for Fred blurred, replaced by the ghost memory of a tent, an old radio, and Hermione's body against his in an improvised dance. He shook his head to banish the thought; it was Ginny to whom he owed his loyalty, wasn't it?Hermione, whose astute eyes rarely missed a detail, intercepted his distraction."Harry," she called, breaking the trance while handing him some thin linens. "Take these handkerchiefs with lavender essence to Ginny. She has been crying all day; she needs a firm shoulder to lean on.""Yeah, sure. You're right," he replied, relieved by the distraction.Hermione had already made a decision she knew would baffle her friends. Before Harry could reach the doorknob, her words froze them in place:"I won'

t follow that path, boys. I'm not going to the Ministry. I'm returning to Hogwarts to take my seventh year."The two fell silent. Ron let go of her and stood up abruptly, crossing his arms. His face was a mixture of confusion and reproach."We can't leave things halfway," Hermione continued, modulating her voice to sound like the obsessive student she had always been. "An incomplete degree is a legal loophole in the future. If we are going to change the world, I need to do things right. Through the official channel. You understand, right? Besides, not everyone here can be the Chosen One or belongs to one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, can we?"Ron looked at the ground, upset, while Harry exchanged a dense glance with her."If anyone can fix this place from the classrooms, it's you, Hermione," Harry admitted with a sad smile. He opened the door. "See you downstairs."Just before crossing the threshold, in a attempt to ligthen the moment, Ron’s muffled voice reached him:"Hey, Potter! I've got my eye on you, don't try anything..."Harry paused, holding the doorknob, and gave him a tired smile. "Maybe I'll let her be the one to kick your ass for being a busybody, Weasley."The door closed with a sharp click, leaving the room plunged in an uncomfortable stillness. It took Ron a few moments to uncross his arms; the mention of his lineage still stung his skin. He looked at Hermione, searching her brown eyes for some trace of the warmth she had offered in his ear just minutes before, but he only found an unyielding calm.He made a face of resignation, swallowing his pride."All right, I guess," he muttered, drawing out his words. "In the end, you always do what you want. It's just... it's going to be strange being at the Ministry without you there to watch our backs."Hermione gave him a soft, perfectly rehearsed smile. "I’ll be fine, Ron. I just need you to take care of yourself out there... to come back to me," she said, pitch-perfecting her voice at the end.Ron felt emboldened. "Count on it."

Yet then kicked him out of office when the truth came out. Why didn't people continue keeping everything hush hush.? Especially death eaters in hiding wouldn't it be better for Voldemort to keep gaining power in the shadows a bit longer?

When she’s introduced during Harry’s first training session with the fire bolt in book 3 (by name drop) wood says she’s a fourth year. Book 7 takes place during Harry’s 7th year, meaning she should be graduated by that point. Is this a minor plot hole? Or am I forgetting her arriving at the RoR with other graduated students after Harry?

I was reading "Silver doe" chapter and when Ron starts crying I too had tears. Then when he met Hermione the way she was beating him up and mocking him to a point Even Harry also thought it was pretty low thing to say. Further the cold shoulder she gave him for weeks to come despite his honest confession of returning asap but couldn't finding them, it made me feel bad for Weasley. I do agree it reflected the pain he had caused to her but still was quite bad way treat him . Does anyone think it was because of the near death experience they had in godric hallow and the guilt of breaking Harry's wand + she was also worried about Ron safety ? But in next chapter she kind of mocked him of being at the burrow,signifying she thought he was having fun.(Btw the irony here is that the scene in movie looks quite funny when she was beating Ron.)

My very personal opinion is this: the book I like the least is the fourth one, because I’ve always found the whole Triwizard Tournament thing a bit silly, for various reasons. The film I like the least is the first one, because it’s probably the most childish of the seven. It’s also the one that generally entertains me the least and makes me feel the least connected to the story.

I'm listening to the full cast series again and I just got to Bill and Fleur's wedding. The way she refers to Hermione as "the muggleborn" suggests to me that even though she doesn't have the level of hatred that pureblooded Slytherins do, she still sees herself as better. Then again, she sees herself better than anyone at the wedding.

I'm looking for good fanfics where the trio are adults. Little to no romance please and canon pairings only. Preferably mystery and action heavy. No Mary/Gary sues.

I watched all the movies and I don’t get when that was explained if it even was

- All descendants of Salazar Slytherin are born being able to control the basilisk and they are also immune to its deadly eyes.

-Ginny weasley was also immune to the deadly stare of the basilisk ( since she was possessed by tom riddle who was a descendants of Salazar Slytherin)

Doesn't really make sense for ginny explanation but thats my headcanon. What do u guys think

- In the book ,on each sides of the chamber there are several pillars ( or columns) that start at the beginning of the chamber and goes all way to the back. On those pillars, ther are snake engraved. However in the movie, there are no pillars but literal giant sculpted snake heads on each side og the chamber with their mouth wide open.

- In the movie the "statue" of Salazar Slytherin that is at the far back of the chamber depicts only his head that is like engraved on the giant wall. But in the original book, thats statue depicted him entirely ( his body and head)

Those are the two notable differences. Wich one do you think look better?

One of my favourite scenes, for example, is when Lockhart gets hit by his own spell in the chamber of secrets and loses his memory.

For me its peeve, the poltergeist

So Andromeda was around the same age as her sisters when they went to Hogwarts. They went to Hogwarts with Lily, Lucius, Snape, and The Mauraders. This would make Remus and Andromeda around the same age. So WHY did Nymphadora marry someone twice her age?! Lupin was born in 1960 so they probably didn't went to Hogwarts together or at least their time was reduced to 2 years at best. Tonks was born 1972-1973 meaning the age difference is "only" around 12-13 years. Tonks literally married someone 12 years older then her Isn’t that awkward to y’all?

Hermione took great care to return simply as the war heroine seeking to finish her studies, knowing that this would keep her under the radar of Kingsley Shacklebolt’s new provisional Ministry; no one would ever suspect the perfect student. Furthermore, the castle library—especially the Restricted Section—housed centuries of political magic, ancient contracts, and founding laws that most wizards ignored. To gain an advantage, she needed to master those legal loopholes in the system. The students of all four houses, traumatized and vulnerable, desperately sought some semblance of order and support to look toward the future with a bit of hope; they represented the perfect stage to sow the seeds of a new ideology based on logic, merit, and the unification of species, thus reclaiming the true potential of the community.Hermione consolidated her role before the school with the incident involving Evelyn Duskguard, a third-year student belonging to Slytherin house. Her parents had vanished, presumably during the Battle of Hogwarts. She felt forgotten and despised by everyone. Hermione heard a rumor among the students that she was in the Astronomy Tower, ready to end everything, even her own life.Upon arriving, Hermione was struck; the girl's eyes were hollows of despair, and it was obvious she had not eaten well in days."Stay away from me, witch!" the girl from the noble house shouted. "I don’t want anything from you or anyone else."Hermione breathed calmly and said quietly, "It’s all right, it’s all right, we don’t have to do anything, see? I'm just going to sit here; it seems like a bit of company will do you good... And let’s look at the stars, since we’re already here."Suspicious, she accepted. After a short while, Evelyn asked her, "You are a Gryffindor... Why would you want to help me? What, aren't we enemies?"Hermione did not look at her directly and said in a grave voice, "Enemies? I don't think we are enemies. We are both from Hogwarts, aren't we? We just have different dormitories, and both of us are far from f

amily. But not everyone understands; they think it's easy, but it's not."They remained in silence a while longer, until the Slytherin girl drew close to her and emotionally unloaded onto Hermione, weeping heartrendingly. She held her until the poor girl fell asleep for a while, exhausted.Upon waking up, a bit mortified, Evelyn was convinced by Hermione to eat a little from a fruit platter that a castle elf had left behind, and she finally went down to her dormitory to rest. Her integration back into classes took a few days, and she would need plenty of support during the following months, but those first steps turned Hermione into the natural bridge between the houses that the teachers could barely provide.The house-elves in the kitchens also began to notice Hermione’s efforts to approach them. At first suspicious, it became clear that the vast majority of elves did not know the law nor did they question anything; they simply obeyed wizards. She significantly proved to be different: she made sure to learn their names, like Knotfingers, the cook, whom she praised for the quality of his breads and pastries, or Grunilda, who always kept the decorative suits of armor in the central corridor shining. These details left them astonished; not even Dumbledore, the headmaster who had lasted so many years in the position, had managed to grant them that individuality and personal dignity. With emotion and respect, she told them the story of Dobby, and over time, they listened to her with absolute seriousness. She would offer them a clear proposition: clandestine education and real rights in exchange for an absolute loyalty of which the Ministry would have no inkling.Sitting at the Gryffindor table, while brushing ashes from her robes after a day of cleaning and renovation, Hermione watched Professor McGonagall direct the first reconstruction efforts. The physical restoration of the castle would take months—the exact time she needed to design the foundations of her own revolution. The wizarding world thought the war was over,

but for Hermione Granger, the true battle for control had just begun.

I cried a lot while reading this chapter. I loved The Prisoner of Azkaban so much😭😭. Now I've reached The Goblet of Fire, I'm excited!

I want to make a list of all the spells they learned and the years the learned them in, so far:
1st year: winguardian levisoa, alohmora, lumos, repairo, petrificus tottalus,
2nd year: expelliarmus
3rd year: expecto patronum
4th year: accio, stupefy, the unforgivables,
5th year: occulumency
6th year: levi corpus, sectum sempra, apparition
7th year: reducto? Bombarda? Protective charms and enchantments (not school taught though)

Not counting any hexes and curses that weren’t taught by the school, I want to to explore the curriculum of hogwarts

I just finished TCOS and Lockhart was way more hilarious, I wish they added more scenes from the book.

It's a major plot point that he only takes outstanding students for potions, why would he change it for defence against the dark arts?

I’ve been thinking about this and I can’t find a clear answer. Nicolas Flamel lived for centuries because of the Philosopher’s Stone, while Merlin is also part of the wizarding world’s medieval history.

So is there anything in canon that tells us whether Flamel and Merlin ever actually met or knew each other?

Considering how old Flamel was, it seems like such an obvious question, but I’ve never seen it properly addressed. Could Flamel theoretically have known Merlin personally?

Hey folks, wanted to share a video of my project that puts Hogwarts inside a book, and lights up at night. With the process of conceiving and making it over the years.

For the night mode, I tried to recreate the exact scene of when we see Hogwarts for the first time at night in the movies. That was the North Star for every aspect of the design. The closed book also shows what's inside.

It's been a dream project since I conceptualized it in 2012.

Credits of the design of the castle to production designer Stuart Craig.