Neville!

I think that it is time to give Neville Longbottom his 15 minutes of fame!

Neville Longbottom (b. 30 July, 1980) was a pure-bloodwizard who began school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991, and was sorted into Gryffindor house. His parents,Alice and Frank Longbottom, were well-respected Aurors and members of the first Order of the Phoenix. Shortly after Neville's birth, they were tortured to insanity by four Death Eaters with theCruciatus Curse and placed in the Janus Thickey Ward at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, leaving Neville to be raised by his formidable grandmother.

Throughout his school years, Neville grew from a shy, introverted boy into a courageous defender of Hogwarts. He was an important member of Dumbledore's Army who fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts. During the Battle of Hogwarts, having refused Voldemort's invitation to join the Death Eaters, he destroyed the seventh and final Horcrux when he beheaded the snake Nagini. He also co-led the D.A. during his final year in opposition to the Death Eater professors. After the end of the Second Wizarding War, Neville briefly served as an Auror and later became Hogwarts' professor ofHerbology and married Hannah Abbott.

The Spell of the week!

Accio (Summoning Charm)

Pronunciation: Various suggestions have been made, including:

/ˈæki.oʊ/ AK-ee-oh – film and video game

/ˈæksi.oʊ/ AK-see-oh – U.K. audio book

/ˈæsi.oʊ/ AS-see-oh – U.S. audio book

Description: This charm summons an object to the caster, potentially over a significant distance. Its opposite is the Banishing Charm.

Seen/mentioned: First mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when it was briefly used by Molly Weasley on the Weasley twins to confiscate their Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes' products from their pockets, before they left for the Quidditch World Cup. Hermione was also mentioned trying to learn this charm during her ride aboard the Hogwarts Express. Later on in the same book, Harry summons his broom to complete the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament. Near the end of the book, Harry summons a Portkey he cannot reach to escape from the Battle in the Graveyard. In "Order of the Phoenix", Bellatrix Lestrange attempts to summon the prophecy from Harry. Also seen in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows to try to summon Horcruxes, and Harry tries to summon a falling Rubeus Hagrid. One of the Death Eaters tried to snatch Harry's Invisibility Cloak using this charm, but it did not work.

Suggested etymology: The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon". In the Hungarian translation, the spell is called "Invito", possibly from the word "invite" or "invitation".

Character of the Week!

Character of the week goes to Bellatrix Lestrange!

Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) (1951-2 May, 1998) also known as Bella, was a pure-blood witch, the daughter of Cygnus and Druella Black and elder sister to Andromeda and Narcissa. She attendedHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1962 and was sorted into Slytherin house. After graduating from Hogwarts, she became aDeath Eater who was fanatically loyal to Lord Voldemort. She was one of the few females in the group, as well as among the most dangerous and sadistic of Voldemort's followers. While Bellatrix and Narcissa married pure-blood wizards, Andromeda married a muggle-born and was disowned from the family. At the end of the First Wizarding War, Bellatrix and her husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, his brother Rabastan, and Barty Crouch Jr. tortured Aurors Alice and Frank Longbottom to the point of insanity searching for information on Lord Voldemort after his first downfall.

Bellatrix was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban for the crime, but escaped in the 1996 mass break-out, along with nine other Death Eaters. She participated in several battles of the Second Wizarding War, making it a particular goal to kill any relatives who were members of the Order of the Phoenix, including her cousinSirius Black and niece Nymphadora Tonks. She also killed the Malfoy family's former house-elf, Dobby, who had become a firm ally of Harry Potter. She was also the last Death Eater standing during the final battle, and was eventually killed by Molly Weasley.

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General Harry Potter Facts Not Disclosed in the Books

-Prefects can take points; Ron got it wrong in Order of the Phoenix, which makes him a pretty poor prefect, eh?
-Fred and George Weasley were born on April Fools' day (no joke).
-Ginny Weasley's first name is Ginevra, and she is the first female Weasley born for "several generations," says JKR.
-Arthur Weasley has two brothers.
-Molly Weasley's maiden name is Prewett.
-Crookshanks is half Kneazle.
-The infamous Weasley cousin who was cut from the books was named Mafalda. She was in Slytherin.
-Dean Thomas's father was killed by Death Eaters when he refused to join them. Neither Dean nor his mother know.
-Dean Thomas was named Gary in the first drafts of the Philosopher's Stone.
-Hagrid, Lily, and James were in Gryffindor. (Hagrid was NOT in Hufflepuff.)
-Hogwarts has about a thousand students. (True, that number doesn't seem right, but J.K.R. said so, and she's the boss.)
-James Potter was a Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team (although the movie claimed he was a Seeker).
-Hermione's birthday is September 19th; Ron's is March 1st.
-James Potter inherited lots of money and didn't need a well-paying profession.
-James Potter inherited the Invisibility Cloak from his father.
-Witches and wizards have longer life-spans than Muggles.
-The Gringotts' goblins return the Muggle money they acquire back into circulation.
-The approximate value of a Galleon is about five pounds ($7.30 or 8.00 Euro), though the exchange rate varies.
-Dumbledore is 150, McGonagall is 70 (and is really an old softy; she just doesn't act like it), Snape is 35 or 36.
-Hogwarts' school motto, "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," means, "Never tickle a sleeping dragon."
-If placed in front of a mirror, the inscription on the Mirror of Erised ("Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi") reads, "I show not your face but your heart's desire."
-The happiest people do not become ghosts. (Therefore, we can assume that ghosts are people that died while sad, angry, etc. Myrtle was teased; Nearly Headless Nick didn't have his head completely chopped off; the Bloody Baron was...lonely?)
-The Hogwarts teachers do not stay at Hogwarts during the Christmas holidays. However, Filch, Hagrid, and Dumbledore do.
-A few of the Hogwarts professors have spouses, but that information is restricted for reasons we will find out about later.
-To remove the tail that Hagrid gave Dudley in the hut on the rock, the Dursleys went to a private hospital where the staff was very discreet, and said that a wart had gone out of control.
-Aragog is an Acromantula (see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).
-Dragons can't be domesticated, no matter what Hagrid thinks.
-There is more to the cats in the story (Crookshanks, Mrs. Figg's cats, Mrs. Norris, etc.) than meets the eye.
-The animal an Animagus turns into is a reflection on his/her personality.
-For Hagrid, keeping dangerous creatures is all about overcoming something that could kill him.
-Azkaban is in a sea north of the North Sea. A very cold sea.
-You can do unfocused and uncontrolled magic without a wand (like when Harry blows up Aunt Marge), but to perform really good spells, you need a wand.
-Muggle education is not required for wizard children prior to attending Hogwarts.
-A magical quill detects the birth of every magical child and records it in a book and Professor McGonagall sends an owl to each child when he or she turns eleven.

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The Gang!

I think that it is important to remember that before they were who they are now, they were...
THEM!

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Spells!

Ever encounter a situation where you need a spell, but the correct one doesn't come to mind? Me too! Now thanks to me, and this dandy blog you will never have that problem again. Below is a list of Spells that should and will come in handy if you ever need them!


The Spells!



Incantation Type of spell / charm Resulting Effect
Accio Charm Summons an object
Alohomora Charm Opens locked objects
Aparecium Spell Reveals invisible ink
Avada Kadavra Curse Murders opponent Unforgivable
Avifors Charm Turns small objects into birds.
Avis Spell Launches birds from your wand
Crucio Curse Tortures opponent Unforgivable
Confundus Charm Used to confuse opponent
Conjunctivitis Curse Damages opponents eyesight
Deletrius Spell Counters "Prior Incatato"
Densaugeo Spell Enlarges Teeth
Diffindo Spell Splits seams
Dissendium Spell Opens "One eyed witch" hump
Engorgio Charm Enlarges and item
Ennervate Spell Counters Stupefy
Expecto Patronum Charm Creates a Patronus
Expelliarmus Charm Disarms your opponent
Ferula Spell Creates bandages
Fidelius Charm Hides a secret within someone
Finite Incantatum Spell Stops any current spells
Flipendo Jinx Knocks an object backwards
Furnunculus Curse Produces boils on opponent
Homorphus Charm Lockhart's Werewolf "cure"
Immobulus Charm Renders target immobile.
Impedimenta Charm Slows an advancing object
Imperio Curse Controls a person Unforgivable
Impervius Charm Makes an object repel water
Incendio Spell Starts a fire
Legilimens Spell Allows the caster to delve into the mind of the victim
Locomotor Mortis Curse Locks opponents legs
Lumos Spell Creates light at wand tip
Mobiliarbus Charm Moves objects with wand
Mobilicorpus Spell Moves unconscious bodies
Morsmorde Spell Conjures the Dark Mark
Nox Spell Counter to Lumos
Obliviate Charm Erases memories
Orchideous Spell Conjures a bunch of flowers
Petrificus Totalus Spell Body - Bind
Point Me Charm Wand acts like a compass
Priori Incantatum Spell Result when brother wands duel
Prior Incantato Spell Reveals a wands last spell / cast
Protego Charm Cause spells to reflect back to the sender.
Quietus Spell Counter spell for Sonorus
Reducio Spell Returns items to original size. Counters Engorgio
Reducto Spell Blasts solid objects aside
Relashio Spell Releases user from binding
Repairo Spell Repairs Things
Rictusempra Charm Tickles opponent
Riddikulus Spell Use this spell and laugh to defeat a boggart
Scruge Charm Destroys ectoplasm (remains of ghosts)
Serpensortia Spell Produces Snake
Sonorus Spell Amplifies voice
Stupefy Spell Knocks out opponent
Tarantallegra Spell Forces opponent to dance
Waddiwasi Spell Unsticks an object
Wingardium Leviosa Charm Makes on object fly

How wizard rock came about!

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One of the many wizard rock songs

Harry Potter Pick Up Lines

Enjoy Harry Potter? Enjoy members of the opposite sex, and in some cases the same sex? Why not combine the two? Here are a few, but amazing Harry Potter Pick Up Lines. While I do not guarantee they will work, you should still try them.

               The Lines!

Have you heard of Platform 9 and 3/4? Well, I can think of something else with the exact same measurements.

If you were a Dementor, I'd become a criminal just to get your kiss.

My name may not be Luna, but I sure know how to Lovegood!

I know we're not in Professor Flitwick's class, but you still are charming.

My love for you burns like a dying phoenix.

Being without you is like being afflicted with the Cruciatus Curse.

Hagrid's not the only giant on campus, if you know what I mean.

Your name must be Severus Severus, because you're making my prince full blood.

Interested in making some magic together? My wand is at the ready.

I must have had some Felix Felicis, because I think I'm about to get lucky.

Without you I feel like I'm in Azkaban and dementors are sucking away my soul.

I've been whomping my willow thinking about you.

If I were to look into the Mirror of Erised, I'd see the two of us together.

You are like a bottle of Skele-Gro: You're growing me a bone.

You must be magical, because I've fallen under your spell.

I'm not wearing an invisibility cloak, but do you think I could still visit your restricted section tonight?

I'd like to get my basilisk into your chamber of secrets.

You don't even have to say "Luminos Maxima" to turn me on!

Have you been using the Petrificus Totalus spell? Because you've made me stiff.

Whaddya say you and me go look for the Room of Requirement?

Do you want to head to the Shrieking Shack? We could do some shrieking of our own.

Are you using the Confundus charm or are you just naturally mind blowing?

Come on, let's do it Hippogriff style!

One night with me and they'll be calling you MOANING Myrtle.

You can have the portkey to my heart.

Come here, I'll show you a REAL Patronus.

I'd let you handle my wand any day!

Is that a wand in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

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