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May 23, 2020 · Harry Potter author JK Rowling has finally set the record straight about the locations that inspired the setting of the Harry Potter books, including the alleged real-like Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
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Most people will have heard of a phoenix or a dragon. Anyone well-versed in fairies or folklore might recognize some other creatures in the Potterverse as well. The basilisk is a creature so old that it was written about by Pliny the Elder in 79 AD. In his Natural History, he described it as being not more than 12 fingers in length with a white spo...
This man really did exist and lived in Paris in the 14th and 15th centuries. During his life he worked as a scribe, and it was only after his death that he was linked with alchemy. About 200 years after his death, rumors arose that he’d not only managed to create the philosopher’s stone (that can turn base metal into gold) but also that he and his ...
Harry and his friends encounter a mandrake in The Chamber of Secrets. It comes in rather useful for reanimating those who have been petrified by the basilisk. Mandrake is a plant that exists in real-life, and although it doesn’t have exactly the same appearance as the ones found at Hogwarts, plenty of people did think the roots looked like human fi...
Some of the characters have the most outlandish names, but many of them were based on real words or names. Sirius Black, the man who turns into a dog, is named after the constellation Canis Major (meaning the Greater Dog). The brightest star in this collection is called Sirius, or “the Dog Star.” Dumbledore surely sounds made up, but it is in fact ...
Dec 15, 2020 · The red-headed lovable Ron was inspired by Rowling's best friend Sean Harris, a British army officer. Rowling said she "never set out to describe Sean in Ron, but Ron has a Sean-ish...
"I sometimes hear Hogwarts was based on one or other of Edinburgh's schools, but that's 100% false, too," Rowling said. "Hogwarts was created long before I clapped eyes on any of them! I...
Nov 22, 2016 · Nicolas Flamel was a real person, and many of Rowling’s fantastic beasts she borrowed from elsewhere – including from the ancient world, writes Natalie Haynes.
Oct 20, 2017 · The real-life objects that inspired Harry Potter. Alamy. (Credit: Alamy) A new exhibition at the British Library in London has gathered together magical items from around the world to shed new...
Dec 7, 2018 · Harry Potter is based on a neighbor boy No, there wasn't some kid with a lightning bolt on his forehead living beneath the stairs, but there were a couple of pint-sized Potters Rowling knew who played a part in developing some of Harry's attributes.
