The most powerful of the three Unforgivable Curses, Avada Kedavra is the killing curse that Tom Riddle (Lord Voldemort) always used when he was at the height of his power. While Voldemort used the curse time and again, we rarely saw his Death Eaters use it. Instead, some opted for the Cruciatus Curse (Torture Curse) …
While J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter Series, she isn’t the owner of all of its ventures like the movies, video games, and theme parks. Instead, various multimedia outlets own the rights to produce and distribute the books, movies, and video games. However, there is only one exclusive owner of the popular Wizarding World of …
In Harry Potter, we meet characters of varying sizes, from the half-giant Rubeus Hagrid to the half-goblin Filius Flitwick. Some characters started off on the smaller side, like Harry, before they grew up. Others had heights that never changed throughout the seven books and eight films. So how tall was each major character in the …
Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom both fit the context for Sybill Trelawney’s prophecy that spoke of a boy to be born at the end of July with the power to vanquish Lord Voldemort. This means either Harry or Neville could have been the Chosen One. In her prophecy, Sybill Trelawney stated that Voldemort would mark …
To defeat the Dark Lord Voldemort (Tom Riddle), Harry Potter needed to develop a great deal of power. And while his mother’s sacrificial protection provided Harry with much-needed strength, it wouldn’t keep him safe from Voldemort’s wrath forever. So how strong was Harry? Keep reading for a complete answer of how he grew into his …
Lord Voldemort (Tom Riddle) sought immortality and control of the Wizarding and Muggle Worlds. Starting in 1943, Riddle took the first steps in gaining immortality with his Horcruxes. During the 1970s, he unleashed war on the Wizarding World, gaining ground in his quest for power. But in July of 1980, he learned of a prophecy …
While the Harry Potter books were initially intended for young audiences, the US Editions are all at least 300 pages long. Six books cover Harry Potter’s Magical Education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the seventh documents his time hunting Horcruxes. An eighth read, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, focuses on Harry’s …
Avada Kedavra could be the most powerful curse in the Harry Potter franchise. Many accomplished wizards fell victim to it, and one has few options to avoid the curse if an enemy is about to use it on them. If you read the books or watched the films, you might realize that some characters have …