Teddy Osei

House elves cannot be freed easily because the magic that binds them is keyed to a specific master’s act of giving, and because fear … Read more

How Polyjuice Potion works and its limits comes down to one rule: it copies a living person’s body for roughly an hour, and nothing … Read more

Short version: the prophecy does not name Harry. Sybill Trelawney’s 1980 prediction describes a set of conditions, and two babies born at the end … Read more

Short answer: Voldemort made six Horcruxes on purpose — Tom Riddle’s diary, Marvolo Gaunt’s ring, Salazar Slytherin’s locket, Helga Hufflepuff’s cup, Rowena Ravenclaw’s diadem … Read more

The Deathly Hallows are the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility, and they work together by each granting mastery over … Read more

Spoiler warning: this guide covers events from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, including who kills whom. If you are still in the first … Read more

Wandlore is the wizarding discipline that studies wands: what they are made of, why they behave the way they do, and which wizard a … Read more

If you want the short version: the Sorting Hat decides by reading the student, not the student’s reputation. It weighs what you value, the … Read more