I thought it might be nice to move away from people for a bit. This turned out to be a long, but just an average post.   Hedwig- The word Hedwig has the elements hadu meaning ‘battle’ and wig meaning ‘fight’. There have been numerous powerful and noble women named Hedwig throughout history- Hedwig of France (970-1013), Countess of Mons; Hedwige of Saxony … Read more →

It being Harry’s birthday, I decided to reprise my series once more. Today is about the people closest to his heart. Remus John Lupin(10th Mar 1960 -2nd May 1998, killed by Antonin Dolohov)- This is an easy connection to make. Romulus and Remus were the twin founders of Rome, who were raised by wolves. They ultimately … Read more →

It is mentioned numerous times that almost all the purebloods are related to each other because of inbreeding. I came across this wonderful chart(apparently with input from JK Rowling, here- http://tinyurl.com/6eypral)  that gives a better graphical representation of the Wizarding families than I can explain in words. (Note that this is not the Black Family … Read more →

In the following series of posts, I do a little etymology- origin of the character names and the spells(of course, many are quite obvious). But first, a warning to those who haven’t read all 7 books or watched the movies- these posts contain a lot of spoilers. When I read my first HP over 11 … Read more →