There may not be snow, but it is definitely Christmas at Hogwarts. Holiday festivities return today, Friday, November 22, to ...

Measure from top of shoulder where seam of a shirt is to about mid calf and add 1/2” (1.3 cm) or so. On the pattern, cut or fold the front and back pieces however long you measured it.

There is a monster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Earlier this summer, Hogwarts underwent a minor scandal when esteemed Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Remus Lupin was ...

Take one piece of wire and cut it to around 12 inches (30.48 cm) long with the wire cutters. Find the center point and bend slightly to mark its place. Curve the wire by running it between your ...

Cut a length of wire a little over 3 feet (1 meter) long. Start at the bottom of the radish and work your way up, following Figure 1 below. When you get to the top of the radish, twist the top of ...

Some would say that Harry Potter is a Bildungsroman story, about the growth of the protagonist (Harry) from childhood to adulthood. Others argue that it is a fantasy story containing a quest ...

In a large saucepan, sautee onion and celery in butter on moderate heat (without browning) until soft. Add chicken stock and herbs and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.

There can be no doubt that the events at the conclusion of J.K. Rowling's latest installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, have sent the entire Potter fan ...

In 1969, Neo-Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser published an essay entitled "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses' in which he proposed a new way of looking at the concept of ideology.

enough to allow her sister's son to live in her home, no more, no less. Harry himself comes to recognize and repay this love by saving the one thing Petunia loves most, Dudley, from dementors.

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Finding the Cup just happens to be an added bonus. In the maze Harry encounters many different obstacles, all of which test his knowledge and abilities. Among these is a giant sphinx who asks ...