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Which Quidditch position would be right for you? 

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## For thrill-seeking adventurers, you should be a Seeker 

*Notable Seekers*: Viktor Krum, Glynnis Griffiths, Harry Potter, Charlie Weasley

*Seeker objective*: Catch the Golden Snitch before the other team’s Seeker

__Seeker would be the right Quidditch position for you if…__
… you keep a cool head under pressure and never shy away from shouldering responsibility. Individuality is important to you; you love the limelight, but you believe working as part of a team makes your success all the more meaningful. You notice small details that other people don’t and often follow your instincts when the way forward is unclear. You are bold and brave in the face of physical danger and would never dream of running the other way. 

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## For a goal-orientated team player, you should be a Chaser 

*Notable Chasers*: Ginny Weasley, Dragomir Gorgovitch, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell

*Chaser objective*:  Throw the Quaffle through one of the three goal hoops

__Chaser would be the right Quidditch position for you if…__ 
… you’re a team player and feel most fulfilled when working towards a common goal. You read situations quickly, and often successfully pre-empt a particular outcome. You don’t crack under pressure, but you prefer to share the burden of responsibility with a select and trustworthy few. You’re excellent at thinking on your feet and unafraid of a challenge. You don’t shy away from hard work and are a fan of the mantra, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. For you, victory isn’t sweet unless it’s shared. 

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## For the selfless, you should be a Keeper 

*Notable Keepers*: Oliver Wood, Ronald Weasley, Barry Ryan, Cormac McLaggen

*Keeper objective*: Protect the hoops from goal-scoring Chasers

__Keeper would be the right Quidditch position for you if…__ 
… you’re an all-or-nothing kind of person, for whom there is no middle ground. Good or bad, that’s how you see things. You save the goal, or you let it in – no grey area exists. You stand strong in the face of adversity and cope well under pressure, as well as under intense scrutiny. You are happy to sacrifice personal glory for the good of others, even if it means you’re the centre of negative (rather than positive) attention. When it comes to a showdown, you always stand your ground. Some might describe you as an unsung hero or heroine, but you don’t need their praise to know your own worth. 

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## For the free-spirited exuberant, you should be a Beater 

*Notable Beaters*: Kevin and Karl Broadmoor, Gwenog Jones, Fred and George Weasley

*Keeper objective*: Protect team members from Bludgers using a bat

__Beater would be the right Quidditch position for you if…__ 
… you’re fiercely protective of your friends, sometimes taking it to... extremes. Rather than focussing on specific goals, you prefer to take life as it comes, and go with the flow. When you have a challenge in your sights, however, there’s no holding you back. You’re a team player, but only as long as you’re enjoying your own role within the group. You prefer to tackle new obstacles as they arise, rather than plan for them in advance. People call you unpredictable, mainly because you have a strong sense of fun and nobody can tie you down. You only live once, right?

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## For the thick-skinned, you should be a referee 

*Notable referees*: Madam Hooch, Hassan Mostafa

*Referee objective*: Implement the rules of Quidditch in a fair manner

__Referee would be the right Quidditch position for you if…__ 
… you have a clear and unshakeable moral compass and don’t mind getting a bit of stick. You are never swayed by bias and judge events based on the facts in front of you rather than making any assumptions, even if people are arguing otherwise. If you are convinced of a particular way forward, you will not be deterred, even if it makes you unpopular. Indeed, a referee of any sport requires a thick skin, and judging by some of the injuries we’ve heard about Quidditch referees suffering, we might mean literally. 

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## If you have a way with words, you should be a commentator 
 
*Notable commentators*: Lee Jordan, Luna Lovegood, Ludo Bagman

*Commentator objective*: Communicate the action on the Quidditch pitch to the crowd

__Commentator would be the right Quidditch position for you if…__ 
… you prefer to watch the action rather than be caught up in it – but that doesn’t mean you don’t know exactly what’s going on. You like facts and figures, and you have an excellent memory for names and faces. You have a love of words and like the sound of your own voice, and others like listening to you too. You are generally trustworthy, honest and call things as you see them. You also have an infectious sense of humour and don’t mind being the centre of attention – even if you’re happy on the sidelines most of the time. And, of course, you are absolutely, 100% impartial.  

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What reminds you of the Wizarding World in your day-to-day life?

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## Treacle tart

Harry Potter’s favourite dessert always reminds us of feasts in the Great Hall. Not only did Harry eat it on his first-ever night at Hogwarts, but don’t you think the two words – particularly starting with the same letter – have that signature wizarding foodie feel about them? Think about Fudge Flies, Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans, Ton-Tongue Toffee, Cockroach Clusters (well maybe not them) – and you’ll see what we mean.

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## King’s Cross station

We don’t know about you, but every time we take the train from King’s Cross, we feel a little jolt of excitement, especially if our train is called for platform nine or ten. We like to imagine turning up there on the first of September and boarding that famous scarlet steam engine for Hogwarts. Come on, we know some of you have tried to push that trolley through the barrier too…


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## Brown leather suitcases

You can thank famous Magizoologist Newt Scamander for this one. Every time we see someone holding a suitcase like Newt’s, we can’t stop ourselves thinking about the fantastic beasts Newt kept in his magical one. We’d swap our own boring bags for a creature-filled valise any day of the week.

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## Trolleys on trains

‘Anything off the trolley, dears?’ They’re quite rare on trains nowadays, but you can bet we – and any other Harry Potter fans in the vicinity – will have a silly grin on our faces whenever there’s a food and drinks trolley rolling into our carriage. You can be sure we’re still disappointed that they don’t stock Chocolate Frogs – we’d even take a Cockroach Cluster.

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## Redheads

A red-headed woman walks in front of you. For a split-second, you think: Ginny Weasley? Molly Weasley? Maybe even Lily Potter? And flame-haired boys, don’t even get us started with them – so many Weasley brothers to mistake them for! If we saw two red-headed twins, we’d barely stop ourselves asking them the way to Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. 


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## Woolly hats

After Hermione’s persistent knitting of woolly hats in honour of S.P.E.W., winter is a time we can’t go five minutes without being reminded of the Wizarding World. Not only do we fondly recall Dobby’s wearing of multiple hats at once, but we chuckle at Ron’s comment that Hermione’s knitted hats looked like ‘woolly bladders’. He might have had a point; you just can’t un-see it. 

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## Mistletoe

‘It’s probably full of Nargles, though’. Mistletoe will be forever changed for us because of Luna Lovegood – and we wouldn’t have it any other way.  Who doesn’t want to be reminded of her kind and wacky ways? It also makes us think of a certain kiss between Harry and Cho. Mistletoe really does make Christmas even more magical for Wizarding World fans. 


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## Libraries

Libraries have always been magical places – you can join them for FREE and then you can borrow books for NOTHING! Does it get any better than that? Hermione certainly doesn’t think so. And there we go again..! Libraries and the wizarding world are inextricably linked through our favourite Hogwarts brainbox. Whenever we run our hands along a bookshelf, we imagine the smell of parchment, Madam Pince watching our every move, or – in the case of The Monster Book of Monsters – a particular volume trying to bite our fingers off.


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## Drills

Although we’re not particular fans of Uncle Vernon, whenever anyone mentions drills, we find ourselves thinking of his firm, Grunnings, which – you guessed it – sold drills. We never found out much about Grunnings or what a day in the working life of Vernon Dursley looked like (thank goodness) – but those drills clearly made a lasting impression. 


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## Sherbet lemons

Professor Dumbledore offered Professor McGonagall a sherbet lemon the very first time we met them in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She refused it, of course. But the wise headmaster clearly had a liking for them; he even used ‘sherbet lemon’ as a password for his office at Hogwarts. It’s no surprise then that the sherbet lemon is our go-to choice on any sweetshop visit.

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Wizarding World kisses: how does your favourite rank on our Kiss-O-Meter?

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### Hermione Granger & Ron Weasley: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 

The moment: 

>‘Hang on a moment!’ said Ron sharply. ‘We’ve forgotten someone!’ 
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>‘Who?’ asked Hermione. 
>‘The house-elves, they’ll all be down in the kitchen, won’t they?’ 
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>‘You mean we ought to get them fighting?’ asked Harry. 
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>‘No,’ said Ron seriously, ‘I mean we should tell them to get out. We don’t want any more Dobbys, do we? We can’t order them to die for us –’  

>There was a clatter as the Basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione’s arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet'.
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>*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* 
 
The verdict: We absolutely love that it was house-elf rights that finally got these two to take the leap. What with the Basilisk fangs in Hermione’s arms and the impending Battle of Hogwarts, we’re not entirely sure it was the most romantic of settings. But it didn’t seem to matter to them, although Harry did mention it:  

>‘Is this the moment?’ Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. ‘OI! There’s a war going on here!’

Spoil sport.  

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### Ron Weasley & Lavender Brown: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The moment: 

There, in full view of the whole room, stood Ron wrapped so closely around Lavender Brown it was hard to tell whose hands were whose.  

>‘It looks like he’s eating her face, doesn’t it?’ said Ginny dispassionately. ‘But I suppose he’s got to refine his technique somehow. Good game, Harry.’  
><br>*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*

The verdict: We’ve chosen Ron and Lavender’s first kiss for our Kiss-O-Meter, but this was by no means the last. Poor Harry had to put up with their persistent snogging. We were told that Lavender ‘seemed to regard any moment that she was not kissing Ron as a moment wasted’ – well, she certainly gets ten out of ten for effort. Although this particular kiss did break Hermione’s heart so that may affect our Kiss-O-Meter…  

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### Harry Potter & Ginny Weasley: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince  

The moment: 

>Harry looked around; there was Ginny running towards him; she had a hard, blazing look in her face as she threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her.  
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>After several long moments – or it might have been half an hour – or possibly several sunlit days – they broke apart.  
><br>*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*
 
The verdict: We love how Harry seemed at this moment. Harry, who’d been plagued with the mystery of Malfoy, learning the true horror of Horcruxes with Dumbledore and following Riddle’s past for most of Half-Blood Prince, finally gets to experience something wonderful. And don’t even get us started on Ginny’s blazing look, fresh from her Quidditch glory and determined to get what she wants.  

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### Percy Weasley & Penelope Clearwater: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

The moment:  

>‘Oh, that,’ said Ginny, giggling. ‘Well – Percy’s got a girlfriend.’  
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>Fred dropped a stack of books on George’s head. 
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>‘What?’ 
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>‘It’s that Ravenclaw Prefect, Penelope Clearwater,’ said Ginny. ‘That’s who he was writing to all last summer. He’s been meeting her all over the school in secret. I walked in on them kissing in an empty classroom one day.’ 
><br>*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*
 
The verdict: We never actually got to see Percy and Penelope having any romantic moments together, but we absolutely had to include the hilarious moment Ginny revealed their shenanigans. Percy Weasley sneaking around meeting with a girl – what a dark horse! 

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### Dean & Ginny: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 

The moment: 

>When Harry pushed open the tapestry to take their usual short cut up to Gryffindor Tower, however, they found themselves looking at Dean and Ginny, who were locked in a close embrace and kissing fiercely as if glued together.  
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>It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry’s stomach, clawing at his insides: hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly. 
><br>*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*
 
The verdict: Many of us have been in Harry’s position and seen someone we like kissing someone else. Though our reaction might not have been as strong as Harry’s. We included this kiss because it was clearly quite something – to make Harry want to jinx one of his supposed friends into a jelly! 

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### Harry & Ginny: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows  

The moment: 

>‘I’d like you to have something to remember me by, you know, if you meet some Veela when you’re off doing whatever you’re doing.’  
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>‘I think dating opportunities are going to be pretty thin on the ground, to be honest.’  
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>‘There’s the silver lining I’ve been looking for,’ she whispered, and then she was kissing him as she had never kissed him before, and Harry was kissing her back, and it was blissful oblivion, better than Firewhisky; she was the only real thing in the world, Ginny, the feel of her, one hand at her back and one in her long, sweet-smelling hair – 
><br>*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*
 
The verdict: Okay, okay we know we’ve already got a Ginny and Harry kiss in this article, but we couldn’t resist this one! We love that Ginny gave him a kiss rather than a birthday present, although you’d think she might have been able to stretch to a Chocolate Frog as well. Turns out there’s nothing like a kiss intended to ward off Veela…  

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### Fang & just about anyone he meets: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 

The moment: 

>‘He let them in, struggling to keep a hold on the collar of an enormous black boarhound.  
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>There was only one room inside. Hams and pheasants were hanging from the ceiling, a copper kettle was boiling on the open fire and in a corner stood a massive bed with a patchwork quilt over it.  
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>‘Make yerselves at home,’ said Hagrid, letting go of Fang, who bounded straight at Ron and started licking his ears. Like Hagrid, Fang was clearly not as fierce as he looked. 
><br>*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*
 
The verdict: Although Fang licking your ears might drench you in dog slobber, we reckon you’d still feel pretty loved by his canine kisses. It seemed like Fang wasn’t fussy but Umbridge didn’t get the same treatment Harry, Ron and Hermione did. Dogs are much cleverer than they look. Just saying.  

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Luna Lovegood’s eight wackiest moments

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## That time... she laughed at Ron’s joke for wayyyy too long

We all know Ron Weasley’s a hoot a minute, but there are limits to even his joke-cracking abilities. Granted, his gag about Goyle looking like a ‘baboon’s backside’ was pretty funny but maybe not quite as funny as Luna Lovegood found it. She ‘let out a scream of mirth that caused Hedwig to wake up and flap her wings indignantly and Crookshanks to leap up into the luggage rack, hissing. Luna laughed so hard her magazine slipped out of her grasp, slid down her legs and on to the floor.’
 
## That time... she commentated the Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor Quidditch match

From forgetting the names of players, to pointing out ‘interestingly shaped clouds’, to being ‘singularly uninterested in such mundane things as the score’, Luna commentating the disastrous Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor Quidditch match in *Half-Blood Prince* had to be one of the most unexpected and hilarious moments of the whole series.  

Ron said of the hilarious commentary: ‘I hope Luna always commentates from now on...’ and we whole heartedly agree. And if you don’t, you’ve probably got a case of ‘Loser’s Lurgy’ just like Luna diagnosed for Zacharias Smith during the match. 

## That time... she wore those radish earrings 
 
Yes, you read that right. They were earrings, they were radishes and they were orange. What a look! At least if Luna ever got hungry, she had a healthy snack hanging from her ears to nibble on. We included this moment for more than just the radishes though. The first time Harry noticed Luna’s radish earrings was also when she randomly declared her belief in him: 

> Luna took a great breath and then said, without so much as a preliminary hello, ‘I believe He Who Must Not Be Named is back and I believe you fought him and escaped from him.’<br>
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We sometimes wish we could wear our hearts on our sleeves as wonderfully as Luna Lovegood.  

## That time... she wore a roaring Gryffindor lion hat 
 
> ‘I’m supporting Gryffindor,’ said Luna, pointing unnecessarily at her hat. ‘Look what it does...’ She reached up and tapped the hat with her wand. It opened its mouth wide and gave an extremely realistic roar that made everyone in the vicinity jump.<br>
> *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
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If you’re ever wondering whether you’ve overdone it when showing off your own house pride, just remind yourself of Luna’s lion hat – and she wasn’t even in Gryffindor!

## That time... she warned everyone about the Rotfang Conspiracy

This had to be one of Luna’s wackiest moments of all. In conversation with Harry, Slughorn and Snape at Slughorn’s party, she became very concerned about Harry’s desire to become an Auror. The reason for this? According to Luna, the Aurors were actually ‘part of the Rotfang Conspiracy’. What did this mean, we hear you ask? Luna told the group that the Aurors were ‘working from within to bring down the Ministry of Magic using a combination of Dark magic and gum disease.’ Wow, just wow.





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How to make your own Wizarding World Valentine's Day cards 

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Watch our handy guide on how to make your very own Harry Potter-themed Valentine's Day cards. Puns included. 

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This week, we've gone all romantic, and have created these Wizarding World themed Valentine's Day cards you can make along at home. 

Take a look.  

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Feel free to use your own magical puns if you don't like ours!

You can download our Valentine's Day card templates below. 

[Download our Quidditch-themed card is here.](https://assets.wizardingworld.com/cards/quidditch-card.pdf)<br>
[Or our Felix Felicis-themed card here.](https://assets.wizardingworld.com/cards/felix-card.pdf)

For beginners, for novices, for Harry Potter superfans going 20 years-strong, dig deep into the Wizarding World with our collection of features.

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New Cursed Child cast members uncloaked in Melbourne

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*Harry Potter and the Cursed Child* will celebrate entering its second year at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre with a gala performance on 1 March 2020. The gala will see the production hit the expected milestone of a record-breaking 326,500 people attending performances, more than any stage play in Australian theatre history.

Excitingly, new cast members have joined the production, with two current cast members stepping into new roles. They begin performances next Wednesday, 26 February.

Let’s meet some of the new faces.

Michael Whalley joins the cast as Ron Weasley...

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From left to right: Michael Whalley as Ron Weasley, Manali Datar as Rose Granger-Weasley, Paula Arundell as Hermione Granger

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… and Nyx Calder joins as Scorpius Malfoy.

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Nyx Calder as Scorpius Calder (left) and Tom Wren as Draco Malfoy

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As for the Potters, Gareth Reeves continues as Harry, Lucy Goleby as Ginny and Sean Rees-Wemyss as Albus.

Also joining the 42-strong cast are Lucy Ansell, Hannah Frederickson, Helen Howard and Naomi Rukavina. Current cast members Gillian Cosgriff and Jessica Vickers are graduating into the roles of Delphi Diggory and Moaning Myrtle respectively. 

To celebrate this uncloaking, enjoy a special clip from the Melbourne production here, featuring some special trickery with Polyjuice Potion. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ron’s out of the bag and scorpius too but the class of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CursedChildAUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CursedChildAUS</a> 2020 is in. <a href="https://t.co/2PoETcWE2G">pic.twitter.com/2PoETcWE2G</a></p>&mdash; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child AUS (@CursedChildAUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/CursedChildAUS/status/1230263718929293312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Happy first birthday to cast members old and new!



Behind the scenes with Hogwarts Mystery’s new Valentine’s Day side quest

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If you’ve ever been unsure what to wear for that special someone on a Valentine’s Day date, you will probably enjoy this new behind-the-scenes video from Jam City. It shows the intensive creative process behind the customisable character outfits they are introducing for its new Valentine’s Day side quest.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s the season of love! Here&#39;s a sneak peek at how all the beautiful Valentine&#39;s date outfits come to life in <a href="https://twitter.com/HogwartsMystery?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HogwartsMystery</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HPHM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HPHM</a> ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/huKGARk8cW">pic.twitter.com/huKGARk8cW</a></p>&mdash; Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) <a href="https://twitter.com/wizardingworld/status/1230178247301832704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

From initial designs, through their customisation and 3D teams, and finally the content team who implement them in the game, you get an idea of just how collaborative you need to be to create such polished work. 

Oh, and you also get to learn what ‘orthos’ are exactly, as well as which wizarding world teacher takes a starring role in the new side quest.

*Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is available from the [App Store](https://app.adjust.com/txtawi7?campaign=Valentines&deeplink=com.jamcity.potter%3A%2F%2Fapp) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyco.potter&hl=en_GB)*

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to premiere in Tokyo, Japan in 2022

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Following productions in London, New York, San Francisco, Melbourne and Hamburg, with another in Toronto on the way, *Cursed Child* is gradually making its way around the world. Next stop: Tokyo. 

This is the first time the award-winning play will be opening in Asia and also marks the second non-English language version, following the German production now playing in Hamburg.

The play will be produced in Japan by TBS and HoriPro (who also look after Asian productions of *Billy Elliot the Musical* and *Mary Poppins*) and will run as part of TBS’s 70th anniversary celebrations. The dynamic theatre will also be undergoing a major renovation in anticipation for *Cursed Child*’s arrival and will open as a site-specific venue especially for the occasion! 

We can’t wait to see *Cursed Child* brought to life in a whole new continent. 

*Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be launching in Tokyo, Japan in 2022, at the TBS Akasaka ACT Theatre. More details as they come!*

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Scholastic reveal new illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone designed by MinaLima

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Along the dusty shelves of the Hogwarts library, young witches and wizards are accustomed to finding books containing magical surprises. Now we can experience a bit of sorcery ourselves with this new, innovative version of the first Harry Potter book.

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From US Harry Potter publishers Scholastic, this new edition of *Sorcerer’s Stone* is adorned with paper craft features and special fold-out pages, artistically recreating the likes of Diagon Alley, and, naturally, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You can even immerse yourself in a pop-out Great Hall feast and (almost) join the festivities yourself.

“This new edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the perfect way to start a new generation of readers on their Hogwarts journey, and at the same time is sure to be a treasured keepsake for fans to add to their collection,” said Ellie Berger, President Scholastic Trade. “The Harry Potter series continues to inspire readers of all ages with its universal themes of friendship, imagination and the triumph of good over evil.”

The book has been designed and illustrated by the talented team at MinaLima, helmed by Mira Mina and Eduardo Lima, who have injected their unique style into the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.

“Twenty years of designing for the Wizarding World have come full circle in this extraordinary opportunity to depict Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in a whole new way. From creating Harry's Hogwarts acceptance letter for the first film, to envisioning his world for this new illustrated edition, MinaLima's many invitations to visualize this fantastic universe never cease to beguile. We have sought to bring together our artistry with J.K. Rowling's singular storytelling to offer the reader a completely fresh experience of this now new classic work," said Eduardo Lima and Miraphora Mina.

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__Look out for the new edition of *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone*, coming 20 October 2020, published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Scholastic in the US.__


First official Harry Potter flagship store to open in New York later this summer

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This first-of-its-kind Wizarding World experiential store will serve as a next-door neighbour to one of New York’s most iconic landmarks, the Flatiron Building, at 935 Broadway. So, unlike Diagon Alley, Muggles certainly won’t miss this. 

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The Harry Potter New York store will house the largest collection of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts products in the world under one roof.

Wizarding World fans will be able to peruse everything, from Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans to personalised robes, along with rare collectible items, hand-signed artwork, and exclusive ranges. The building is designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users. 

Sarah Roots, Senior Vice President for Worldwide Tours and Retail at Warner Bros., said:

‘This will be the largest dedicated Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts store in the world and will become a must-visit fan destination where Wizarding World enthusiasts can engage with interactive experiences and numerous photo opportunities as they step into the magic.’

So, for now, enjoy some of the concept designs and look out for more details coming later this year.

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