“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” - or “Sorcerer’s Stone,” for us simple-minded Americans - made its debut in the United Kingdom 20 years ago, on June 26, 1997.

While this spell sounds a lot like the English word "ridiculous," it can also be a derivative of the Latin word "ridiculum," which means "laughable." It's just spelled a little more magically. 12.

A British man in his twenties named Harry Potter was born six months before J.K. Rowling’s “Philosopher’s Stone” was published in the UK in 1997.

This one's a little darker than most, since it implies that Harry's relationship with Ginny is the result of an extended roofie-session and a serious magical AND muggle crime - but those that ...

Audriana Li, who runs @dobbyisafreedoodle on Instagram and TikTok, says she has taught her 3-year-old Labradoodle to respond to "Harry Potter" spells as commands.

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Every Harry Potter book ranked from worst to best—uncover surprises, heartbreaks, and the one book that truly cast the strongest spell.

Test your wizarding knowledge with our devilishly difficult Harry Potter quiz - only true fans will be able to get every question right ...

Two Brit actors manage to condense the Harry Potter books into 70 minutes of madcap fun, writes Lydia Jenkin.

This was published 15 years ago Why I hate Harry Potter and his spell July 10, 2009 — 10.00am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

The magical world of Harry Potter is filled with spells, and some of them are incredibly deadly without being unforgivable ...