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Christmas at Hogwarts

Ring the Hogwarts bell, cast a Christmas spell!

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Happy Birthday, Hagrid!

This month in Harry Potter birthdays: Rubeus Hagrid (6 December, 1928)!

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The Yule Ball!

This month, in HP history: the Yule Ball (25 December, 1994).

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Featured on Pottermore: Chapters 1 to 11 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!

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The Bloody Baron (late 10th century — early 11th century) was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Founders' time and was Sorted into Slytherin house. After Hogwarts, he fell in love with Helena Ravenclaw, but she did not love him. He was sent by Rowena Ravenclaw to find Helena in Albania, but Helena refused to return with him and so he killed her in a rage. When he realised what he had done, the Baron stabbed himself with the same knife and died. Since then, he is one of the ghosts that haunts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the ghost of Slytherin house. Covered in Helena Ravenclaw's blood to this day, he earned himself the moniker of the "Bloody Baron". (more...) Recently featured: Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington - Bathilda Bagshot - Pius Thicknesse - Campaign to discredit Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter - More Vote for future featured articles
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