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July 29, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Wizard news
How do we know Harry’s birthdate?
Muggles the world over – as well as bonafide witches and wizards like you and I – will, this Friday, celebrate the 40th birthday of one of the most popular icons in popualr culture – the one-and-only boy who lived: Harry James Potter. Harry was born to James and Lily Potter on July 31, 1980. While the famous series never mentions his exact birth date, fans have pieced together the evidence to pinpoint the date. We know from the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that Harry receives his letter inviting him to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
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July 9, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: Books and reading, Events, Shop news
Quizzic Alley and MS Readathon – a magical partnership to get kids to read
Quizzic Alley is throwing its support behind children’s literacy as an official sponsor of this year’s MS Readathon. Registrations are open for the MS Readathon and more than 28,000 kids around the country have already signed up. Over 40,000 are expected to be ready to start reading by August. The rules are simple: Read whatever you like, as much as you can, during August while you raise funds for kids with a parent who has multiple sclerosis. Quizzic Alley will provide some prizes along the way and, in a first for the MS Readathon, will host a live online Harry
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