Way back in May we learned that JK Rowling would soon release four new books. The internet went a little crazy as some of us anticipated long queues outside the bookstore, maybe even camping overnight, to get our hands on a brand new HP book and devour every word in the first 24 hours. Well, […]
‘The Patronus turned. It was cantering back towards Harry across the still surface of the water. It wasn’t a horse. It wasn’t a unicorn, either. It was a stag. It was shining brightly as the moon above … it was coming back to him …’Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’. Monday 8th July 2019 […]
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Apr
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Mistakes pay! A rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone fetched a record price of AU$128,000 at a recent London auction, thanks largely to some Muggle-made mistakes. The unique copy is just one of 500 first editions printed with a number of errors, including the word “Philosopher’s” on the back cover without the […]
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Some more tantalising tidbits about the impending Wizards Unite mobile game have been released in an interview with Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara. Rumours of a mobile Harry Potter game had been circulating for a while when the game’s official Facebook page launched in November 2017 with scant information. And then all went quiet until the […]
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Feb
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Dust off those well-thumbed, early editions: they could be worth a whole lot of galleons! On a recent episode of The Antiques Roadshow – yet to be aired in Australia – two Harry Potter Books were valued at around £3000 (over $5000) and only one of them was a first edition. In the early days […]
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There’s nothing more magical than a Harry Potter inspired classroom. At Quizzic Alley, we know all about decorating a room! Here’s our top ten tips for creating a spell-binding classroom. NUMBER 1 – THEMED ENTRY A themed entry is perfect for setting the scene. Grab a sponge and some paint and a large piece of […]
You can now get tickets to see The Cursed Child for a very mweasley $40. This will come as welcome news to those who overspent on Yule pressies. Thanks to The Friday Forty, you could save up to $250 per person to see the two parts. That’s Ravenclawesome! But there is a catch. Isn’t there […]
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Dec
Dec
Flummoxed when it comes to the perfect Christmas present? Need some new ideas? Quizzic Alley has the answer. Just delivered – these awesome, magical gift vouchers, just perfect for the wizard in your life. Choose any value for the voucher and just pop it in the Christmas card. Accio present! Ssoo good, sssooo easy!
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Dec
Is the car real? Where did you get it? How did you get it in the store? Does it have an engine? Can we get in it? Is it OK to take photos? We get asked these questions all the time. We do our best to answer them: Yes the car is real. Sadly, the […]
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Dec
Dec
Nearly Legless Mick – owner of Quizzic Alley, Canberra’s very own wizarding store – is donating funds raised through in-store events to Cerebral Palsy ACT in honour of his cousin Lexie. Lexie suffered a catastrophic brain injury in utero and was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. She lived for nine months with the support of her […]
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