Archive for the ‘Hogwarts’ Category

22
Sep

Harry Potter in College?

   Posted by: Sorting Hat

“The Science of Harry Potter,” is a three-credit honors seminar new this fall at Frostburg State University.
Could antigravity research produce a flying broomstick? Can Fluffy, the three-headed dog, be explained by genetic engineering?
Those are some of the questions physics professor George R. Plitnik is exploring with 15 students, mostly juniors and seniors. He says the class is not all fun and games, despite his penchant for dressing up as Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Via The Washington Times: Metropolitan

18
Jul

Back to the Dorm

   Posted by: Sorting Hat

It’s yet another new game at the official site: try to find your way back to your Hogwarts dormitory in the staircase game. Fun!

17
Jul

Calligraphy class, anyone?

   Posted by: Sorting Hat

We love these: typefaces straight from Harry’s world, available for download.

12
Jul

A Real-Life Hogwarts?

   Posted by: Sorting Hat

Kristin Urban has developed ways to teach Hogwarts classes like Potions, Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures without the aid of magic…
Our question is… how do we sign up?
Find out more about the Urban Academy of Arcane Knowledge.