A set of full unbound folded imposed sheets for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published in 1997, is up for auction May 8th and 9th at Heritage Auction’s Rare Books ...

Take one piece of wire and cut it to around 12 inches (30.48 cm) long with the wire cutters. Find the center point and bend slightly to mark its place. Curve the wire by running it between your ...

US 6 (4 mm) or US 8 (5 mm) 12-16" (30.5 cm - 40.6 cm) circular needle, size dependent on gauge ...

3 skeins of Wool Ease Worsted-weight yarn #620-153 Black (4 skeins if you are using this color for the fringes too) 1 skein of Wool Ease Worsted-weight yarn #620-138 Cranberry 1 skein of Wool Ease ...

You'll need a large black robe. It buttons across to the right side, so what you wear underneath doesn't matter. Use this tutorial in about.com's DIY Fashion section to make the robe, only.

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Maroon and Gold are the colors of Gryffindor house, and you'll need to show them off on the tie, scarf and robe. Start out with a gold tie. Use red fabric paint to add the lines on the tie.

Some would say that Harry Potter is a Bildungsroman story, about the growth of the protagonist (Harry) from childhood to adulthood. Others argue that it is a fantasy story containing a quest ...

Exact gauge is not important for this pattern, just knit a little tighter than normal. Do not cut the yarn between color changes, just carry it loosely up one side of the scarf. CO 31st in black.

There are many forms of authority. Those exercised in the books include legal, parental, and moral authority. The use of authority relies first on the acknowledgement by both parties to the ...

We shall begin with the beginning. What exactly was Charlotte Brontë's famous protagonist's situation as a child, and how did she arrive at it? Jane Eyre was orphaned early on in her infancy, and ...