Welcome to the fifth installment of our celebration series!

We’ve been warned not to return to Hogwarts, met some new allies and foes, and accidentally broken one of the most fundamental rules of wizarding society. What a way to start the school year!

Ready to have some fun exploring what’s next? Here we go!

Podcasts:

CS 6: Howlers, Mandrakes, and Muggleborns by Eileen Jones

CS 7: Mudbloods and Murmurs by Eileen Jones

CS 8: Ghosts by Eileen Jones

CS 9: Filch by Eileen Jones

CS 10: Harry, Draco and Quidditch by Eileen Jones

CS 11: Loyalty by Eileen Jones

CS 12: In Dumbledore’s Office by Eileen Jones

Reader’s Guides:

These guides were originally written in March of 2002. Since that time, a few edits were made here and there but basically the text remained the same. To get ready for this Canon Celebration, our editors have been revising each one. We’ve added fan artwork to the Guide which illustrates the text. At the bottom in the Commentary section we’ve added a gallery of additional artwork. So even if you’ve read our guides before, please give them another look. And if you’re doing a re-read of the first book, have the Guide to each chapter open as you go! I’m sure you’ll find a lot of information you didn’t know.

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 6

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 7

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 8

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 9

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 10

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 11

Reader’s Guide to Chapter 12

Calendars

Fitting the first book into the real-life calendars isn’t easy! In fact, it’s impossible. But that didn’t stop us:

Day by day calendar of events in the book

Essays

Troubles with Time by Steve VanderArk

Hogwarts Ghosts by Mike Gray

How Do Duels Work? by Hugo Costa Paes

Interesting Artwork

We have hundreds and hundreds of pieces of fan artwork in our collection. Some subjects get a lot of depictions — Diagon Alley is a favorite topic, for example, and, well, of course it is! But there are a few pieces which illustrate more unusual moments in the text. Here are a few examples:

A nearly dead Errol arrives with a Howler (CS6)

The result of Ron’s wand backfiring (CS7)

The Deathday Party for Nearly Headless Nick (CS8)

Gryffindor vs Slytherin Quidditch match (CS10)

Snape and Lockhart’s Duelling Club demonstration (CS11)

Artwork Challenge

We have tons of images of Gilderoy Lockhart and Moaning Myrtle. Snape and Potions lessons are a very popular topic. However, we have very few of the House ghosts apart from Nearly-Headless Nick, his Deathday Party or of Dean, Lee, and Seamus. Our Artwork Challenge for all you fan artists out there is to depict one of the lesser known characters in the series. If we really like your work, we may feature it in the Lexicon! Here are some suggestions from these chapters:

• a Howler delivering its message (CS8)


• the inside of Hagrid’s Hut (CS7)


• the Slytherin Quidditch Team in their green robes (CS8, CS10), although you could do something with Hufflepuff in yellow or Ravenclaw in blue if you’d prefer


• the Trophy Room, specific trophies or a trophy cabinet (CS7, CS13)

Send your artwork to steve@hp-lexicon.org. By submitting it, you are giving us permission to display your work on the Lexicon. We would like to include your name with your artwork so you are properly credited, so when you send your work let us know what name to use. Please also include a way to get a hold of you so that if we decide to feature your work as part of our regular collection we can contact you for more details. All artwork we display remains the property of the artist and they retain all copyright.

Special Features – The Heir of Slytherin / Dobby

The Heir of Slytherin

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It is all about friendship and trust. Once the attacks start, the speculation about who the Heir of Slytherin might be runs wild throughout the school. Harry’s History of Magic class queries Professor Binns about the existence of the Chamber of Secrets. Students have checked out all the relevant books from the school Library. Other students converse in corners and corridors; some of them buy protective charms and amulets. Harry worries because he can hear evil voices as he moves around the school – voices that Hermione and Ron can’t hear. Harry even wonders about possible Slytherin ancestry and whether it is significant that the Sorting Hat had originally wanted to put him in Slytherin. After the <a href="