In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Hermione perhaps made the biggest sacrifice when it came to her family. Here's the heartbreaking Hermione detail Harry Potter fans ignored — and what author J.K. Rowling has said about it since.
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Harry Potter is full of mystical, magical items, but one of its most important artifacts isn’t as amazing as it seems. Here's the real reason you wouldn't want the Resurrection Stone, which makes up one part of the Deathly Hallows.
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Though not often seen, Sauron's presence weighs on every step Frodo (Elijah Wood) and company take towards the fires of Mount Doom. An endless number of orcs stand at his beck and call. But who is the trilogy's true "villain," in a human sense?
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Gilderoy Lockhart is one of the most obnoxious characters in the Harry Potter series. What makes this Defense Against the Dark Arts professor so awful? We're here to break his villainy down, one memory charm at a time.
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We decided to dig into the background of the Ringwraiths to figure out where they came from, how they operate, and what they were up to before they got tangled up in all of the Lord of the Rings stuff. Here are our disturbing findings, presented for your spine-chilling entertainment.
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The Harry Potter series was a massive phenomenon that captivated millions with its tale of a boy wizard's battle against evil. The ending, however, didn't sit right with some fans. Fortunately, fan fiction is here with a revised version that may make those particular Potterheads happy.
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In Harry Potter, Hogsmeade is a little village near Hogwarts that many of the students visit during the school year, assuming they can get their parents to sign the permission slips. There are lots of fun and safe things to do in Hogsmeade, but there is a shadier side to the sleepy village.
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The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings take place in the Third Age of Middle-earth, but what about the Fourth Age? What happened after Frodo sailed west? This is Lord of the Rings' Fourth Age of Middle-earth explained.
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From mighty warriors to slimy bad guys, here are the last words of every fallen Lord of the Rings hero and villain.
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The Harry Potter film franchise is already pretty intense, but one of its tensest scenes didn't make the transition from page to screen. Here's the most intense Harry Potter scene we never got to see in the film version of the mega-franchise.
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Some of the problems that surfaced during the filming of Sorcerer's Stone were, well, a lot more gross than you could have ever expected. Here's the totally disgusting detail about Hogwarts' majestic Great Hall that you never knew about before.
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From evil dragons and fiery demons to heroic hobbits and epic wars, here's Lord of the Rings' Third Age of Middle-earth explained.
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While The NeverEnding Story movie uniquely captures the essence of the book of the same name, there are some subtle — and not so subtle — differences. Here are a few of the interesting ways the NeverEnding Story differs from the book.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's Elves are among the first magical creations of modern fantasy, and heavily involved in the plots of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit as well as the central characters in The Silmarillion. In other words, without them, his entire world wouldn't exist.
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The Army of the Dead are an unforgettable part of The Lord of the Rings. But how much do you really know about how these ghostly warriors came to haunt the mountainside? This is their entire story, from their ancient origins to the curse that keeps them tethered to the land of the living.
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The Lord of the Rings is chock-full of legendary garments, weapons, and jewelry, but few storied items are as impressive as Aragorn's sword, Anduril. We're here to give you the lowdown on the fabled blade, from its time as a broken relic to its epic reforging.
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Even though it received pretty bad reviews when it was released, Netflix viewers are clearly getting a kick out of this underseen movie. Part of the reason may be the fact that the film contains within it a sneaky little reunion between two stars of one of the biggest cult classics of all time.
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In a world of magic and muggles, wizards and witches, dementors and the Dark Arts, and all sorts of fantastical things, one very human family has left Harry Potter fans scratching their heads more than anything else. Here's the thing that doesn't make sense about the Dursleys.
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The Death Eaters are Voldemort's loyal band of followers, feared throughout the Wizarding World. They're terrifying, skillful, and fanatically devoted -- but sometimes, their choices make absolutely no sense. We're here to examine all that's inexplicable about Voldemort's frightening followers.
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Audiences will soon be treated to a new cinematic interpretation of Mike Mignola's iconic universe. As with every new adaptation of literature, there is some question as to whether or not these new cast members fit the bill for the discerning fan.
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Amid all the crushed skulls, distended eyeballs, and severed limbs, Hellboy leaves more than a few loose ends in its wake — including an epilogue, a mid-credits scene, and a post-credits scene. Let's unpack the ending, and see if it sheds some light on the hour and 45 minutes that precedes it.
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The Lord of the Rings films were filled with precarious, death-defying moments, and apparently the shooting process was pretty risky, too. In fact, star Viggo Mortensen had a serious brush with death during filming. Here's the scene that nearly took out the actor behind Aragorn.
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From lifelong vendettas to his long-lost love and his true allegiance, here's the entire, fascinating backstory of Severus Snape, explained in full.
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Stardust, based on the 1997 Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, is essentially a will-they-or-won't-they love story but, there are actually quite a lot of moving pieces to the story. Here's a breakdown of its mystical, star-crossed ending.
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You might think you know who the real villain of Harry Potter is... but you would be wrong. The greatest villain of the story is even more powerful and insidious than Voldemort himself, and even more tragically relevant to the real world.
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Though the eight Harry Potter movies did a great job bringing the beloved book series to the big screen, a whole lot had to be left out. These are the book characters who never made it into the movies at all, from Ron's erstwhile older brother Charlie to Voldemort's tragic mother Merope.
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From the series' starry-eyed beginning to its electrifying end, these are the most paused moments in the Harry Potter movies.
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