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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Round 1 (black): ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook, sl st, fasten off. Round 2 (blue): attach blue at first sc of Round 1, ch 1, 2 sc in every st, sl st (12 sts total). Round 3: ch 1, (1 sc, 2 sc ...

Follow knitty.com's original Wine Cozy pattern, making the following changes. CO 51 stitches, instead of 42. When you've completed approximately 1.5" to 2" (3.8 cm to 5.1 cm) of stockinette stitch ...

Oh yes, I can hear the groans from a thousand Potterfans: "Nooo! Not another Snape essay! Enough already!" (This is leaving out those whose immediate thoughts were "Oh, is this a wizarding rock ...

The author recommends using either Utopia, Encore or Nature Spun brand yarns. Although these yarn recommendations are concerning the Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone Style Hogwarts Scarves ...

With a pencil, draw a large Chudley Cannon's Crest on your shirt. (An image of this is available on The Harry Potter Lexicon.) Fill in the pencil with puff fabric paint and let dry completely.

Using Simplicity pattern #7030 follow directions using the same black and white fabric you used for the robes. Sew bias tape along the edges. You're Angry, I'm Angry The Sorting Hat, Ideology, and ...