13 More Facts J.K. Rowling Just Revealed About The American Wizarding World

Puritans and Salem Witch Trials and a magical Congress, oh my! Wednesday morning, J.K. Rowling released the second installment of her new writing (you can read about the first here) about magic in America on Pottermore. Here’s what we learned: Afp / AFP / Getty Images In the 17th century and beyond, European witches and wizards emigrated to America along with their No-Maj...

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Here's Every Single Scene From The "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 Trailer, Explained

In case you missed it, the Season 6 trailer is FINALLY here. So we decided to take a look at exactly what it all means. Spoilers, obviously. As the sun rises on Castle Black, we're treated to a cutesy version of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game". "Wicked Game"/Game of Thrones. It's all very clever and we're only a couple of seconds in. HBO The camera pans in on a definitely dead...

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People Are Not Happy With J.K. Rowling's Depiction Of Native Americans

J.K. Rowling's new Pottermore story about the American Wizarding World had a lot of Harry Potter fans excited, but it also upset plenty, too. Ben A. Pruchnie / Getty Images In the first installment of the four-part series, Rowling introduces readers to the earliest wizards and witches in North America: Native Americans skilled in animal and plant magic, who don't need wands...

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