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Here are several sites that might
be of use to Harry Potter writers.


J. K. Rowling
This is the official J. K. Rowling website.
The Harry Potter Lexicon
This is one of the best HP sites out there for information. Just
about anything you want to find, you can find here.
Official Harry Potter
Website
This is the Warner Brothers official Harry Potter website. There's
a Sorting Hat test somewhere on here, and a wand-picker, not a bad resource
for choosing houses and wands for original characters.
Freesearch UK Dictionary
This is a UK based dictionary. It's been invaluable to me in
finding out what some English terms (like "skip", which is their word for
a Dumpster) mean. You can also look up words here and it will tell
you if it's a US or UK based word. Such as "pancake". A pancake
in England doesn't seen to be the same as in the US.
A Dictionary of Slang
Here is a good site for British slang. It has dozens of words,
and even the area where each word is usually used.
British
Slang Words
Here is another British slang site, a rather shorter, alphabetical
list.
British Dialect Translator
I don't know how accurate this one is, but it's a lot of fun and can
offer some insight as to how some dialects might look in type.
Metric
Converter
This website converts inches to centimeters, Fahrenheight to Celcius,
and several other units of measurement.
Magic
Properties of Wood
This is a cool site which tells of the various magical properties of
wood, according to Wiccan tradition.
Alivan's Makers of Fine Handcrafted
Magic Wands
This is a commercial site, but looking at the various wand descriptions
is a fun way of choosing a character's wand.
United Kingdom
on Wikipedia
Here's a whole lot of information on the United Kingdom.


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