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June 04, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Hello wizards, witches and muggles!

Last week, I decided to renovate my room and make it a little more magical, but as it so happens, I’m broke, so whatever changes I had to make had to be very much calculated and budget-friendly, while still maintaining that magical vibe and being durable.

With that purpose in mind, I decided to see what was available online, and I found amazing things to put in my room, from wall decals, wallpapers, art prints, desk accessories, and more that are budget-friendly and don’t look cheap!

And if you would also like to add some items to make your rooms look like they belong in the wizarding world, Mystic Quills recently published a post that features many items (most of them I bought) that cater to people with all types of budgets, so that people like you and me can transform and tailor their rooms to their wants and needs!

Fanfic Faves 🌟

This week, our favorite fanfics are going to be centered around the second-chance romance trope!

  • Amor Vincit Omnia by twin_flame_blues - After three years of dating, Ron admits he cheated on Hermione for two of those years with Daphne Greengrass--and Harry knew all about it. Reeling from the betrayal by her friends and family, Hermione must rebuild her life and discover new bonds with an unlikely group, including Theo Nott, Blaise Zabini, and Pansy Parkinson. What happens when Draco Malfoy, her first and deepest love, suddenly reappears in Hermione's life and she finds that her feelings have only grown deeper with time?

    OR: Hermione and Draco secretly dated at Hogwarts, he left after his trial, and now he's returned to win her back.

    • Tropes: auror draco, ron weasley bashing, nymphadora lives, remus lives, researcher hermione, mutual pining, post hogwarts, HEA.

    • Available on AO3

  • Who I was with you by curly_kay - Three years after leaving Hogwarts, Hermione is at the top of her field and presenting a breakthrough potion at a worldwide conference in Paris. When there are threats on her life by a radical wolf pack, she's assigned security for the week. As fate would have it, her security just happens to be the same man who was her first love.

    • Tropes: post-hogwarts, angst, humor, bodyguard, banter.

    • Available on AO3

Top Wizarding Finds of the Week 🪄

This week, we bring you fantastical, magical discoveries that are centered around the Quidditch, my all-time favorite sport:

  1. Collectible Quidditch Set - the Harry Potter Quidditch Collectible Set features a Golden Snitch (now removeable!), Bludgers, Quaffle, and all-new illustrated playbook. Perfect for fans of Quidditch and the Wizarding World!

    Available on Amazon

  2. Quidditch Pinball Machine - Fully functional wooden models for adults to build pinball machine featuring iconic Quidditch elements - complete with flippers, bumpers, targets, and obstacles. It’s a 402 precision laser-cut wooden pieces with illustrated cardboard playing field - includes storage chest for game balls and maintenance-friendly design projects for adults.

    Available on Amazon

The Weekly Pensieve 🤯

For this week’s pensive, we bring a fact that you may not know about that happened during the making of the Harry Potter movies:

During the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the filmmakers secretly buried Dobby’s grave for real on a beach in Wales — and the grave is still there to this day.

The scene was shot at Freshwater West Beach, and even though the production was supposed to clear everything afterward, fans kept returning to the exact spot and placing socks, notes, and painted stones — so much so that it became a real pilgrimage site.

Eventually, the local authorities decided to let the grave remain, even though it was technically a prop. It’s now a permanent — and unofficial — Harry Potter memorial site.partment had to quietly rebuild the thing multiple times during production — and they even considered switching to plastic but were told it would “look too cheap.”

Quiz of the week 🧐

This week, we are going to give a super hard question that even hardcore potterheads have trouble with:

  • What is the make and model of the broomstick that Cho Chang flies during her time on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team?

Please reply to this email with your answer! And I will tell you if it is right or not.

✨ However, don’t fly off just yet!


Even more spellbinding surprises are brewing in our cauldron. Keep your eyes peeled for the next Weekly Howler—trust us, you won’t want to miss the magical news and unexpected finds we have in store! 🦉💌

Wands at the ready!

— Your magical friends at Mystic Quills