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What is the purpose of this website?
The purpose of this website is to create a comprehensive database that connects of all the events that occur in the Harry Potter books.
Note: This website is a work in progress and if you want to help reach out!
How does the website work?
The website is organized into two types of flows:
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Book Flow
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Timeline Flow
There are more details about what these flows are below but here is a practical example.
In PS Chapter 5: Diagon Alley when everyone is greeting Harry Dedalus Diggle mentions that he once bowed to him in a shop.
If we click thorugh to Dedalus Diggle's page we can see that he was mentioned two times previously.
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First: McGonagall Suspects Diggle For the Shooting Stars Seen by Muggles
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Second: Harry Remembers a Tiny Man in a Violet Top Hat that Bowed to Him Once
Being able to jump from a passage in the book to a timeline of events from the Items perspective is what makes this website valuable.
What is the Book Flow? {#book-flow}
The Book Flow allows users to view all the events in the order they are written in the books.
Here’s how it works: Books are divided into Chapters, which contain Events that include Items like Characters, Locations, and more.
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Chapter: The Boy Who Lived
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Item: Vernon Dursley
What is the Timeline Flow?
The Timeline Flow allows users to view all the events for a specific Item.
There are currently seven kinds of items:
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Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Hedwig
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Locations: 4 Privet Drive, Diagon Alley, and The Leaky Cauldron
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Connections: The Dursleys' Hatred of Magic, Christmas at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore's Plan
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Magic: Avada Kedavra, Divination, and The Dark Arts
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Things: Gryffindor House, Quidditch, and Potions Class
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Groups: The Dursleys, Gryffindor Quidditch Team, and Muggles