Harry Potter Patronus Funko Now Available (and More On The Way)

With the latest launch of WizardingWorld.com comes a new line of magical collectibles for Harry Potter fans.

The first is a pre-release of an exclusive Harry Potter Patronus Funko Pop! It is inspired by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where Harry learns the history of the Marauders and uses his Patronus to defeat the Dementors. His Patronus symbol is revealed to be a stag, just like his father's. James Potter's Animagus form also took transformed into a stag, which was affectionately referred to as Prongs within the Marauders featuring Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and Remus Lupin.

The silverly-blue figurine stands at 3 3/4" tall and comes in a traditional Funko Pop! window box. The box includes a pre-release exclusive sticker and an Enchanted Key, which fans scan with the Wizarding World app and unlock a special bonus.

For one day only on December 4th, from 11am to 4pm GMT the figure is available now for Wizarding World members on the Wizarding World website while supplies last.

To purchase the figure, you have to log onto the Wizarding World website with your passport and head to their online store. Add the item to cart and check-out. Due to limited quantities, members can only buy a maximum of four Funko figurines.

Wizarding World Gold subscribers can save 20% on this and other items in the Wizarding World online shop.

This is the first Patronus Funko Pop! released from the Harry Potter series. Two more figurines will be coming soon - Hermione Granger's Otter Patronus and Ron Weasley's Jack Russell Terrier Patronus.

No word yet on when this Patronus Funko Pop! or the ones to follow will be released to the general public. Stay tuned for this space to be updated!

10 Most Commonly Used Spells in Harry Potter Movies

Throughout the Harry Potter films, characters cast spells to protect themselves, create light in their dark world, and practice magic at Hogwarts. But how many spells are used in the film franchise and which ones are the most popular. This is a question that fellow Harry Potter fan and blogger Milan researched as a special guest post for PotterTalk.net. Think you know which spells were used the most in the Harry Potter films? The results might surprise you! So take it away Milan:


Expelliarmus is one of the most memorable spells that Harry uses in the series. He gained freedom from Voldemort while using it in the Battle of Hogwarts. But he was advised to change his approach because he could not be expected to win by simply disarming Death Eaters. Although many would say that it is one of the most commonly used spells in the movies, my research does not support that claim. Expelliarmus is actually near the end of my list. But which ones are above then? Some of them surely come to your mind. And I believe you will be surprised. But before we start, I would like to tell you more about research itself.

I watched all the movies once more (probably for the hundredth time) and took a note of every spell that was used. There's a lot of them! Especially as the serial moves on. It is interesting to note that Harry did not use a single spell in the first film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone unlike the rest of the films where numerous spells are used. Most of the spells used were noted, though there were a few issues with doing that.

Firstly, there are non-verbal charms and spells, many of which I managed to note, taking into account colour of the charm, context, reactions to it and the same events as they were described in the books. Of course, some of them I could not get a hold of, especially in great battles, and I did not want to make guesses. Unfortunately, as long as none of the people who made the movie or J.K. Rowling herself says exactly which spells were used, our list cannot be complete.

The second problem was keeping track of the spells. In moments when many different people use the spell, it is almost impossible to count all of them. In spite of that, many of them were counted anyway. All in all, I managed to note down roughly about 95% of the spells. The battles were the most problematic. You can see the list and the explanation in the infographic below as well as in the rest of the text.