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"Mother! Let's go! We need to go to Diagon Ally!", Draco rushed his mom. "Alright! Alright! Don't rush! There will be plenty of things left to buy", Narcissa snapped at her son. They soon headed off for Diagon Ally.Draco read the letter.

Dear My.Malfoy
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all
necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McMGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry
_____________________________________________...
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posted by Hermione30
Sorcerer's Stone
The Mirror of Erised: Erised is Desire spelled backward, or how it would appear in a mirror. Also, the inscription reads "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi," which read in a mirror reads, "I show not your face but your hearts desire." (Thanks, Kathryn)


They could hear footsteps, Filch running as fast as he could towards Peeves' shouts.
"Oh, move over," Hermione snarled. She grabbed Harry's wand, tapped the lock and whispered, "Alohomora!"
The lock clicked and the door swung open -- they piled through it, shut it quickly and pressed their ears against it, listening.
"Which...
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posted by Misharrypotter
I got in line for the first years and got in the boat on my why to the boats I heard a girls call out Hi turns out her name was ann too. I was hoping to get in the house with Harry in it so I could talk with him some more.

The next thing I know I was siting next to Harry agian and Hermione and Ron. They were talking about something that I did not understand at all I think it was something about a book. Hermione and Ron lead me to our part of Hogwarts and told us girls on the right boys on the left. Good I thought I always had boys in my stuff. I sit down before it was time to go to bed and some boy with this wierd toy got cought with it and Hermione and Ron got mad over it I had no idea why. Okay the next day I found out that I hated a man named Sanpe, man was he mean. He hated even the three years I tryed to ask why to them but I got in big tourld and got send after class to him. Man! why am I always the one to get picked one
posted by Hermione30
Order of the Phoenix
Order of the Phoenix
Book 5 Mistakes
NOTE: Many of these book mistakes were corrected in later versions, so the mistake may not appear in your HP book.
* The cover of OOTP shows Harry in the Department of Mysteries holding his wand in his left hand. However, it is clearly stated that his right arm is his wand arm.

* On page 1, Harry is lying in his Aunt's hydrangea bush, but on page 7 he recalls that "someone magical had been near him as he lay among Aunt Petunia's dying begonias..." Thanks, Trixie!

Possible Explanation: Aunt Petunia may have had a variety of plants and flowers in her garden.

* In the Hardcover...
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His feet made strange scraping noises as they slid along the marble floored corridors of Hogwarts. His exhaustion was nothing compared to the humiliation he felt, his Slytherin tie now had a blood red stain on it, thanks to James Potter's gang in potions class. He leaned against the wall, the bags under his eyes seeming to add an unbearable wieght to his sleepyness. He just started to dose leaning against the wall when he heard running footsteps behind him. "Sev!" Lily shouted, her voice worried. Snape shaffled around to face her, his side still pressed against the wall. "Hi" he groaned, his...
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posted by disney505218
In Chronological Order.

1/1: Intro to the Durlsey's / Leaving Harry on their doorstep
Where better to start then the beginning of the series? The very first chapter, to be precise. Well, it might be 2 chapters, I'm not sure. But I love these parts, regardless. It's a great way to kick off the series, because it's told from the point of view of a muggle. So we already can relate with the main character and we can see how wizards incorporate into our everyday lives. Then it goes right to Dumbledore and Mcgonogal discussing the same events from the wizards point of view. It's also pretty good in...
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posted by Irina92
According to the books there are supposed to be 700 Quidditch fouls. However I'll mention sortly 10 of the commonest ones, with the help of Harry Potter wiki.=)

1.Blagging
An often-used foul which can be commited by all the players of a team. It is consisted of grabbing the broomstick tail of a player from the opposing team in order to delay or thwart them. We see it in the "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of the Azkaban" book, commited by Draco Malfoy against Harry Potter.

2.Blatching
In order to happen, a player has to fly towards another player with deliberate intention to collide with him or...
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posted by hannahbanana99
I first thought Harry Potter was really stupid. Then one day it was on Disney Channel and there was nothing else to watch so I watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. At the end of the movie I was shocked. I LOVED IT!!! I got the whole series of books and got 1-5 the movies for Christmas. Now I read each book 3 times and probably know every single word for the movies 1-6. I am so crazy for harry potter that i did this. There was a harry potter and the half blood prince movie showing time at 3:00 a.m.!!!!!! Me and my cousin (18 yrs. old counsin) stayed up till 2:45 in the morning and went to go see harry potter 6 at 3 in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so intrested in the movie i didnt even fall asleep. We were the only ones in the movie theatre
For the record I did not write this. I found it online and thought it needed to be shared! Enjoy!

1) The Giant Squid is not an appropriate date to the Yule Ball.

2) I am not allowed to sing, "We're Off to See the Wizard" while skipping off to the Headmaster's office.

3) I am not allowed to take out a life insurance policy on Harry Potter.

4) I am not allowed to ask Dumbledore to show me the pointy hat trick.

5) I am not allowed to give Remus Lupin a flea collar.

6) I am not allowed to bring a Magic 8 Ball to Divination.

7) I am not allowed to say that Seamus Finnegan is "after me lucky charms."...
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posted by bendaimmortal
I stumbled over a discussion forum topic "JKR: Canon or fanon" on another HP site and I have ended up into debates related to the topic, so I decided to write this opinion article - this isn't about anyone or anything in particular about the books regardless of the examples. The point in them is for the general matters (:

"What all is canon to you? What do you personally keep, tweak or disregard in your head?"

To me...

Canon is the author's image. This of course means also whatever she announces anywhere outside the books, is canon. She wrote her view into the books's content and it's bound to...
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posted by lauracullen66
I found this kinda interesting, it just some things that may have been missed in the books:

The Mirror of Erised: Erised is Desire spelled backward, or how it would appear in a mirror. Also, the inscription reads "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi," which read in a mirror reads, "I show not your face but your hearts desire."


"Don't mess with me, Peeves, now where did they go?"
"Shan't say nothing if you don't say please," said Peeves in his annoying singsong voice.

Then, as you know, they turn around to face Fluffy who is glaring at them and about to attack. They were inside that...
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1. When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn't you.

2. Push the buttons and pretend they jinx you. Wait for the effects of the 'jinx' to wear off, smile, and go back for more.

3. Ask if you can push the button for other people, but intentionally push the wrong ones.

4. Hold the doors open and say you're waiting for a friend. After a while let the doors close and say, "Hi Greg. How's your day been?"

5. Drop a quill and wait until someone goes to pick it up and then scream, "That's mine!"

6. Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone...
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posted by BellaCullen96
Greetings, new follower:


If you are reading this letter then you have doubtless been accepted into the select band of professional wizards known as the Death Eaters. If by some unprecedented chance you are reading this and you have not been accepted into the Death Eaters then I suggest you put down this letter and leave now, or the consequences for you will be as terrible as my lifelong study into the Dark Arts can make them.


Please find enclosed a short introductory guide to Death Eating, which you must memorize and then eat, to prevent security leaks. (Due to an unfortunate fatality last week,...
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The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film continues to perform phenomenally well at the box office, for the sixth film came in first place in box office takings for the UK and Ireland this past weekend. The BBC reports that the film grossed 33 million pounds this past weekend, beating out the Sandra Bullock film The Proposal, and becoming "the biggest UK box office success of the year so far."

A report is also online from ScreenDaily noting that the sixth Potter film has grossed an impressive $405.3 million in its release, helping push gross Warner Bros. international box office takings...
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Lately, through picks and forums I have noticed that a lot of people prefer the Cho/Harry pairing over the Ginny/Harry pairing. They have provided some pretty good reasons as to why they like Cho and Harry but I don't know... something about them just seems off. Don't take this the wrong way, I am not a Cho "hater" and I have no problem with Cho/Harry shippers. I just wanted to take some time and explain my reasoning...

1) Sure, Harry got butterflies in his stomach when her saw Cho[ Before Sirius' death] but after every date they had together Harry always ended up more miserable than he already...
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posted by Irina92
Godric's Hollow is a village of great interest. There Harry's problems start after Voldemort kills his parents. But let's find some more things about it! This is the part of History of Magic by Batilda Bagshot, which talks about it.

(harry potter and the deathly hollows, p261):
"Upon the signature of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1689, wizards went into hiding for good. It was natural, perhaps, that they formed their owns small communities within a community. Many small villages and hamlets attracted several magical families, who banded together for mutual support and protection. The...
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posted by ToKo
- George: "I wish old Uncle Bilius was still with us, though; he was a right laugh at weddings..."
-Fred: "...before he went loopy he was the life and soul of the party. He used to down an entire bottle of firewhiskey, then run onto the dance floor, hoist up his robes, and start pulling bunches of flowers out of his –"
- Hermione: "Yes, he sounds a real charmer."
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- Fred: "That's not what he said."
-George: "Would you like us to clean out your ears for you?"
- Fred: "Or any part of your body, really, we're not fussy where we stick this."
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-Fred and George: "Wow – we’re identical!"
-Fred: "I dunno, though, I think I’m still better-looking."
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posted by snoznoodle
I had a thought...

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is wondering how on earth Harry, Ron and Hermione could destroy all those horcruxes when Dumbledore, one of the greatest wizards ever almost died trying to destroy two of them.

And since Dumbledore and Harry really aren't the only ones who know about Voldemort's horcruxes, its possible that RAB has actually done the work for them without Voldemort realising it. Its possible that he actually destroyed all the horcruxes besides Nagini but somehow didn't live to tell anyone.

So the only horcrux that they would have to destroy would be the snake. Remember Voldemort only made Nagini a horcrux in Goblet of Fire. So she is at least one horcrux left that we know still exists.

I can't see Harry, Ron and Hermione managing to destroy 4 horcruxes without one of them dying or getting seriously injured. That could happen too however...

CAN'T WAIT TILL IT COMES OUT! 5 DAYS TO GO!
I love Hermione, Harry, Luna, Ron, Hagrid, Snape, Dobby and more. But loving these characters is kind of a common thing.. Some characters aren't loved, or treated the way they deserved to be. Here is a list of underrated characters I absolutely love!

1- Fleur
In my whole life, I've never met a single Fleur fan expect me. Everyone thinks that she is just an arrogant Veela. Nobody looks at her personality, even not a bit. Firstly, Fleur is daring. She may look like one of those fragile girls, however she participated in the contest in "Goblet Of Fire" and was the only girl in it. She cares about...
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posted by LowriLorenza89
1. I feel that Hermione, Draco and Snape are all over-rated.

2. I feel that Ginny is under-rated and gets way too much hate.

3. I feel that a majority of the fans lack any empathy or understanding toward Cho. Give the girl a break. Her boyfriend was murdered. How would you react in such a scenario?

4. I sometimes feel like I'm the only fan in this club who didn't really have a crush on any of the characters or their actors.

5. I ship the majority of couples in this fandom simply because they're canon and I have no reason to dislike them.

6. I sometimes feel like the pairing wars within the fandom...
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