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Sinc

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e 30

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e 19

97 re

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arry

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he actress who played Moaning Myrtle is actu-

ally 37 years old and is the oldest actress to portray a Hogwarts student.

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marry Potter is a series of seven fan-tasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books

chronicle the adventures of the adoles-cent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wiz-ardry. The main story concerns Harry’s quest to overcome the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort, whose aim is to con-quer the wizarding world and subjugate non-magical people, and who seeks to destroy all those who stand in his way.

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visi

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he Hogwarts school motto is Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus which is Latin for “Never

Tickle a Sleeping Dragon.” In the novels, the school is located somewhere in Scotland and has various charms to make it appear as an old ruin to muggle eyes.FU

N FA

CTS ABOUT THE SERIES

GryffindorHufflepuffRavenclawSlytherin You might belong in

Gryffindor,

Where

dwell the brave at

heart, Their daring, nerve,

and chiv-

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ight belong in H

ufflepuff, W

here they

are just

and loyal, Those patient H

ufflepuffs are true A

nd unafraid of toil;O

r yet in wise old

Ravenclaw, if you’ve

a ready mind, W

here those

of w

it and

learning, Will alw

ays find their kind;O

r perhaps

in Slytherin

you’ll m

ake your

real friends, Those cun-ning folks use any m

eans to

achieve their ends.

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by: JK. R

owling H

PSS

by Clive G

ifford

The Daily Prophet

1. How many Galleons did Harry’s wand cost from Ollivanders?A) 5B) 6C) 7D) 8

1.) C

TR

IVIA

2. What creature is Mrs. Mason very afraid of?A) WolvesB) BirdsC) DogsD) Snakes

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW HARRY POTTER?

5.) D

5. What mark did Her-mione get in her Muggle Studies exam?A) 99% B) 100% C) 200% D) 320%

4.) C

4. How many items are there on Mr. Filch’s list of forbidden objects at Hogwarts? A) 159 B) 342 C) 437 D) 982

3. Which of the fol-lowing items is not in the student store cup-board?A) LeechesB) KnotgrassC) Bicorn hornD) Fluxweed

3.) C

6. In what month was Harry’s first Quid-ditch match?A) September B) October C) November D) December

Answers2.) B6.) C

A sim

ple levitation spell learned by first years. It is significant in that it plays a part in

bonding the friendship between H

arry, R

on and Herm

ione.

Aslicing charm that ap-pears to act like a wiz-ard’s “pocket knife.”

Diffindo: Wingardium

Leviosa:The Deathly Hallows

he D

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allo

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en t

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ther

s in

the

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mily

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umm

on t

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spiri

ts o

f th

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ad, a

nd th

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loak

of

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s its

nam

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ts,

rend

ers

the

user

com

-pl

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visi

ble.

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ioch

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ner

of t

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tone

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me

to b

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nds.

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otus

Pe-

vere

ll’s

wis

dom

in

requ

estin

g th

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loak

was

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d.

ccording to legend, he who possesses these three artefacts would become the Master of Death. Dumbledore told Harry that he and

another wizard, Gellert Grindelwald took this to mean that the uniter of the Deathly Hal-lows would be invincible. The story of the Deathly Hallows was originally told by Beedle the Bard and subsequently passed from family to family as a wizard fairytale. Few wizards ever realized that the Deathly Hallows were genuine items.T

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A sheild charm that will pro-tect you from spells that are sent your way.

Protego:

Harry Potter

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pg. 02

MAGIC

SPELLS

The Summoning Charm. When used in connec-tion with an object, this charm will cause such object to fly to the spell caster.

A handy spell

for repairing

minor

physi-cal injurries.

A s

impl

e sp

ell

that

cre

ates

a

ball

of li

ght a

t th

e en

d of

the

ca

ster

’s w

and.

Accio:

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