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Difference between American and British Versions of Harry Potter Series

posted by tivier

Throughout the Harry Potter books, there are some variations between the Bloomsbury (British) and Scholastic (American) editions. Below the first section on "Philosopher's vs. Sorcerer's" is a section on other different terminologies used.

Philosopher's vs. Sorcerer's

When Scholastic was publishing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in America, they decided to rename the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. They claimed that the American and British uses of the word philosopher were a bit different, so therefore sorcerer was a plus appropriate word. Any true Harry Potter fan, American...

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50 aléatoire Harry Potter Facts

posted by zar_far11

*DISCLAIMER* I did not come up with any of these, I found them all online and put them together...the liens which i used are cited in the description. So let's not waste any plus time and get started with the 50 aléatoire Harry Potter Facts!!

1) Hermione's last name was going to be Puckle.
2) Hedwig was played par a male in the movies.
3) If a Muggle were to come across Hogwarts, all they would see was a sign that said, "Keep out, dangerous building."
4) Fred and George were born on April Fool's Day... That should explain their mischievous acts :)
5) Snape was partially based on a teacher JKR once had....

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MEANINGS OF HARRY POTTER CHARACTER NAMES

posted by Thecharliejay

HOGWARTS STAFF
Headmaster Albus Dumbledore: His first name is from the Latin word alba, "white." His last name, according to Rowling interviews, is Old English for "bumblebee." In colour symbolism, white often stands for purity, so the headmaster's name suggests honour and a hard-working nature ("busy as a bee").
Professor Binns: A bin is a large storage container. A dustbin is British English for a garbage can. This boring professor could be described as a ghostly storage for information that many Hogwarts students view as rubbish.
Headmaster Armando Dippet: Armando is from the name Armand,...

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Who Married Who

posted by ginnyweasleyfan

Harry Potter married Ginny Weasley. They had three children, James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. He became head of the Auror's Department under Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Ginny Weasley played quidditch for the Holyhead Harpies. After deciding to raise a family, she retired and became Senior Quidditch correspondent at the Daily Prophet.

Hermione Granger married to Ron Weasely and had two children, Rose and Hugo. Hermione went back to Hogwarts and sat her NEWTS before working for Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures and helping house elves. She then moved to the Department...

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51 Reasons Why I Hate Dolores Umbridge

posted by zar_far11

Dolores Umbridge: the horrible woman who is the most cruel and hated character in the Harry Potter series. Here are 100 reasons as to why I hate Dolores Umbridge.

1) She believes in extremely harsh, severe, and cruel punishments.

2)Too much pink.

3) She's just doesn't make sense. Like, how she tells everyone to raise their hands if they want to speak, but then she ignores them.

4) She's racist. Well, she's technically "half-breed-ist", because she thinks wizards and witches are better than centaurs, werewolves, goblins, elves, etc. I hate that, because without the help of a lot of half breeds,...

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25 Things toi Can Do If Draco Malfoy Insults toi

posted by zar_far11

I l’amour Draco Malfoy so much! And we all know that he has a knack for good comebacks. So, these are some things toi can say ou do when he insults you. Let's get this liste started!

1.If he calls toi a Mudblood, say "At least I'm no bleached blonde."
2. If he makes fun of toi for being bad at Quidditch, get the Snitch from right under his nose and don't let him forget it.
3. Slap him across the face.
4. Do a Moody and turn him into a ferret.
5. Turn his hair pink.
6. Call him a Daddy's boy.
7. Bewitch snowballs to constantly hit him on the back of his head.
8. Sneak a Puking Pastille into his dinner--...

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How to make a Horcrux

posted by KateKicksAss

An example of an object you could use.

A handy-dandy Wikihow article on how to make a horcrux, for all toi aspiring Dark witches and wizards out there!
Credit: wikihow.com

1. Become an extremely powerful witch ou wizard. This will take years of study and sacrifice which lie beyond the scope of a WikiHow article. As a general guide toi should not attempt to create a horcrux until toi can cast non-verbal killing curses.

2. Locate an object of extreme significance to you. An emotional attachment to the object will aid the process and make it easier on your body and soul.

3. Bathe in the Water of Sorrows and eat 1 cup of paste made from...

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How Anakin Skywalker( Vader ) and Tom Riddle( Voldemort ) are alike

posted by MrsEric_M

We all see similarities between Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker. Both orphaned boys, who unaware of their big destinies live with their over-bearing ou could give a crap Aunts and Uncles. Plus we have the Death Eaters and the Storm Troopers. Harry has a wand, Luke has a Light Sabor. Harry is a good Quidditch Player, Luke is a good fighter pilot. They each have two best Friends always at there side Han and Ron, Leia and Hermione. But what about those bad guys... did anyone ever notice there are very similar qualities between Vader and Voldy. For One thing they both were talented young men,...

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Movie Bella Vs Book Bella; What I Like About Both Of Them

posted by zanhar1

par now everyone probably knows I have a crazy thing for Bellatrix and think she's the most wonderful thing that has happened to the HP series. But there are some huge differences between book Bella and movie Bella. But gosh dammit, I l’amour them both! Here's why.

Book Bellatrix

Book Bella for me is everything I look for in a villainess. She's ruthless, she's wild, and she's got no mercy and no qualms about her bad deeds.While movie Bellatrix does share this trait I feel as though she has her moments of guilt. I say this because I really don't know how else to interpret this;

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5 Songs That Remind Me of Bellatrix and Why

posted by zanhar1

As I did with my article like this in the Once spot, Imma do state the song name and pull lyrics from each song that just really remind me Bellatrix and how a dit lyric reminds me of her. For once the liste actually is in order from what I think Suits – Avocats sur Mesure her most to least.

1. Be My Friend par One Eye'd Doll: The global, ensemble story of the song talks of a serial killer who doesn't understand why she can't seem to make friends. The chorus goes as the following; Serial killers are people too if toi take away the voices I'm just like toi I'll hack toi up and bury toi in my yard but why does making friends...

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Severus Snape's Unrequited l’amour

posted by Helena-B-Carter

On a frosty night, in the dungeon of Hogwarts château dwelled a sarcastic, bat-like potions master par the name of Severus Snape.

Most of us here l’amour him, ou at the very least, like him. Though I know I liked him from the very beginning when his sarcasm began to show, I also know many of his dedicated fans hated him at that time - for bullying Harry.
But, we ask ourselves, why did his fans forgive and l’amour him? This question is rather simple and the answer is without a doubt. Because of his unconditional l’amour for Lily. And, we also ask ourselves, why do we find his l’amour for Lily touching? Because...

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123 Ways To Annoy The Hogwarts Staff

posted by Thecharliejay

Send McGonagall a tin of cat nourriture for Christmas

Suggest to Peeves that he hold a Poltergeist party in Filch's room

Tell McGonagall that Crookshanks has been watching her closely over the last few days . . .

Tell Dobby that Harry would l’amour it if he sent cat nourriture up to McGonagall's plate at dinner

Tell Dobby that Harry would l’amour it if he sent crap up to all the staffs' plates at dîner and told them it was black pudding

Tell Flitwick toi went on Genes Reunited and found a picture of his grandmother. montrer him a photo of Yoda

6b) montrer him a photo of Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

(For Dwarfers...

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Awesome Draco Malfoy citations

posted by Thecharliejay

Favorite citations par Draco Malfoy

"Well, I can certainly see why we're trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?"

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"Longbottom, if brains were gold, you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something."

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"Oh how silly we�ve been!" Malfoy sneered. "We should have stroked them! Why didn�t we guess?"
"I-I thought they were funny," Hagrid a dit uncertainly to Hermione.
"Oh tremendously funny!" a dit Malfoy. "Really witty, giving us livres that...

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Chamber of Memories

posted by mbalzar

The Chamber of Scerets

Chamber of Memories
October 31, 1992
Minerva McGonagall sat gazing out of her bedroom window into the rain swept grounds of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was nearly midnight, but Minerva was unable to sleep; the event of the evening were still playing in her head. "The Chamber Of Secrets has been opened; enemies of the heir, beware". The image of the ominous message on the mur seemed to be etched on the insides of her eyelids. She shivered at the thought of the chamber being opened again. Memories began to resurface, memories that she had long tried...

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Dramione FanFic

posted by FashionBug12

"YOU STUPID MUDBLOOD!" Draco screamed. "How dare toi humiliate me?!?"
They were in front of the Potions classroom, everyone had left, even Snape. The candlelight from the chandeliers, was the only available light.
Hermione didn't even flinch as the spit from the disgraceful mouth in front of her. She tried to keep her cool, which really isn't that hard for her.
"Malfoy, I dont think a simple slap between enemies is that humliating. toi decided to accept it, toi arse." She spat.
Draco glared at her with his gray-blue eyes. 'That stupid mudblood, how dare she say that to me?'
As Draco's large hand...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Harry Potter-ized) Scene one

posted by LilysLittleTwin

I do not own Harry Potter, ou A Midsummer Night's Dream. I did have a dream in summer one time, though...I think.

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CORNELIUS
Now, Lydia, our nuptial hour
Draws on apace; four happy days bring in
Another moon: but, O, methinks, how slow
This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires,
Like to a step-dame ou a dowager
Long withering out a young man revenue.

LYDIA
Four days will quickly steep themselves in night;
Four nights will quickly dream away the time;
And then the moon, like to a silver bow
New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night
Of our solemnities.

CORNELIUS...

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Mary Sues

posted by PiiXiiE

Ok, yesterday I answered a question in the "Answers" area asking "Do toi think Ginny is a Mary Sue?" and it got me thinking. Here is my answer.

No, I do not think Ginny Weasley is a Mary Sue. For one, I don't think she is "too ostentatious for the audience's taste, ou that the auteur seems to favor the character too highly." In my point of view, other than the fact that Ginny ends up with Harry, she really doesn't seem to be favoured. I don't know very much about J.K. Rowling as a person, but again, apart from the fact that they are both female, nothing jumps out at me that would indicate that...

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53 Ways to Infuriate Ron Weasley

posted by BellaCullen96

1. Tell him Hermione has a boyfriend.

2. Repeatedly ask him whatever happened to "Lav-Lav"?

3. Tell him Krum is coming back.

4. Stare pointedly at his forehead, looking bewildered.

5. . . . And when he asks what you’re looking at, say in a disappointed voice, “I just thought you’d have a scar too, being Harry Potter’s (sigh adoringly then look superior) sidekick and all.”

6. Tell him that Krum is having a welcome back party and everyone is invited.

7. . . . Except him, that is.

8. The suivant time someone says “Ron”, state loudly, “Isn’t that the name of Harry Potter’s useless...

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A Hobby That Was...

posted by Bibelot

Whenever my teacher used to say that we've to write an essay on our favori hobby, i used to get furious coz i never knew what my fav hobby was? I was not content with this and i always got low marks in écriture this essay. What's the thing that i always loved to do, i always thought about that.Until Harry Potter came into my life at the age of 13. i read about it jour n night. I always talked about it and was very proud of my hobby. Whenever a new student came to our classroom i never forgot to ask him/her if he/she read harry potter ou was a potter head.

These livres really freshens up my mind....

Marnie Piper & Hermione Granger: 2 Young Witches

posted by deedragongirl

MARNIE!

Hi guys, I'm a big fan of Harry Potter and I remember watching Halloweentown. So, I'm going to be écriture the similarities between Hermione and another young witch, Marnie Piper.

Marnie Piper

I first saw Halloweentown back in 2001 before Harry Potter hit the cinema theatres! Okay, I was very happy that Marnie is her own character and she is not the typical Mary Sue character.

Hermione Granger

Okay, I watched all of the Harry Potter series, and I have that Hermione is actually very much like Marnie, in terms of personality except that she plus of a book-worm. To whom I look up to, not to forget that their names rhyme!
If Harry Potter and Halloweentown were to be set in the same universe, it would be great to make a film about the characters together!

Hermione ou Marnie?

Who do toi like? If toi have anymore similarities between these 2 heroines, let me know!

HERMIONE!!