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  2. List of organisms named after the Harry Potter series

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    "This species is named after Lucius Malfoy, a character in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, for two reasons. First, the study of parasitoid wasps can be described as an enjoyable and ‘magical’ experience. Second, the fictional namesake and his family have a sinister reputation in the Harry Potter stories.

  3. The Harry Potter Lexicon - Wikipedia

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    The Lexicon is credited as creating one of the first timelines of all events occurring in the Harry Potter universe. A similar timeline of events was adopted by Warner Bros. for inclusion with their Harry Potter film DVDs, and was accepted by author J. K. Rowling as conforming to her works. The Lexicon is a winner of J. K. Rowling's Fan Site ...

  4. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    "Named after the wizard character, Harry Dresden, from the Jim Butcher novels." [148] Auplopus charlesi Waichert & Pitts, 2012: Wasp: Nick Charles, The Thin Man "Named in honor of Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), who was a well-known American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories, and creator of the famous protagonist ...

  5. These 34 creatures were recently discovered as new species ...

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    All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. ... NO. 15: ‘GHOSTLY’ CREATURE — NAMED AFTER HARRY POTTER VILLAIN — DISCOVERED UNDERGROUND. SEE IT

  6. List of Harry Potter characters - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of characters from the Harry Potter series. Each character appears in at least one Harry Potter-related book or story by J. K. Rowling.These books and stories include the seven original Harry Potter novels (1997–2007), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001), Quidditch Through the Ages (2001), The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008), Harry Potter and the Cursed ...

  7. These Harry Potter Costume Ideas Will Cast a Spell on Everyone

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    Hermione Granger Costume. To recreate Hermione's look, raid your closet for a white collared shirt, a cozy grey or black sweater (bonus points for a v-neck), and a Gryffindor tie just like Harry's.

  8. Eriovixia gryffindori - Wikipedia

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    The discoverers of this new spider thought it resembled the Sorting Hat of the Harry Potter series, so they named it after Godric Gryffindor, the original owner of the Sorting Hat. [2] E. gryffindori is the most recent and possibly the most well-known of the 21 species of the genus Eriovixia. These spiders reside mostly in the tropical regions ...

  9. Everything We Know About HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series - AOL

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    The show comes nearly 30 years after J.K. Rowling published “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which was adapted into a film directed by Chris Columbus in 2001.