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  2. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and ...

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    This book was released at the same time as two others Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide and Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists as a part of a series named Pottermore Presents. It was released on 6 September 2016 in several languages at the same time. [6]

  3. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky ...

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    This book was released at the same time as two others: Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide; Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies; In this guide, we find information about Dolores Umbridge, Horace Slughorn, Quirinus Quirrell, Peeves, the Ministry of Magic and Azkaban.

  4. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle - Wikipedia

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    Potter thought the book would be best enjoyed by girls, and, like most girls' books of the period, it is set indoors with a focus on housework. Potter's pet hedgehog, Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, [note 1] and Kitty MacDonald, a Scottish washerwoman, were the inspirations for the eponymous heroine. Lucie Carr, a child friend of Potter's, was the model for ...

  5. Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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    The Elephant House was one of the cafés in Edinburgh where Rowling wrote the first part of Harry Potter.. The series follows the life of a boy named Harry Potter.In the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US), Harry lives in a cupboard under the stairs in the house of the Dursleys, his aunt, uncle and cousin, who all treat him poorly.

  6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Wikipedia

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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling.It is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete.

  7. Kappa (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    Lafcadio Hearn wrote of a story in Kawachimura near Matsue where a horse-stealing kappa was captured and made to write a sworn statement vowing never to harm people again. [5] [22] In many versions the kappa is dragged by the horse to the stable where it is most vulnerable, and it is there it is forced to submit a writ of promise not to ...

  8. The story even includes a pun about a sparrow, which served as a euphemism for female genitals. The story, which predates the Grimms' by nearly two centuries, actually uses the phrase "the sauce of Love." The Grimms didn't just shy away from the feminine details of sex, their telling of the stories repeatedly highlight violent acts against women.

  9. Beauxbatons - Wikipedia

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    "The Power of the Potter Patriarchy: Feminist Theory and Harry Potter" (PDF). The Mirror of Erised: Seeing a Better World Through Harry Potter and Critical Theory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-16; Rana, Marion (2009). Creating Magical Worlds: Otherness and Othering in Harry Potter. Peter Lang. ISBN 9783631580714