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J. K. Rowling

Short Stories From Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists

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  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Quirinus was a Roman God about whom there is not much information, although he is commonly associated with war – a clue that Quirrell is not quite as meek as he appears. ‘Quirrell’, which is so nearly ‘squirrel’ – small, cute and harmless – also suggested ‘quiver,’ a nod to the character’s innate nervousness.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Polyjuice’ is also very near ‘Polydeuces’, who was a twin in Greek mythology.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    It is often asked whether a Muggle could create a magic potion, given a Potions book and the right ingredients. The answer, unfortunately, is no.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Quintus Horatius Flaccus was one of the greatest Roman Poets, more commonly known as Horace. He gave Slughorn two of his Christian names. The name ‘Slughorn’ derives from the (Scots) Gaelic for ‘war cry’: sluagh-ghairm, which later gave rise to ‘slughorn’, a battle trumpet.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Slughorn’s behaviour during the most dangerous night of his life reveals the worth of the man. Initially he appeared to have escaped the fight, having led the Slytherins out of the castle to safety. Once in Hogsmeade, however, he helped to rouse and mobilise the villagers, returning with Charlie Weasley at the head of reinforcements at a crucial point in the battle.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    The name ‘Azkaban’ derives from a mixture of the prison ‘Alcatraz’, which is its closest Muggle equivalent, being set on an island, and ‘Abaddon’, which is a Hebrew word meaning ‘place of destruction’ or ‘depths of hell’.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Dolores’ means sorrow, something she undoubtedly inflicts on all around her. ‘Umbridge’ is a play on ‘umbrage’ from the British expression ‘to take umbrage’, meaning offence.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Dolores has what amounts to a phobia of beings that are not quite, or wholly, human.
  • Marina Ilyinykhhas quoted7 years ago
    Whenever she was asked (usually by workmates who did not like her) ‘are you related to that Umbridge who used to mop the floors here?’ she would smile her sweetest, laugh, and deny any connection whatsoever, claiming that her deceased father had been a distinguished member of the Wizengamot.
  • Yana Manukhinahas quoted8 years ago
    I have noticed more than once in life that a taste for the ineffably twee can go hand-in-hand with a distinctly uncharitable outlook on the world.
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