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J.K. Rowling
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February 11, 2025
In fact, he was so angry at them that he had thrown both their birthday presents of Honeydukes chocolates away unopened, though he had regretted this after eating the wilting salad Aunt Petunia had provided for dinner that night.
“You’re — you’re a witch?” “I’m a Squib,
Dear Mr. Potter, We have received intelligence that you performed the Patronus Charm at twenty-three minutes past nine this evening in a Muggle-inhabited area and in the presence of a Muggle. The severity of this breach of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery has resulted in your expulsion from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ministry representatives will be calling at your place of residence shortly to destroy your wand. As you have already received an official warning for a previous offense under section 13 of the International Confederation of Wizards’
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Aunt Petunia said nothing. Dudley was staring stupidly at his mother, his mouth hanging open. The silence spiraled horribly. Harry was watching his aunt, utterly bewildered, his head throbbing fit to burst.
“You’re to stay in your room,” she said. “You’re not to leave the house. Now get to bed.” Harry didn’t move. “Who was that Howler from?” “Don’t ask questions,” Aunt Petunia snapped. “Are you in touch with wizards?” “I told you to get to bed!” “What did it mean? Remember the last what?” “Go to bed!” “How come — ?” “YOU HEARD YOUR AUNT, NOW GET TO BED!”
“And this is Nymphadora —” “Don’t call me Nymphadora, Remus,” said the young witch with a shudder. “It’s Tonks.” “— Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by her surname only,” finished Lupin.
The headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London.
A blank stretch of canvas in an ornate picture frame was all that relieved the bareness of the peeling walls and as Harry passed it he thought he heard someone lurking out of sight snigger.
He pointed to another small round burn mark between two names, Bellatrix and Narcissa.
A double line of gold embroidery linked Narcissa Black with Lucius Malfoy, and a single vertical gold line from their names led to the name Draco. “You’re related to the Malfoys!”
“The pure-blood families are all interrelated,” said Sirius. “If you’re only going to let your sons and daughters marry purebloods your choice is very limited, there are hardly any of us left. Molly and I are cousins by marriage and Arthur’s something like my second cousin once removed. But there’s no point looking for them on here — if ever a family was a bunch of blood traitors it’s the Weasleys.”
Bellatrix Black, which was connected by a double line to Rodolphus Lestrange.
“Eleven inches, phoenix-feather core, been in use four years. That correct?”
“Poor devils,” growled Moody. “Better dead than what happened to them . .
“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure,”
In times of old when I was new And Hogwarts barely started The founders of our noble school Thought never to be parted: United by a common goal, They had the selfsame yearning, To make the world’s best magic school And pass along their learning. “Together we will build and teach!” The four good friends decided And never did they dream that they Might someday be divided, For were there such friends anywhere As Slytherin and Gryffindor? Unless it was the second pair Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw? So how could it have gone so wrong? How could such friendships fail? Why, I was there and so can tell
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“I wonder if it’s ever given warnings before?”
“Yes, I have heard the hat give several warnings before, always at times when it detects periods of great danger for the school. And always, of course, its advice is the same: Stand together, be strong from within.”
“Ow kunnit nofe skusin danger ifzat?”

