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Entries from August 31st, 2010

Snape raised his eyebrows and his tone was…

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Snape raised his eyebrows and his tone was sardonic as he asked, “Are you intending to let him kill you?” “Certainly not There was a long silence, broken only by an odd clicking noiseFawkes the phoenix was gnawing a bit of cuttlebone “Would you like me to do it now?” asked Snape, his voice heavy [...]

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“And are they bothering to give an excuse for…

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

“And are they bothering to give an excuse for torturing Harry’s whereabouts out of people?” asked Hermione, an edge to her voiceHe hesitated, then pulled out a folded copy of the \iDaily Prophet\i “Here,” he said, pushing it across the table to Harry, “you’ll know sooner or later anywayThat’s their pretext for going after you [...]

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“Everybody always requests our recipe for…

August 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

“Everybody always requests our recipe for Freshwater Plimply soup “Probably to show the Poisoning Department at StMungo’s,” said Ron under his breath Harry waited until they could hear Xenophilius moving about in the kitchen downstairs before speaking “What do you think?” he asked Hermione “Oh, Harry,” she said wearily, “it’s a pile of utter rubbishThis [...]

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The tribe lived by nomadic herding and…

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The tribe lived by nomadic herding and contentedly travelled the great desertBut as the power of the Manchu court extended into the Muslim areas, its demands for taxes increasedAt first, Muzhuolun went out of his way to comply, and worked hard to meet the demandsBut the Manchu officials were insatiable and made life impossible for [...]

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Earvin Magic Johnson, the HIV-positive former…

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Earvin Magic Johnson, the HIV-positive former All-Star guard of the Los Angeles Lakers, abruptly resigned from the National Commission on HIV/AIDS and endorsed me, disgusted with the administrations lack of attention to, and action on, the AIDS problemPresident Bush changed his mind about the debates and challenged me to four of themAnd, most surprising, Ross [...]

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He at once advertised himself in the public…

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

He at once advertised himself in the public prints as Thief-Catcher General of Great Britain and Ireland, and proceeded to send to the gallows every scoundrel that dared dispute his position His opportunities of gain were infinite Even if he did not organise the robbery which his cunning was presently to discover, he had spies [...]

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Accept it, and the Alpine maid, From Laurie and…

August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Accept it, and the Alpine maid, From Laurie and from Jo How Beth laughed when she saw it, how Laurie ran up and down to bring in the gifts, and what ridiculous speeches Jo made as she presented them “I’m so full of happiness, that if Father was only here, I couldn’t hold one drop [...]

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Turning to page ten, he sank into his desk chair…

August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Turning to page ten, he sank into his desk chair and reread the article he had been looking for \bALBUS DUMBLEDORE REMEMBERED\b By Elphias Doge I met Albus Dumbledore at the age of eleven, on our first day at HogwartsOur mutual attraction was undoubtedly due to the fact that we both felt ourselves to be [...]

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“Everything’s fine,” he told Fleur”Ollivander…

August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

“Everything’s fine,” he told Fleur”Ollivander settled in, Mum and Dad say helloGinny sends you all her love, Fred and George are driving Muriel up the wall, they’re still operating an Owl-Order business out of her back roomIt cheered her up to have her tiara back, thoughShe said she thought we’d stolen it “Ah, she eez [...]

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Harry reached out and was glad to find that he…

August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Harry reached out and was glad to find that he could touch him: He gripped his arm tightly and Dumbledore gradually regained control “Well, Grindelwald fled, as anyone but I could have predictedHe vanished, with his plans for seizing power, and his schemes for Muggle torture, and his dreams of the Deathly Hallows, dreams in [...]

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