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Finley

**Finley** is The Known Character from the Disney film *Oz: The Great and Powerful*. He is a flying monkey with a blue bellhop suit that befriends Oscar Diggs and accompanies him on his journey.Template:Animal-CharacterFile:Profile - Finley The-Winged Monkey.pngFile:Profile - Finley The-Winged Monkey.PNG

## Biography/History

Oz met Finley when the Winged Monkey was entangled in some vines, and about to be eaten by a Lion.  Prompted by Theodora, Diggs scared off the Lion with a magic trick, and saved the monkey, who swore a life-debt to him and offered to carry his bag of magic tricks.  Initially elated to be serving Oscar, Finley was shocked and irritated to learn that Oz wasn't really a Wizard.  However, he reluctantly followed Oscar's orders because of the life debt.  Although remaining loyal to Oscar, Finley privately berated him for his selfish and manipulative behavior- especially his deception of Theodora, who (partly due to her naivete, and partly due to Oscar's shameless flirting) fell in love with Oscar, who left the Emerald City without saying goodbye to her. **He accompanied Diggs on his journey to 'kill the Wicked Witch' though he despaired of their chances.  When they reached the wrecked village of China Town, Finley ignored Oscar's instructions to continue on to the Dark Forest, resulting in the two of them meeting China Girl.  When the trio encountered Glinda in the Dark Forest (initially thinking she was the Wicked Witch)  Finley assisted Oscar in distracting her while Oscar stole her wand; however, when the truth was revealed he criticized Oscar for having nearly destroyed Glinda's powers for the sake of some gold.  The four friends were forced to flee from Evanora's army of winged baboons and Winkies; Finley then flew alongside Glinda, China Girl and Oscar to Glinda's castle in the South.** While Oscar was leading preparations for the invasion of Emerald City, Finley helped construct the projection equipment.  He later accompanied Oscar, Knuck and the others in infiltrating the Emerald City, but became confused and upset when Oz abandoned them, claiming he had 'something to do first'.  Later, Finley saw Oz through a telescope, loading stolen gold into a hot air balloon, and became upset, believing that "Oz's greatest trick yet" had been played on the Resistance, not on the Witches.  However, when Theodora destroyed the balloon with a fireball, Finley was horrified.  He picked up Oz's singed top hat (which had fallen from the burning balloon) and cried, having grown to view Oz as a friend.  Finley was delighted to learn that Oz was still alive, disguised as a Winkie, and hugged him.  When Oz activated his projection machine- depicting himself as an invincible, ethereal being- Finley helped provide sound effects. **After the battle of Emerald City was over, Finley remained one of only a few who were aware of Oz's deception. Oz's gift to him was his top hat, and his friendship.**

## Gallery

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Halldór Logi Valsson

Halldór Logi Valsson AKA Halli Ás born 1995 is a black belt under Gunnar Nelson from Akureyri. Halldór started training in 2011 in Akureyri and earned his black belt under Gunnar Nelson in 2018 when he was only 23 years old. He now teaches BJJ at Mjölnir MMA.

Halldór taken part in more BJJ competitions than anyone else in Iceland and holds the record for most individual wins on Smoothcomp with 64 wins.

## Achievements

### Icelandic nationals

1st Men's +100 KG 2016

1st Men's Open Weight 2019

1st Men's 100,5 KG 2015

1st Men's -100,5 KG (Super Heavy) 2019

2nd Men's Open Weight 2017

2nd Men's +100,5 KG 2017

2nd Men's Open Weight 2015

2nd Men's -100 KG 2013

3d Men's +100,5 KG 2014

### Mjölnir Open

1st Men's Open Weight 2018

1st Men's -88 kg 2018

1st Men's +99 kg 2016

1st Men's +99 kg 2015

1st Men's +99kg 2014

1st Men's -99kg 2019

1st Men's +99kg 2023

1st Men's -99kg 2021

1st Men's -99kg 2022

2nd Men's Open Weight

2nd Men's Open Weight 2022

2nd Men's Open Weight 2023

2nd Men's Open Weight 2019

2nd Men's Open Weight 2015

2nd Men's Open Weight 2016

### Grettismótið

1st Men's +101 kg 2015

1st Men's Open Weight 2015

1st Men´s -101 kg 2017

1st Men's Open Weight 2017

1st Men´s Open Weight 2018

1st Men´s -101 kg 2018

1st Men's +101 kg 2021

2nd Men´s Open Weight 2022
Amtrak

Amtrak is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. With more than 30 train routes throughout the United States, and some in Canada, Amtrak travels to over 500 destinations in 46 states.

Amtrak was established by the U.S. Congress in 1970 and assumed control of passenger service from the country’s private rail companies the following year. Amtrak offers a variety of fare options and the freedom to travel your way. You can book your trip through Amtrak.com or use their mobile app.

Amtrak also offers a variety of services for passengers with disabilities, including making reservations for passengers with a disability, station accessibility, traveling with a companion/attendant, wheeled mobility device services, oxygen equipment, service animals, and meal service for passengers with a disability.

**History**

Amtrak was founded in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to operate many U.S. passenger rail routes. It was established to relieve American railroads of the financial burden of providing passenger service and to improve the quality of that service. Since about the early 1960s, the railroads had lost millions of dollars annually on their passenger lines as a result of a steady decline in their ridership and increases in their operating costs.

Amtrak began operations on May 1, 1971. At its inception, Amtrak received no rail tracks or rights-of-way. All Amtrak’s routes were continuations of prior service, although Amtrak pruned about half the passenger rail network. Of the 366 train routes that operated previously, Amtrak continued only 1841.Amtrak receives a combination of state and federal subsidies but is managed as a for-profit organization. The company’s headquarters is located one block west of Union Station in Washington, D.C.

**FP40H, Amtrak's most popular train!**

The EMD F40PH is a four-axle 3,000–3,200 hp (2.2–2.4 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975 to 1992. It was intended for use on Amtrak’s short-haul passenger routes and became the backbone of Amtrak’s diesel fleet after the failure of the EMD SDP40F.

The F40PH was mechanically identical to the much more common GP40-2 freight locomotive, which also used the 16-645E prime mover. In fact, the F40PH was EMD’s first production locomotive to use this prime mover. The F40PH was Amtrak’s primary passenger locomotive for the next 25 years.
Entire Real-Martial Magic

> The proper owner of the aspen wand is often an accomplished duellist, or destined to be so, for the aspen wand is one of those particularly suited to martial magic. An infamous and secretive eighteenth-century duelling club, which called itself The Silver Spears, was reputed to admit only those who owned aspen wands.
>
> Garrick Ollivander's notes on aspen wand wood, Pottermore

The terms **martial magic** or **combative magic** were used to refer to the forms of magic used defensively and offensively in wizard duels.
According to Garrick Ollivander's studies on wandlore, wands made of ***aspen*** were more suited for martial magic and, thus, their owners were (or were likely to become, in the future) accomplished duellists. Wands of ***ebony*** were also highly suited to all manner of combative magic, and ebony wand owners had been found among both the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix and the ***Death Eaters***. Yew wands retained a particularly dark and fearsome reputation in the spheres of duelling and all curses.
***Harfang Munter***, the second Headmaster of ***Durmstrang Institute***, was responsible for establishing the school's reputation for duelling and all sorts of martial magic.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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An Dragon Egg

> Keep the egg in the fire, ’cause their mothers breathe on ’em, see, an’ when it hatches, feed it on a bucket o’ ***brandy mixed with chicken blood*** every half hour. An’ see here — how ter recognise diff’rent eggs — what I got there’s a Norwegian Ridgeback. They’re rare, them.
>
> Rubeus Hagrid discussing how to handle dragon eggs, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

All ***dragons***, being reptilian ***beasts***, hatched from a **dragon egg**.Template:Object

## Description

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Dragon eggs tended to be very large (around 12 to 18 inches) and needed a lot of heat from their mothers to hatch.

## History

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In Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts, Hagrid won a dragon's egg off a stranger he met down at the ***Hog's Head*** pub in ***Hogsmeade***. The stranger was wearing a cloak so that no one could see his identity, but it is later learned it was Professor Quirrell. Hagrid kept the egg in order to try to hatch it by keeping it in the fireplace. Eventually it did hatch, but in the end ***Norbert*** was sent to Romania with a bunch of ***Charlie Weasley's*** friends.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Mjölnir Open 1

Mjölnir Open 1 was the first Mjölnir Open ever held. It was held in Ármúli 17a (Judofélag Reykjavíkur) march 26 2006.

Originally advertised as ''Mjölnir Open Mat 2006'' by Bjarni Baldursson on a Icelandic forum called hugi.is. The name was later changed to just Mjölnir Open and a number.

The year being 2006 11 years before smoothcomp became popular in Iceland the only way to sign up the competition was by calling Bjarni Baldursson through his personal cell phone.

### Mens Open Weight

1. Arnar freyr Vigfússon
2. Gunnar Nelson
3. Bjarni Baldurs

### -66kg men:

1. Óskar Páll Daníelsson, Mjölni
2. Henry Þór Reynisson, UF
3. Sighvatur Magnús Helgason, Mjölni

### -74 KG men:

1. Gunnar Nelson, Mjölni
2. Daníel Pétur Axelsson, Mjölni
3. Victor Pálmarsson, Mjölni

### -81 KG men:

1. Arnar Freyr Vigfússon, Mjölni
2. Bjarni Baldursson, Mjölni
3. Sveinn Orri Bragason, Mjölni/JFR

### -88 KG men:

1. Hallgrímur Andri Ingvarsson, JFR
2. Sigurðu Gustavsson, Mjölni
3. Jón Viðar Arnþórsson, Mjölni

### +88 KG men:

1. Hallgrímur Andri Ingvarsson, JFR
2. Sigurðu Gustavsson, Mjölni
3. Jón Viðar Arnþórsson, Mjölni
Entire Global-Wizarding War

> Gellert —
> Your point about wizard dominance being FOR THE MUGGLES' OWN GOOD — this, I think, is the crucial point. Yes, we have been given power and, yes, that power gives us the right to rule, but it also gives us responsibilities over the ruled. We must stress this point, it will be the foundation stone upon which we build. Where we are opposed, as we surely will be, this must be the basis of all our counter-arguments. We seize control FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
>
> Albus Dumbledore's letter expressing his support of the revolution when he was young, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The **global wizarding war** was a large-scale ***wizarding*** conflict, which was mainly fought in continental ***Europe*** but also took place in other parts of the globe such as the ***United States of America***, coinciding with the Muggle ***Second World War***, and finally ending in ***1945***. This war was initiated by the ***Dark wizard*** ***Gellert Grindelwald*** and his ***acolytes***, who had the intention of abolishing the ***International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy***. Grindelwald was eventually defeated in a ***duel*** with Albus Dumbledore and imprisoned in ***Nurmengard***,

## Part of Wizarding Wars

### Result

Gellert Grindelwald was defeated and imprisoned in Nurmengard Castle.

Commanders| * Albus Dumbledore
* Newton Scamander
* Seraphina Picquery
* Hector Podmore
* Ya Zhou
* Heinrich Eberstadt
* Hector Fawley
* Torquil Travers
* Theseus Scamander
* Arnold Guzman
* Rudolph Spielman
* Vinda Rosier

Combatants| * International Confederation of Wizards
* British Ministry of Magic
* Magical Congress of the United States of America
* French Ministry of Magic
* Chinese Ministry of Magic
* Brazilian Ministry of Magic
* Bulgarian Ministry of Magic
* Other magical governments
* Dumbledore's first army
* Thousands of Wizards
* Jacob Kowalski
	+ Gellert Grindelwald's acolytes
* German Ministry of Magic
* Many other Wizards & Witches
* Antonio Chupacabra

Casualties| * Viktor Krum's grandfather
* Percival Graves
* Leta Lestrange
* Dozens of Aurors
* Many other wizards and witches
* Antonio
* Others

## Info

Many years later, the most powerful Dark wizard of all time, Lord Voldemort

## Notes and references

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An Scrappy Rex

**An Scrappy Rex** is The Giant Monster that ***Scrappy-Doo*** Morphed Into After Permanently-Absorbing Somehow on All The Protoplasm of His Collective Victims.Template:Animal-CharacterFile:Profile - An Scrappy Rex.png

## Physical appearance

In this form, Scrappy grew to immense size and also his fur tone became slightly darker. His facial features became more monstrous and gained rather large sharp claws and teeth. His eye color also went from brown to glowing green. All of this was sustained by keeping the Daemon Ritus attached to his chest.

## Personality

Fitting his huge ego, Scrappy was still obnoxious and often ranting on how powerless Scooby and the others were. He became a power-hungry monster who wanted nothing more than to obtain power and destroy Mystery Inc. Scrappy showed extreme hatred for Mystery Inc., especially his uncle. Thus, their relationship may have become extremely strained.

## Powers and abilities

Due to absorbing protoplasm, Scrappy Rex had immense strength and control over the demons. Probably, Scrappy can get bigger, stronger and more muscular without limits, as long as he absorbs new souls, and this is the scariest thing about him.

* In Real Order to Complete His Transformation which He Only Needed of His Uncle's-Protoplasmic Soul.
	+ Their green, fog-like breath could knock out victims in just a few moments. They can cover long distances thanks to their long legs and jump jump nearly two stories high. They had incredible strength, able to carry people in each hand without breaking a sweat. They had the ability to possess humans, but only after Scooby's So-Pure Soul (otherwise in known as Protoplasm) had been removed from their bodies with the aid of a pincer, however, as a result, they would not have access to the host's memory unless informed of it. Presumably what gave the demons the ability to remove souls is The Daemon Ritus. Without it, it is unclear if they could possess people or remove their souls.

## Notes/trivia

* J.P. Manoux provides the voice of Scrappy Rex, while Scott Innes provides the voice of the regular-sized Scrappy.

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## Absorbing The Souls and The Daemon Ritus

After absorbing thousands, i would then have the pleasure of absorbing the daemon ritus itself. with the ritus absorbed into my chest my dominance over all is secured and my transformation shall begin momentarily. mystery inc will bask in my glory and witness my greatness!

Complete with all the features and improvements you would expect from the daemon lord..

* demon eyebrow ridge spikes. ✔️
* golden-purple colored eyes. ✔️
* enhanced canine-demon nose. ✔️
* enhanced canine-demon ears. ✔️
* giant protruding fangs. ✔️
* long fingers and opposable thumbs. ✔️
* demon spine and tail. ✔️
* spirit devouring belly. ✔️
* giant body with unimaginable muscular mass. ✔️✔️

I’m all ready to show the world the true meaning of puppy power! and i'll start off with mystery inc!
Entire Land-Of Oz

**The Land-Of Oz** is the setting for all of the "Oz" stories.

## Geography

Roughly rectangular in shape, Oz is divided along the diagonals into four countries: Munchkin Country in the East, Quadling Country in the South, Winkie Country in the West, and Gillikin Country in the North. There is also a fifth nation in the Northwest, Ugabu. These surround the Emerald City in the center. It is surrounded on all four sides by a desert. If someone touches it they instantly turn to sand. They are the Shifting Sands in the East, the Great Sandy Waste in the South, the Deadly Desert in the West, and the Impasaible Desert in the North, which all help to protect it from discovery and invasion. It is further protected by a barrier of invisibility erected by Glinda. Oz is the largest country on the continent of Nonestica. **Oz as a place is incredibly demographically diverse, with wide varieties of ecology and huge diversity with the number of species and creatures which occupy the land. At least some of Oz's infrastructure is made of yellow brick. The general style of architecture varies by country.**

### Munchkin Country

Munchkin Country is the eastern quadrant of Oz inhabited by the Munchkins. It is shown to be mostly farmland, but does include strange shapes hills and rock arches and the Dark Forest in the southern part of the country. After Evanora's true form was exposed, she was banished from the Emerald City and became the tyrannical ruler of the Munchkins.

### Quadling Country

Quadling Country is the southern quadrant of Oz inhabited by the Quadlings. It is a mostly mountainous country, but also features animal shaped rocks and shards of emerald crystals. It is ruled by Glinda the Good Witch of the South from her palace.

### Winkie Country

Winkie Country is the western quadrant of Oz inhabited by the Winkies. It is shown to be covered in farmland and forests but also has fields of flowers, like poppies and sunflowers. In the north there are towering rocky structures. After Theodora was banished from the Emerald City like her sister, Evanora, she became to ruler of the country.

### Gillikin Country

Gillikin Country is the northern quadrant of Oz inhabited by the Gillikins. Little in known about the country other than that is is heavily forested and mountainous. It is also shown to have a large lake and a river that runs through the country. Theodora was said to the Good Witch of the North but later turned evil and became the Wicked Witch of the West.

### Ugabu

Very little is known about Ugabu. It is shown to be in the northwest of Oz meaning it may be part of Winkie Country, although it may be it's own country. It's possible that Oscar Diggs flew over Ugabu when he arrived in Oz.

## Biography

### *Oz the Great and Powerful*

Oz is the main location in *Oz the Great and Powerful* when Dr. Oscar Diggs (the Wizard of Oz) came to it. New modifications and details of Oz were made, such as denizens, like the water fairies and multicolored creatures or places with crystals or animal-shaped mountains.
Girl In-An Wheelchair

**The Handicapped Female** is The Female-Whose Unable to Walk Since-Ages Ago.

## Before Oz: "Make Me Walk!"

In Kansas, as Oz is performing a magic show, a little girl in a wheelchair is inspired as Oz makes his assistant disappear, and asks him to make her walk, and says she believes in him. Her mother even gives money to him, saying it's not much but all that family has. Knowing he can't make her walk, Oz says that he gladly would make her walk, but there is a "distemper in the ether". The people call him a phony and start throwing things at him, causing Oz to end the show prematurely and the girl to cry.

## Gallery

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Gryffindor FeMales' Staircase

> 'I wonder if Hermione's seen this yet?' Harry said, looking around at the door to the girls' dormitories. 'Let's go and tell her, said Ron. He bounded forward, pulled open the door, and set off up the spiral staircase. He was on the sixth stair when it happened. There was a loud, wailing, klaxonlike sound and the steps melted together to make a long, smooth stone slide. There was a brief moment when Ron tried to keep running, arms working madly like windmills, then he toppled over backward and shot down the newly created slide, coming to rest on his back at Harry's feet. 'Er — I don’t think we're allowed in the girls' dormitories,' said Harry [...]
>
> Harry and Ron attempting to ascend the staircase to the girls' dorms in Gryffindor house, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The **staircase** to the Gryffindor Girls' Dormitory was accessible from the Gryffindor common room. It was enchanted by Godric Gryffindor to turn into a slide should any boy attempt to enter it.Template:Object

## History

Back in the era of the Hogwarts founders, a common belief was that girls were more trustworthy than boys, and as such, Godric Gryffindor enchanted the girls' staircase to turn into a slide should a boy set foot upon it, but not vice versa.
During the ***1995–1996 school year***, the staircase turned on Ron Weasley and Harry Potter, who had been trying enter the girls dormitory to contact Hermione Granger. The stairs turned into the magnificent slide and Ron fell. Hermione herself came down moments later, following a pair of laughing girls.

## Behind the scenes

* It is never stated explicitly if the enchantment on the staircase, or something similar, is in place on the entrances to the girls' dormitories in the other houses. It is highly likely though, as Hermione cites the founders collectively when explaining why boys can't enter the girls' dormitories but not the other way around.
* In the film adaptations (and the video games that modelled the Gryffindor common room after the film set), the Gryffindor boys' and girls' dormitories are accessed up the same staircase. For this reason, in the film continuity, the charm on the stairs would make no sense.

## Notes and references

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An Head Boy or Rare Head Girl

> Our letters said we just get instructions from the Head Boy and Girl and then patrol the corridors from time to time.
>
> The Head Boy and Girl instruct the prefects, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 File:HeadBoyPin.jpg  A **Head Boy** or **Head Girl** was a ***seventh-year*** student who had authority over Prefects at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each year, both a Head Boy and a Head Girl were selected by the Headmaster of Hogwarts. The pair of students were instructed to do duties to assist the school. They led both the prefects and (in many cases) the entire student body.

## Appointment

At the beginning of the school year, the Headmaster appointed one Head Boy and one Head Girl from all of the seventh-year students. These students were chosen because of their academic achievement, outstanding reputation as a student, and a honest, good, and hard-working personality.

Prefects may have had a greater chance of being appointed to this position, as both had similar expectations on the student; however, this was not a prerequisite. If a prefect was elected, they didn't have to be replaced as prefect, and could serve in both capacities.

## Duties

One of the duties known of the Head Boy and Head Girl was to instruct the Prefects of their duties on the Hogwarts Express in the Prefects' carriage. On the train, the Head Boy and Girl could be seen telling the prefects when they would need to patrol the train.

Head Boys and Girls also had special responsibilities whenever required. In 1993, when Sirius Black had ***broken into*** Hogwarts, Dumbledore asked the Head Boy and Head Girl to watch over the students in the Great Hall while he and the rest of the staff searched for Sirius in the castle.

Other duties of the Head Boy and Head Girl are unknown.

## Recognition

The Head Boy and Head Girl were in charge of the Prefects and should be an example to the other students. Head Boys and Girls also had the special privilege of being able to use the Prefects' Bathroom alongside Prefects and Quidditch Captains. The ***Trophy Room*** contained a list of Head Boys and Head Girls.

## Known Head Boys and Girls

Albus Dumbledore † (1898–1899)Profile - Minerva M McGonagall.jpgMinerva McGonagall (unknown)Tom Riddle † (1944–1945)Profile - James Potter 00I.jpgJames Potter I † (1977–1978)Profile - Lily J. Potter.jpgLily J. Potter † (1977–1978)Profile - Percy Ignatius Weasley.pngPercy Weasley (1993–1994)Teddy Lupin.pngEdward Lupin (2015–2016)
## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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4. ↑ Have just heard that James S Potter has been Sorted (to nobody's surprise) into Gryffindor. Teddy Lupin (Head Boy, Hufflepuff) disappointed. posted by JKR on Twitter on 1 September 2015
An Lightning Spell

> *[...]* and as he took it, a shower of sparks flew from its tip, sparkling over the corpse of its last owner, ready to serve a new master at last.
>
> Voldemort steals the wand, seconds before casting this spell, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

This **spell** (*incantation unknown*) was used by Lord Voldemort in ***May*** of ***1998*** to test the strength of the Elder Wand, which he had recently stolen from Albus Dumbledore.
It was used to shoot a thick bolt of blinding white lightning into the sky, along with a slight crackling noise as high amounts of electricity tend to produce.Template:Real Magical SpellA ***similar spell*** was utilised by ***Gellert Grindelwald*** during his duel with ***Newton Scamander*** in ***1926*** and ***once more*** in ***1927***, during his escape from custody.

## See Also

* ***Gellert Grindelwald's lightning bolt spell***
* ***Tempest Jinx***

## Behind the scenes

* This spell only appears in Part 1 and Part 2 of the film adaptation of *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, as well as in the video game based on the film.
* This is reminiscent of the white disarming spell Dumbledore used on Snape within Snape's memory in Chapter 33: The Prince's Tale of *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, which may have been the Disarming Charm. In the films, this spell was portrayed as a flash of white light surrounding Snape, causing him to drop to his knees.
* It is possible that this is also the spell that Lord Voldemort used to destroy the ***shield*** surrounding the castle during the ***Battle of Hogwarts***, as the spell has a similar appearance and colour to the lightning spell.
* This spell is possibly the ***Baubillious*** charm, though it is only a fan theory.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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An Nimbus 2000

> One of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's most successful models. Highly reliable with good speed and exceptional handling — not for beginners!
>
> Description, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

The **Nimbus 2000** was a broomstick produced by the ***Nimbus Racing Broom Compan***y as part of their successful line of racing brooms. At the time of its release in 1991, it was the fastest broomstick in production. The Nimbus 2000 easily outperformed its competitors on the Quidditch pitch until it was replaced as the top broomstick by the Nimbus 2001.Template:Broomsticks

## History

> Sleek and shiny, with “Nimbus Two Thousand” inscribed in gold at the top of its mahogany handle, it has a tail of neat, straight twigs.
>
> Design

The broom was released in or before August 1991 and became the best broom on offer at the time. It was very popular but expensive to purchase. The broom handle was made of mahogany, and appeared sleek and shiny. It had a long tail of neat twigs with the words "Nimbus Two Thousand" written in gold near the top of the handle. It was also light and speedy. It has protections against tampering that can only be subverted by powerful Dark Magic.
The ***Japanese National Quidditch team*** rode on Nimbus 2000s during the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.

### Harry's broomstick

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Harry Potter received one from Minerva McGonagall, when he joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team as the new Seeker. He owned it for two years until the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff Quidditch match in November 1993.
Harry fell off the broom when dementors appeared on the pitch, and it struck the Whomping Willow. Later, when Harry asked about his broomstick, Ron uncovered the damaged remains in the Hospital Wing, the broom having been reduced to splinters.

## Known owners

* Harry Potter
* Japanese National Quidditch team

## Etymology

"Nimbus" means "rainstorm" or "cloud" in Latin. This is probably a reference to its flying.

## Appearances

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Break-In of Gringotts Wizarding-Bank (1991)

> Investigations continue into the break-in at Gringotts on ***31 July***, widely believed to be the work of Dark wizards or witches unknown. Gringotts ***goblin***s today insisted that nothing had been taken. The vault that was searched had in fact been emptied the same day. "But we're not telling you what was in there, so keep your noses out if you know what's good for you," said a Gringotts spokesgoblin this afternoon.
>
> *Daily Prophet* article, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The **break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank** on 31 July 1991, was an attempt by Quirinus Quirrell (at the time Defence Against the Dark Arts ***Professor*** at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry), under orders from Lord Voldemort, to steal the Philosopher's Stone, which was being kept in Vault 713 of Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

### Location

Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Diagon Alley (North Side), London, England

## History

### Background information

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That very same day of the break-in, Rubeus Hagrid (accompanied by young Harry Potter) removed the Philosopher's Stone from the vault at the request of Albus Dumbledore. The robbery was reported in the *Daily Prophet*, and the fact that someone had breached the security of Gringotts and was not caught created a great public scandal.

### The break-in

This break-in was the first time anyone had successfully broken into the bank, though it would not be ***the last***. As mentioned by Griphook in 1998, the Gringotts ***goblins*** did not consider this to be a truly successful break-in, for the vault was already emptied, so there was nothing that *could* be stolen. Furthermore, the protection around the vault was minimal at the time, since it no longer contained anything.

### Aftermath

Harry Potter first learned of the break-in from Ron on the ***Hogwarts Express***. It was later reported in more detail in a copy of the *Daily Prophet* issue on 6 September 1991, which he read when he and Ron Weasley were visiting Rubeus Hagrid's cabin. This led Harry, Ron, and Hermione Granger to investigate the attempted theft, and they began to suspect that the current Potions Professor, Severus Snape, was behind the break in. When Harry caught Quirinus Quirrell trying to get it again in its new hiding place in a restricted area at Hogwarts Castle, Harry realised the professor was the real culprit.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1* - An Chapter 026
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2* - An Chapter 026
Extraordinary DisIllusionment Charm

> Harry looked down at his body, or rather, what had been his body, for it didn't look anything like his anymore. It was not invisible; it had simply taken on the exact colour and texture of the kitchen unit behind him. He seemed to have become a human chameleon.
>
> Description, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The **Disillusionment Charm** Template:Incantation unknown was a charm that disguised a target as its surroundings by making it take on the exact colour and texture of its environment, effectively turning it into a chameleon. Wizards of rare skill, however, such as Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald and Lord Voldemort, could cast it to such an effect as to render themselves completely invisible.Template:Real Magical Spell

## History

Hippogriffs and winged horses may have been kept by wizards, as long as they performed a Disillusionment Charm on them daily (as their effects were apt to wear off) so that Muggles would not notice anything strange about them. It was also noted that one of the ways to create an Invisibility Cloak was to imbue a travelling cloak with a Disillusionment Charm, although the charms on these cloaks wore off with time.
In December 1997, Hermione Granger suggested using a Disillusionment Charm when she and Harry Potter were planning the visit to Godric's Hollow.

## Casting

It is presumed that there were two methods of casting. It seemed that if one was using the charm on themselves, they must have twirled their wand around themselves as though they were wrapping themselves in rope. If, however, they were using it on an external target, they must have merely tapped on the target with their wand. This then produced a sensation that a raw egg had been cracked onto the person's head as the charm travelled down them, granting them invisibility.

## Known uses

> I don't need a cloak to become invisible.
>
> Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

 Hermione Granger | 1997–1998
 Lord Voldemort | Spring 1998
 Draco Malfoy | 2 May 1998

* Magizoologists
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## Known practitioners

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## See also

* Bedazzling Hex
* Invisibility

## Behind the scenes

* There are numerous portrayals of things being invisible, or else of people appearing noiselessly in the air; both of these may be various instances of this spell being cast.
* Claims that this does not induce invisibility but merely camouflages the target, later states that it does, in fact, cause complete invisibility. This might be a contradiction between two canon sources, or merely a semantic divergence. It's also possible that the charm hides the target as well as the caster intends to, or that only the most powerful wizards and witches can achieve full invisibility.
* As Dumbledore once mentioned that Gellert Grindelwald was able to turn himself invisible without an Invisibility Cloak, it is possible that the latter did so through this charm.
Harry James Potter's of His Birthday Cake from Professor Rubeus Hagrid

> Anyway — Harry, a very happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here — I mighta sat on it at some point, but it'll taste all right.
>
> Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

This **birthday cake** was given to Harry Potter on his eleventh birthday on ***31 July*** 1991 by Rubeus Hagrid. It was a large, sticky ***chocolate cake*** with "Happy Birthday Harry" written on it in green icing. In the early morning, Hagrid, feeling a bit peckish, said that he wouldn't say no to a bit of it, there being some leftover.Template:Food And Beverage

## Behind the scenes

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	+ ***Dudley Dursley*** was ***given*** a ***pig***'s tail, as he ate the cake without Harry's permission when Hagrid threatens his ***father***.
	+ The cake has green icing like in the book, but is spelled out as "Happee Birthdae Harry" and has pink frosting instead of a chocolate frosting.
* The cake as appeared in the film, while diverting from book ***canon***, has been relatively commonly featured in merchandise and licenced books and games.

## Appearances

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* ***The Official Harry Potter Baking Book***
* Template:PAS

## Notes and references

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2. ↑ ***The Official Harry Potter Baking Book***
1993

The following events occurred in the year **1993**:

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## Events

### February

* 14 February: Gilderoy Lockhart holds a Valentine's Day celebration. Harry Potter receives an anonymous singing valentine (sent by Ginny Weasley). He then begins to use the old diary of Tom Riddle.

### May

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* 8 May: The basilisk petrifies Hermione Granger, removing Harry as a suspect behind the attacks. Rubeus Hagrid is sent to Azkaban and Albus Dumbledore is removed as headmaster of Hogwarts.
* 24 May: Harry and Ron Weasley enter the Forbidden Forest and meet Aragog.
* 29 May: Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets, where he kills the basilisk and stabs Tom Riddle's diary with a fang, destroying it and saving Ginny Weasley’s life. When Professor Lockhart attempts to Obliviate Harry and Ron and take credit for the rescue, the spell backfires, wiping his memory. Harry defeats Tom Riddle and the Basilisk.
* 30 May: Dobby the house-elf is freed from service to the ***Malfoy family*** after Harry tricks Lucius Malfoy into throwing a sock at him.

### June

* ***31 May*** or Early June: Celebration feast lasts into the night; Hagrid returns from Azkaban; exams are cancelled.
* Rest of term: Defence Against the Dark Arts classes cancelled; Lucius Malfoy is removed from the school’s Board of Governors.

## Deaths

* 29 May: Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk
* Hagrid's roosters

## Behind the scenes

* Hebe Beardsall, who played Ariana Dumbledore in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, was born in July of this year to Jonny and Janie Beardsall.

## See also

* Dating conventions

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6. ↑ Template:COS - "Harry had been to several Hogwarts feasts, but never one quite like this. [...] Hagrid turning up at half past three [...] Professor McGonagall standing up to tell them all that the exams had been cancelled as a school treat."
7. ↑ Template:COS - "The rest of the final term passed in a haze of blazing sunshine. Hogwarts was back to normal with only a few, small differences — Defence Against the Dark Arts classes were cancelled (“but we’ve had plenty of practice at that anyway,” Ron told a disgruntled Hermione) and Lucius Malfoy had been sacked as a school governor."
8. ↑ The Telegraph
Entirely Anti-Apparition Charm

> So even if she's bewitched the door so Alohomora won't work, which I bet she has —
>
> Harry Potter mentioning Dolores Umbridge's possible use of this charm, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The **Anti-Alohomora Charm** Template:Incantation unknown was an anti-unlocking charm, that acted as a counter-charm to the Unlocking Charm.Template:Real Magical Spell

## History

This spell was invented by ***Blagdon Blay***, sometime in the early ***17th century***. His house had been broken into nineteen times through use of the Unlocking Charm (*Alohomora*), and so he invented this spell to counteract it.
During the ***1890–1891 school year***, ***Hogwarts librarian*** ***Agnes Scribner*** used this spell on the gate to the Restricted Section of ***Hogwarts Library*** to keep out unauthorised students such as ***Sebastian Sallow***.
Sometime before the ***1986–1987 school year*** at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Merula Snyde and ***Tulip Karasu*** secured the door to ***Jacob's room*** with a special padlock enchanted with an Anti-Alohomora Charm that required two keys to open so that they could only access the room together.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Extraordinary Spell Creation

> She was a quite extraordinary witch, you know, but she did like to experiment and one of her spells went rather badly wrong one day.
>
> Luna Lovegood regarding her |mother's tragic death, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The art of **creating new spells** was both highly dangerous and complex.

## Nature

Only witches and wizards with great understanding of and skill in magic were known to be able to invent spells. It is unknown what the exact process was to creating spells other than crafting the wand movement and the incantation. What is known is that it was a very difficult, even dangerous process. If something went wrong, the results could prove fatal; an example of this was ***Pandora Lovegood***'s ***experimentation***.

## Known spell inventors and their creations

> You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? It was I who invented them — I, the Half-Blood Prince!
>
> Severus Snape regarding his achievements in spell invention to Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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* ***Curse on Marvolo Gaunt's ring*** Template:C
* Several unknown spells
 Severus Snape | * ***Langlock***
* ***Muffliato Charm***
* *Sectumsempra*
* Dangling Jinx
* ***Liberacorpus***
* ***Toenail-growing hex***

## Possible spell inventions

* It is possible that ***Antonin Dolohov*** invented his ***signature curse*** as he is the only ***Death Eater*** shown using it and demonstrated a certain sadistic pride when he successfully cast it against Hermione during the ***Battle of the Department of Mysteries***.
* Lord Voldemort likely invented some of the protective spells he used in the hiding places of his Horcruxes, such as the ***Gaunt Shack*** and the ***Horcrux Cave***. These spells were extremely dark in nature and extremely difficult for even Albus Dumbledore to penetrate sometimes requiring the aid of another wizard.
* It is possible that Hermione Granger invented the ***Four-Point Spell***, as she particularly searched it for Harry Potter (who is the only person who used it) and the incantation is English.
	+ It is also likely that she invented the ***Dumbledore's Army parchment jinx***, given the apparent lack of a counter-jinx or cure apart from the boils fading on their own, as well as being specifically stated to identify traitors from the army.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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Grand Sorcerer(-Wizarding World)

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**Grand Sorcerer** (abbreviated **Grand Sorc.**) was an illustrious title a witch or wizard could hold.

## Known recipients

* ***Sidley Smirk Platter***, a previous ***Supreme Mugwump*** of the ***International Confederation of Wizards***.
* ***Podric Batworthy***, ***Order of Merlin***, First Class.
* Albus Dumbledore, Order of Merlin, First Class, ***Chief Warlock*** of the ***Wizengamot*** and Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards.

## Grand Sorcerer in Chief

Interestingly, **Grand Sorcerer in Chief** was the title that the ***Muggle king*** gave to the ***charlatan*** in ***Beedle the Bard***'s story ***Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump***. Any resemblance this use of the title bore to the real title of Grand Sorcerer, if any, is unclear.

## Behind the scenes

* It is possible that this title was stripped from Dumbledore during the ***campaign to discredit him***. If not, it would be the only one of his titles to not at the very least have its removal considered. However, it is possible that Grand Sorcerer is merely a honorific that is not controlled by any official organisation, in which case the Ministry would have been powerless to actually strip him of it (though they may have, and likely did, forbid it from being printed in relation to Dumbledore).

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1979

The following events occurred in the year **1979**:

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## Events

* ***Regulus Black*** is killed by an Inferius after drinking the ***Drink of Despair*** while trying to destroy a Horcrux of Lord Voldemort.
* The wedding of James Potter I and Lily Evans takes place, with Sirius Black as the best man. Around Hallowe'en, Lily becomes pregnant.
* ***Newt Scamander*** is awarded the ***Order of Merlin***, Second Class.

## Births

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* ***19 September***: Hermione Granger

## Deaths

* Fleamont Potter
* Euphemia Potter

## Behind the scenes

* **1979**: ***Sam Crane***, actor for Harry Potter, is born
* ***7 March***: ***Erica Mabuchi***, who portrays Ginny Potter, is born.

## Notes and references

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Counter-Curse For Broom-Jinxing

This **counter-curse** Template:Incantation unknown was used to counteract Broom jinxing.Template:Real Magical Spell

## History

In 1991–1992 school year, Severus Snape used this counter-curse to counteract Quirinus Quirrell's broom jinx on Harry Potter's broomstick during a game of Quidditch. However Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and later Harry thought that Snape was performing the jinx, as he kept eye contact and kept muttering under his breath.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1942

The following events occurred in **1942**:

## Behind the scenes

* 14 April: Stuart Craig, a production designer on all eight *Harry Potter* films and all three **Fantastic Beasts *films***, is born.
* 17 April: David Bradley, who played Argus Filch, is born.

## Notes and references

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1978

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The following events occurred in the year **1978**:

## Events

* James Potter, Lily Evans, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and Severus Snape leave Hogwarts.

## Births

* ***1 April***: Twins Fred and George Weasley are born to Arthur and Molly Weasley

## Behind the scenes

* ***3 October***: ***Christian Coulson***, who played Tom Riddle in Template:COS, is born.

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ They turned eleven between ***September*** ***1969*** and ***August*** ***1970*** meaning they started Hogwarts in September ***1971***. Therefore, they would have left seven years later in ***July*** 1978.
2. ↑ "Some Random Facts About The Weasley Family" on Template:JKRS
3. ↑ Christian Coulson on Wikipedia
1943

The following events occurred in **1943**:

## Events

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* ***June***: Tom Riddle opens the Chamber of Secrets. Several students are injured, and Myrtle Warren is killed by the Basilisk.
* ***13 June***: Rubeus Hagrid is framed for the attacks by Riddle and is expelled. With the murder of Moaning Myrtle, Tom Riddle transforms his diary into his first Horcrux.
* ***August***: Tom Riddle ***murders*** his father, ***Tom Riddle Snr***, and his grandparents, ***Thomas*** and ***Mary Riddle***, for what he perceived as the abandonment of him and his late mother, ***Merope Gaunt***. His uncle, ***Morfin Gaunt*** is framed for the attacks by Riddle and is sent to ***Azkaban***. With the murder of the Riddles, Tom Riddle also transforms ***Marvolo Gaunt's Ring*** into his second Horcrux.

### Quidditch

* ***Winky Crockett*** captained the ***Slytherin Quidditch team***.

## Notes and references

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