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How did James Potter get his Invisibility Cloak?
In the Harry Potter series, the titular hero is in possession of a "true" magical cloak of invisibility, one which isn't charmed and will not wear out, but seems to make the wearers truly ...
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What is the difference between a Secrecy Sensor and a Probity Probe?
What is the difference between a Probity Probe and a Secrecy Sensor?
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Are there any rare magical objects that Harry has never seen?
In the Harry Potter series, Harry always gets his hands on the rarest and unique magical items of the wizarding world:
He saw the Mirror of Erised,
He found the Philosopher's Stone,
The Sword of ...
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Do the enchanted locations in the Harry Potter books occupy another dimension?
I've finally watched more than the first 2 films, and am curious as to any explanation about the magical areas shown. In the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry goes to Diagon Alley. He sees a wall that is tapped ...
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Do magic carpets exist in the Wizarding World?
Magic carpets, prominent in Middle Eastern literature, are carpets that have the ability to fly (or in some stories, teleport), allowing anyone on it to travel vast distances quickly. Do these exist ...
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What would happen if someone tried to resurrect Voldemort using the Resurrection Stone?
I know there is probably no direct cannon to support any hypotheses made, but I have been mulling the question over in my head for some time and cannot come up with a fully satisfactory answer.
The ...
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What cannot be done with a wand, that must be achieved using other means, such as potions? [closed]
I've been reading Harry Potter and every time I see something done via the use of potions or external objects (such as curing someone of petrification, or making someone fall in love, or becoming ...
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What are all these Harry Potter objects?
The first three or four were especially confusing to me, I'm not sure what they are. What are all these Harry Potter objects?
(it's apparently from this article, though I couldn't view the page).
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Why didn't Harry have to wait for the right time to use the portkey?
In GoF, Harry touches the port key and is immediately transported back to Hogwarts. But why did the port key function immediately?
During the world cup they had to wait for a specific time that the ...
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How many inventions did Fred and George have?
Fred and George Weasley are known for their trouble-making and general "solemnly swearing they are up to no good". Their antics/adventures give something to smile about and show us not all ...
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Do Vanishing Cabinets come in pairs or singles?
After seeing this question and some of the discussion on it got me wondering if this pair of Vanishing Cabinets was common or rare...
How did Dumbledore not know that the Vanishing Cabinet was one ...
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Why don't muggles use bezoars effectively?
While I can understand why most magical herbs and creatures go unnoticed by muggles, it really bugs me that bezoars are not a known medical technology.
Bezoars appear naturally in goats, one of the ...
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How do the Hogwarts staircases move in the books?
When I read the Harry Potter books, I imagined the whole "the staircases change" thing to be more like the weeping angels from Doctor Who in that they change when you're not looking or without you ...
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In the Harry Potter universe, is there a difference between magical objects and enchanted objects?
In other words, does the Harry Potter universe have both enchanted things (a normal object with a spell on it) and magical things (objects that are innately magical)? For example, a magic fire-sword ...
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To whom does each of these wands belong?
To whom does each of these wands belong?
Note: inspired by this meta question
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