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Book about siblings in a magical world?
Okay so the I read the story ages ago, so I barely remember any details but I'd really like to read it again.
Anyway, the story revolves around two siblings, their parents aren't present for whatever ...
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Anime with girls who have items that give them powers. One girl becomes a ninja who uses big shears as a weapon
I need to find an anime I watched a few years ago.
I don't remember much about the plot but I remember some of the characters' abilities. I think characters in this anime have items that give them ...
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An 1980s or early 90s cartoon about a girl's doll that came to life and had limited magic powers
This is a vague memory, but I seem to recall a TV pilot, based on a toy doll that was in existence at that time, but for the life of me, I cannot remember either the doll or this one-time show. This ...
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Story about reincarnated warrior who gets his old tattoos and swords then goes on a quest
I read it a couple years ago and it was about a warrior who died and then was resurrected. He got his old tattoos and swords which are magical artifacts then was asked to go on a quest to some kind of ...
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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 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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Maximum range of a Portkey?
What is the maximum range one could travel with a single Portkey? Across the world? To the moon?
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Are there any limitations to the absorption of the sword of Gryffindor?
What objects can be used as wand substitutes?
This question got me thinking. Godric Gryffindor's sword can absorb properties, and only positive properties (said in DH).
Then, couldn't it in theory ...
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Can non-humans master a wand in Harry Potter?
Inspired by Would Nagini have become the master of the Elder Wand?
Somehow it seems odd to me that wand ownership may pass to just any animal (even magical ones, such as Nagini), but Harry Potter ...
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What is the name of a fantasy TV series that features crystals as an element a lot?
I believe it is a classic adventure fantasy. The protagonist is a teenaged boy with a bow and arrow and long hair. There is a girl, of course, and I think there is an evil witch, but I may be wrong on ...
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Where Did Dolores Umbridge Get Her Evil Quill?
Where did Dolores Umbridge get her evil quill?
I would doubt she bought her evil quill at Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop in Hogsmeade (If Scrivenshaft's were in Knockturn Alley I'd have a different ...
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Why were the Nimbus series Broomsticks the fastest?
In Harry Potter canon, it was clearly stated at one point that Harry's Nimbus 2000 was the fastest racing broom on the market. Later, it was surpassed by the Nimbus 2001, which the Slytherin team used ...
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Can the Marauder's Map detect a person under Harry's Invisibility Cloak?
The Marauder's Map was able to detect & display everyone in Hogwarts. I am just curious if it could detect inside Harry's Invisibility Cloak, which was used successfully against even death. As ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Why didn't Dumbledore Apparate?
In the movie, unlike the book, Harry and Dumbledore Disapparate from the Astronomy Tower. "Being me has its privileges," Dumbledore said. When they returned from the cave and Draco disarmed Dumbledore ...
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Practical value of the Resurrection Stone
After seeing this question it occurred to me to ask a similar question of the Resurrection Stone. What exactly is the practical use of an object that
Or did I miss something important here?
EDIT: As ...
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