In Britain, there is a lemon candy called a "sherbet lemon." Since most U.S. readers did not know what those are, Dumbledore's Muggle treats were called "lemon drops" in the U.S. version of the first two books. By Book 4, all versions used sherbet lemon.
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Let's see, very old wand shop, very old wand, resting on the color of royalty. Since the shop has been around for centuries, does this imply that Ollivanders might have supplied the great Merlin or some similiar Egyptian celebrity with the old wand?
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Mr. Ollivander exclaims, "curious... curious," like Alice (from Alice in Wonderland) who finds things "curiouser and curiouser." (So do we.) What other hints might be hiding in that source?
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If the rail car in the tunnels at Gringotts conjures up mining scenes from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, then you are not alone. And where do goblins get all their money? Those small, yet powerful and ruthless, money-hungry goblins are metaphorically akin to the Ferengi, as portrayed in Star Trek (go ask a Trekkie).
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It doesn't appear that anyone ever tattle-tailed about what Hagrid had done to Dudley, since the Dursleys had to go to the hospital to have the curl removed. We find out later that there is a whole team of wizards who handle magical reversals to fix mistakes like this, but no wizards came to undo Hagrid's spell.
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It is interesting that the style of the school song is not the same as any of the other poems and verses throughout JKR's books. Just an opinion here, but I wonder if it's hiding some significance that has eluded us.
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It is apparent that Harry sees the turbon on Quirrell's head for the first time, before entering Diagon Alley. Unlike portrayed in the movie, Quirrell could not have been wearing it at the Leaky Cauldron, or Harry would not have been surprised at it's "peculiar" appearance when he saw it at the Sorting Ceremony. Could that be a clue?
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Presumably, Ron's grandfather, from whom he inherited his chessboard, was quite skilled. Is it possible that Ron may have inherited something other than the chessboard? Perhaps some skills that we have yet to see?
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How does JKR define a "cursed life" from the unicorn blood? (Book 1)
Are they cursed because they are forever trapped between life and death, or are there more ramifacations?
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In the movie, they show Fluffy (3 headed dog) drooling heavily on Ron. That is not only gross, but would have been potentially deadly to Ron. Legends tells us that the spittle of Cerberus (Fluffy's ancestor) was the origin of the deadly poisonous plant, aconite (remember Snape's first lecture?).
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