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Study Of Ancient Runes
Study of Ancient Runes, more commonly known as Ancient Runes, is a generally theoretical subject that studies the ancient runic scripts. Because only Hermione studies it, little else is known about this subject, taught by Professor Bathsheda Babbling. In Deathly Hallows Dumbledore bequeaths his copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which is written in ancient runes, to Hermione.
Magic In Harry Potter
In J. K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter series, magic is depicted as a supernatural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures also sometimes exhibit magical properties. Magical objects are also described. The small number of humans who are able to perform magic refer to the rest of the population, oblivious to the existence of magic, as “Muggles” in the United Kingdom and “No-Maj” in the United States.
In humans, magic or the lack thereof is an inborn attribute. It is usually inherited, carried on “dominant resilient genes”. Magic is the norm for the children of magical couples and less common in those of Muggles. Exceptions exist: those unable to do magic who are born to magical parents are known as Squibs, whereas a witch or wizard born to Muggle parents is known as a Muggle-born, or by the derogatory term “Mudblood”. While Muggle-borns are quite common, Squibs are extremely rare.
Rowling based many magical elements of the Harry Potter universe on real-world mythology and magic. She has described this as “a way of giving texture to the world”. The books present the idea that the Muggle interpretation of these stories is a distorted version of what goes on in the wizarding world.
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Portraits In The Headmaster’s Office
The portraits in the Headmaster’s office depict all the former Heads of Hogwarts, with the exception of Dolores Umbridge. They advise the Headmaster and are “honour-bound to give service to the present headmaster” . Rowling has explained that portraits of past headteachers tend to be more realistic than most, as the subject in question usually imparts knowledge and teaches them how to behave before their death. The portrait of Snape was installed in the Headmaster’s Office at Harry’s request.
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Harry Potter: A History of Magic is an exhibition of real-world magical artefacts and history presented alongside artefacts from the development of J.K. Rowling’s fictional Harry Potter series. The exhibition originally opened at the British Library in 2017, as part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. It is also available online through the platform and was presented at the New-York Historical Society beginning in October 2018. Two official publications, Harry Potter: A History of Magic and Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic, along with a BBC television documentary, were created in conjunction with the exhibition.
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Principal Exceptions To Gamp’s Law Of Elemental Transfiguration
The principal exceptions to Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration is a magical theory mentioned by Hermione and later repeated by Ron in the final book. She explains that food is one of these: Witches or wizards can cook and prepare food using magic, and even multiply it, but not create it out of nothing.
There are numerous examples in the series of food seeming to have been conjured from nothing, such as the sudden materialization of ingredients in the pots of Molly Weasley’s kitchen, and when Professor McGonagall creates a self-refilling plate of sandwiches for Harry and Ron in Chamber of Secrets. In all cases, these events can be reasonably explained as food either being multiplied, or transported from elsewhere. One example of the latter is banqueting at Hogwarts â the food is prepared by elves in the kitchens and laid onto four replica tables, directly below the actual house tables in the Great Hall. The elves then magically transport the food from the replica tables up to the house tables.
This is the only exception mentioned explicitly in the series. However, Rowling herself has stated once in an interview that money is something wizards cannot simply materialize out of thin air, or the economic system of the wizarding world would then be gravely flawed and disrupted. While the Philosopher’s Stone does permit alchemy, this is portrayed as an extremely rare, even unique object, whose owner does not exploit all its powers.
Harry Potter: A Journey Through A History Of Magic
The Bloomsbury edition of Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic ” rel=”nofollow”> ISBN 9781408890776) is a 144-page softcover book geared towards younger audiences. This book also includes images and descriptions of artefacts displayed in the British exhibition, including some of Rowling’s original works, although due to its smaller size there are less artefacts featured than found in the exhibition’s other official publication. The text of this book is written for readers eight years of age and older. It was published 20 October 2017, in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition at the British Library, and is available in the United Kingdom. With the release of the physical book, a digital e-book edition ” rel=”nofollow”> ISBN 9781781109496) was published by Pottermore.
The Scholastic edition of Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic ” rel=”nofollow”> ISBN 9781338267105) was published in the United States on 20 October 2017, in conjunction with the opening of the British exhibition. With the release of the physical book, a digital e-book edition ” rel=”nofollow”> ISBN 9781781109502) was published by Pottermore. Other than a different cover, Scholastic did not make any major edits to the US version of this book.
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Care Of Magical Creatures
Care of Magical Creatures is the class which instructs students on how to care for magical beasts. Classes are held outside the castle. In Harry’s first two years, the class is taken by Professor Silvanus Kettleburn who then retires “in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs”. Dumbledore then recruits the gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid to accept a teaching position along with his gamekeeping duties. Although Hagrid is obviously very experienced and knowledgeable, he doesn’t “have a normal person’s view of what’s dangerous”, an example being that the Care of Magical Creatures students were required to get a literally ferocious textbook called the “Monster Book of Monsters”, and so consistently misjudges the risk that the animals he uses in his lessons pose to his students, which sometimes results in chaos. When Hagrid is absent, his lessons are taken over by Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, a witch and an acquaintance of Dumbledore’s.
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Google Arts & Culture Exhibition
On 27 February 2018, just as the British Library was preparing to close the original exhibition, made the exhibition available online world-wide using their platform. The online exhibition is an interactive recreation of the British Library version of the exhibition, including images of the same artefacts. The exhibition features 360 panoramic Street View style photos which were produced by London based panoramic photographer, Ben Smart.