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Entries from September 20, 2010

‘” As Scrimgeour pulled out the tiny,…

September 20, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

‘” As Scrimgeour pulled out the tiny, walnut-sized golden ball, its silver wings fluttered rather feebly, and Harry could not help feeling a definite sense of anticlimax “Why did Dumbledore leave you this Snitch?” asked Scrimgeour “No idea,” said Harry”For the reasons you just read out, I supposeto remind me what you can get if [...]

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No, surely, the rest were safeThe other Horcruxes…

September 19, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

No, surely, the rest were safeThe other Horcruxes must be intactBut he must know, he must be sureHe paced the room, kicking aside the goblin’s corpse as he passed, and the pictures blurred and burned in his boiling brain: the lake, the shack, and Hogwarts – A modicum of calm cooled his rage nowHow could [...]

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Wen then draped himself over the side of bed with…

September 18, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Wen then draped himself over the side of bed with his head resting on the floor Zhang entered the cell, and under the faint light of the room’s single candle, saw Wen lying half on the floor as if deadShocked, he leapt forward and touched Wen’s back, but there was no reactionHe started to lift [...]

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Wen then draped himself over the side of bed with…

September 18, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Wen then draped himself over the side of bed with his head resting on the floor Zhang entered the cell, and under the faint light of the room’s single candle, saw Wen lying half on the floor as if deadShocked, he leapt forward and touched Wen’s back, but there was no reactionHe started to lift [...]

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Zhang entered the cell, and under the faint light…

September 18, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Zhang entered the cell, and under the faint light of the room’s single candle, saw Wen lying half on the floor as if deadShocked, he leapt forward and touched Wen’s back, but there was no reactionHe started to lift Wen’s body back onto the bed, but as he did so, Wen leapt up and attacked [...]

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I believe the Holder case was the smallest income…

September 17, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I believe the Holder case was the smallest income taxevasion prosecution ever brought by the federal government, and the hill people were convinced it was politically motivatedAfter an hour and a half of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict of not guiltyIt turned out they voted to acquit right away, then stayed in the jury [...]

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In 1989, Milosevic had taken autonomy awayThe…

September 17, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

In 1989, Milosevic had taken autonomy awayThe tensions had been rising ever since, and had exploded after the independence of Bosnia was secured in 1995I was determined not to allow Kosovo to become another BosniaSo was Madeleine Albright By April 1998, the United Nations had imposed an arms embargo, and the United States and its [...]

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Harry sat down, took the square parcel she had…

September 16, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Harry sat down, took the square parcel she had indicated, and unwrapped itInside was a watch very like the one MrWeasley had given Ron for his seventeenth; it was gold, with stars circling around the race instead of hands “It’s traditional to give a wizard a watch when he comes of age,” said MrsWeasley, watching [...]

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“That is the question, isn’t it? On the whole,…

September 15, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

“That is the question, isn’t it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not They looked at each other, the old man still beaming “Not?” repeated Harry “Not,” said Dumbledore Harry raised his hand instinctively toward the lightning scarIt did not seem to be there”But I should have died – I didn’t defend myself! I [...]

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What had he done? Screamed curses like Voldemort,…

September 14, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

What had he done? Screamed curses like Voldemort, cried like the baby in the crib? “I couldn’t get the Horcrux off you,” Hermione said, and he knew she wanted to change the subject”It was stuck, stuck to your chestYou’ve got a mark; I’m sorry, I had to use a Severing Charm to get it awayThe [...]

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