Phoenix


«Fascinating creatures, phoenixes.«—Albus Dumbledore opinion regarding the phoenix

The phoenix is a large swan-sized scarlet bird with red and gold plumage, along with a golden beak and talons, black eyes, and a tail as long as a peacock‘s. Its scarlet feathers glow faintly in darkness, while its golden tail feathers are hot to the touch.

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Dolores Umbridge

«When they entered the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom they found Professor Umbridge already seated at the teacher’s desk, wearing the fluffy pink cardigan of the night before and the black velvet bow on top of her head. Harry was again reminded forcibly of a large fly perched unwisely on top of an even larger toad.«—A negative impression of Dolores

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Dumbledore’s Army

«Every great wizard in history has started out as nothing more than what we are now: students. If they can do it, why not us?«—Harry Potter

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Early-life of Tom Riddle

«You think I was going to use my filthy Muggle father’s name forever? I, in whose veins runs the blood of Salazar Slytherin himself, through my mother’s side? I, keep the name of a foul, common Muggle, who abandoned me even before I was born, just because he found out his wife was a witch? No, Harry. I fashioned myself a new name, a name I knew wizards everywhere would one day fear to speak, when I had become the greatest sorcerer in the world!«—Tom Riddle’s transformation into Lord Voldemort Продолжить чтение «Early-life of Tom Riddle»

Teachers

Minerva McGonagall

Minerva McGonagall was born on the outskirts of Caithness in the Scottish Highlands, on 4 October,1935 to Robert McGonagall, a Muggle Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Isobel Ross, a witch. She was the couple’s first child, and was named after her mother’s grandmother, a very talented witch.

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