| Introduction |
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1 | (4) |
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Did Alchemists Really Search for a Magic Stone? |
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5 | (4) |
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Who Was the Most Amazing Animagus? |
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9 | (8) |
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Is ``Avada Kedavra'' a Real Curse? |
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17 | (4) |
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Are Basilisks Just Big Snakes? |
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21 | (2) |
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Which ``Fantastic Beasts'' Come from Legend? |
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23 | (6) |
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Why Would Sirius Black Become a Black Dog? |
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29 | (4) |
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Which Creature Doesn't Know When to Say Good-bye? |
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33 | (2) |
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Have Witches Always Flown on Broomsticks? |
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35 | (2) |
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Why Do Centaurs Avoid Humans? |
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37 | (2) |
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What Is the Favorite Trick of Cornish Pixies? |
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39 | (2) |
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Why Would Voldemort Put the Dark Mark on Death Eaters? |
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41 | (2) |
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Why Would Chocolate Help after Escaping a Dementor? |
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43 | (2) |
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Is Sibyll Trelawney Ever Right? |
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45 | (2) |
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Which Creature Is Fit for a King? |
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47 | (6) |
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Who Were the First British Wizards? |
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53 | (2) |
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If Dumbledore Is So Powerful, Shouldn't He Fight Voldemort? |
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55 | (4) |
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Why Would Durmstrang Students Travel by Ship? |
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59 | (4) |
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Where Does Magic Come From? |
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63 | (4) |
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Which Character Can't Die? |
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67 | (4) |
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Was the Real Flamel a Successful Alchemist? |
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71 | (4) |
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Why Would Fluffy Come from ``a Greek Chappie''? |
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75 | (2) |
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Why Would the Forest near Hogwarts Be ``Forbidden''? |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (4) |
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Which Real-Life Creature Still Eludes Scientists? |
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83 | (2) |
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Why Are Harry and Cedric Like Knights of the Round Table? |
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85 | (2) |
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Why Are Goblins Such Good Bankers? |
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87 | (4) |
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Which of Draco's Sidekicks Is Also Named for a Dragon? |
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91 | (2) |
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Which Creature Is Master of Both Earth and Sky? |
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93 | (4) |
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Why Do Parents Worry About Grindylows? |
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97 | (2) |
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Which Is the Least Likely Magical Creature? |
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99 | (4) |
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Why Would Anyone Go to School with a Slytherin? |
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103 | (4) |
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Which Creature May Not Bow Its Head? |
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107 | (2) |
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What Is the Most Important Language for Wizards? |
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109 | (6) |
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Why Is Each Malfoy Aptly Named? |
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115 | (2) |
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Why Won't Wizards Go near a Manticore? |
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117 | (4) |
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Why Is the Third Task Set in a Maze? |
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121 | (2) |
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Why Might Prof. McGonagall Appear As a Cat? |
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123 | (2) |
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Why Might a Human Fear Merpeople? |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (4) |
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Which of Voldemort's Cohorts Comes from India? |
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131 | (2) |
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Where Do Those Names Come From?! |
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133 | (6) |
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Besides Mail, What Does the Arrival of an Owl Mean? |
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139 | (2) |
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What Makes Harry a Universal Hero? |
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141 | (12) |
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What Are the ``Runes'' on the Pensieve? |
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153 | (2) |
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Why Does the Sphinx Ask Harry a Question? |
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155 | (4) |
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How Do You Scare a Spider? |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (2) |
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How Do You Catch a Unicorn? |
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165 | (6) |
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Who Really Wrote the Book on Divination? |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (4) |
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What Kind of Nightmares Created Voldemort? |
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177 | (4) |
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Why Do Wizards Use Wands? |
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181 | (2) |
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Are Any of the ``Famous Witches and Wizards'' Real? |
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183 | (12) |
| Afterword |
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195 | (2) |
| Acknowledgments |
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197 | (2) |
| Bibliography & Notes |
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199 | (5) |
| Index |
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