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Less than a week...

Ever wonder what the Hogwarts staff does during the holidays? We already know Snape has a house in London where he stays in the summer, and if he does, than who else does as well? According to Rowling, the only permanent residence of Hogwarts are Dumbledore, Filch, and Hagrid (those three would have fun summer nights...) while the rest of the staff can go home to their families and spouses.  Spouses? It never crossed my mind Professor Sprout could be Mrs. Sprout...

Mind blowing, they are normal people (except for being wizards)

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"It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more." Hamming it up on the Dumbledore quotes in Half-Blood Prince before, well I can't use Dumbledore quotes anymore...

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"Mysterious thing time. Powerful, and when meddled with, dangerous" Don't even get me started with how time works it way into these books, my head hurts just thinking about it...

I might shoot myself

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When Rowling read the script for the sixth Harry Potter film, she noticed a line where Dumbledore mentioned a girl he once had a crush on when he went to Hogwarts. It was at this point that Rowling revealed to the film makers that this wouldn't do because she had always seen Dumbledore as being gay... The cat was out of the bag and well, you know the rest. (Unfortunately, I can't take credit for this beautiful photo, I found it at images2.fanpop.com)

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"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than out abilities" Moving on to Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore drops another word-bomb on Harry.

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the pressure is on for me to make these last facts particularly mind-blowing, but they will most like be normal run-of-the-mill but hey, its not like my fact will eclipse THE MOVIE IN THREE DAYS.

"the run down definition" of Rubeus Hagrid's name
Rubeus - Latin for something produced by a bramble or thicket, something "wild" (Hagrid has a wild personality...and hair)
Hagrid - most likely comes rom haggard, which means wild or unruly
Rowling has also said Hagrid is named after an old English phrase hag-rid which means you had a bad night, (Hagrid is a big drinker) teehee.

"Neville Longbottom "- MuggleCast just told me his name means "absent-minded proffesor" in Latin

and, perhaps most oddly, "Dumbledore" means bumblebee, which Rowling says she chose because she liked to imagine Dumbledore buzzing aroudn the castle, humming to himself.

Mind Blown

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"In the maze, you'll find no dragons or creatures of the deep, instead, you'll face something even more challenging. You see, people change in the maze. Oh - find the cup if you can - but be very wary, you may just lose yourself along the way."

Ummm go team??? thanks Dumbledear.

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"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more, to stand up to your friends." Go Neville, from Dumbledore

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I'm trying to get you all (Mary) pumped by doing quotes that are well known or silly, accompanied by funny pictures of puppet pals and (sexy?) Umbridges???

"Fear of the name only increases fear in the thing itself" A wise lesson taught to H. Piddy at the tender age of eleven by our favorite Headmaster: Dumbledore...