420. My Poetic License!! (FAKE! ELA POETIC LICENSE!)

419. About My Owl! (Harry Potter)

418. Gemini Constellation (Harry Potter)

The Gemini Constellation is my preferred one of all since it is my moonshine zodiac sign. I like it since it's best observed during winter or spring and my birthday is in Winter! (January second) Also, the star Pollux is the brightest star situated in the constellation. It is also 10 times greater than the sun! The Gemini constellation is connected with the Greek Mythology that the two brilliant stars at the highest point of the heavenly body relate to Pollux and Castor, who are stepbrothers in Greek Mythology.

417. Medieval Witch Burnings (Harry Potter)

The period of witch-hunts in Europe and colonial North America spanned roughly the 14th century to the 18th century. Those targeted by these hunts may or may not have actually been magical. Those found guilty of witchcraft were typically sentenced to death, often by being burnt alive at the stake. However, the effectiveness of burnings involving actual witches and wizards was questionable, as many, such as Wendelin the Weird, were able to escape death by using the Flame-Freezing Charm.

As the witch-hunts grew ever fiercer, British wizarding families began to live double lives, using charms of concealment to protect themselves and their families. By the seventeenth century, any witch or wizard who chose to fraternize with Muggles became suspect, even an outcast in his or her own community. Upon the signature of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1689, wizards went into hiding for good. It was natural, perhaps, that they formed their own small communities within a community. Many small villages and hamlets attracted several magical families, who banded together for mutual support and protection. The Salem Witch Trials, which occurred in colonial Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693, were a major traumatic event in the history of the wizarding world.

   Witch-hunts apparently continued into at least the 20th century in some regions. In 1926, Newt Scamander encountered a young girl in Sudan whose magical powers were discovered by Muggles, leading to her imprisonment.

416. Felix Felicis (Harry Potter)

    Felix Felicis, also called "Liquid Luck" is a magical potion that makes the drinker lucky for a period of time, during which everything they attempt will be successful. However, it causes giddiness, recklessness, and dangerous overconfidence if taken in excess. It is also highly toxic in large quantities and is also a banned substance in all organized competitions, such as Quidditch. It is very difficult to make and disastrous if it is made wrong. Along with that, it requires six months to stew before it is ready to be consumed.

    This potion was invented by Zygmunt Budge in the 16th century and proclaimed it as his greatest accomplishment ever. In the book, Professor Slughorn claimed that he used the potion twice in his life: once when he was twenty-four years old, and again when he was fifty-seven, both of which were two perfect days. The potion is said to look like molten gold and while exposed to air large drops will leap like goldfish above the surface without spilling.

    Felix Felicis possibly works by providing the drinker with the best possible scenario. This usually registers in the drinker's mind in the form of an unusual urge to take a certain action, or as a voice telling him to do so. The effectiveness of the potion thus depends on the cooperation of the drinker with the voice, for the drinker may for some reason be unable to follow their Felix-induced urges, or can simply choose not to.

    This is easily remedied, however, as the potion does not single out only one scenario, but changes paths as the situation unfolds. Then again, the chances of the drinker refusing to follow the urge are very unlikely, as it grows as a "sensation of infinite opportunity" where the person feels supremely confident enough to be infallible for the duration of the Potion's effect.

    Felix Felicis also seems to complete the magical power of the one who took it.

    Felix is the Latin word meaning happy or lucky. 'Felicis' is from the same root, but is translated as 'of luck.' Accordingly, Felix Felicis means “Luck of Luck.”