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The Order established their headquarters at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, Sirius Black's family home, during the interval between the fourth and fifth books in the series. Dumbledore was the Secret-Keeper for the Order, meaning that only he could reveal the location of the Order's headquarters to others.
The first English use of the expression "meaning of life" appears in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus (1833–1834), book II chapter IX, "The Everlasting Yea". [1]Our Life is compassed round with Necessity; yet is the meaning of Life itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle.
Camus later in life comes up with the idea of “absurdity” claiming that life must have meaning in order to value it, and that we must find meaning in futile work while analyzing the Greek Myth of Sisyphus. Towards the episode's end, Dawkins interviews actor Ricky Gervais who is a known atheist of his ideals of what the meaning of life is ...
The band Starset references the albatross in their song, "Diving Bell," with the lyrics, "the albatross crash-lands." The band Stornoway refers to the albatross in the song "Knock Me on the Head". The band Weezer refers to "a boy and a girl Albatross around their necks" in the song "Wind in our Sails" off Weezer (The White Album).
During the Battle of Hogwarts, Luna summons a Patronus to fend off hundreds of Dementors that are about to attack her friends. Luna, Hermione and Ginny duel Bellatrix Lestrange until Molly Weasley intervenes and kills Bellatrix. After the battle, Luna helps Harry slip away from the celebratory crowd to find some peace and quiet.
A Patronus is conjured with the Patronus Charm and is primarily used to repel Dementors. The charm is vocalised as "Expecto Patronum". It can also be used for communication by a talented wizard. Albus Dumbledore devised a method of using Patronuses to deliver vocal messages, which he used in the service of Order of the Phoenix. Minerva ...
Roman tonsure (Catholicism) Tonsure (/ ˈ t ɒ n ʃ ər /) is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility.. The term originates from the Latin word tonsura (meaning "clipping" or "shearing" [1]) and referred to a specific practice in medieval Catholicism, abandoned by papal order in 19
Patronus may refer to: The patronus (Latin) or patron in ancient Roman society; see Patronage in ancient Rome; The apparition produced by the Patronus Charm in Harry ...