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"99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the West German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons"(German: Neunundneunzig Rote Luftballons), with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released by Nena on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan.
You are correct. "Luft" in German does mean air. If it were 99 Red Balloons, it would be 99 Rot Balloons. The word luft reiterates that these are balloons filled with air. This is the way the Germans speak and write. If it were meant to be as others state, the song would have been titled 99 Balloons.
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a French magic school in the fictional universe of Harry Potter created by the British author J. K. Rowling. Beauxbatons ( French: [bo.ba.tɔ̃] ) translates from French as "beautiful sticks".
Harry Potter is a British film series based on the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.The series was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
The track is named for Harry Potter's pet owl, Hedwig. Since being featured in The Philosopher's Stone soundtrack , the piece's main theme was further developed by Williams for The Chamber of Secrets and The Prisoner of Azkaban , and by Patrick Doyle , Nicholas Hooper , and Alexandre Desplat for the remaining five Harry Potter films.
Harry himself is repeatedly referred to as a god, references are made to the "stockpiles of nuclear-level energy" that are his powers, and so on. At one point, Harry calls himself a "beautiful animal" and a "destroyer of worlds". He also repeatedly affirms that he is "Harry fucking Potter". Numerous references are made to characters taking out ...
A Very Potter Musical tells the story of Harry Potter's return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, his participation in the House Cup Championship, the trials and tribulations of adolescence, and the return of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort and the Golden Trio's attempts to destroy the Horcruxes.
"Wolfstar" is the paired-ship name between the Harry Potter characters Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. [4] In 2011, David Thewlis, the actor for Lupin on screen, stated in an interview for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 that he was told by, Alfonso Cuarón – the director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – "in the rehearsals, without J.K. Rowling's knowledge, that ...