Homage to a Deceased Fan -
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This was a sweet tribute from J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, to a young girl who wrote to her. Natalie McDonald was a real girl who was suffering from a terminal illness; she knew she wouldn't live to see the end of the Harry Potter...
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Monty Python Reference -
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In several books, not just the Goblet of Fire, one of the sweets in them is the cockroach cluster. Monty Python uses this sweet in their comedy sketch, "Crunchy Frog."
The Ball Band -
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The band that Dumbledore books for the Yule Ball during the Triwizard Tournament is called the Weird Sisters (first found on page 390 of the hardcover addition), a nod to William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth". In the play Macbeth the three witches who...
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