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Brewer's: Great Harry

(The). A man-of-war built by Henry VII., the first of any size constructed in England. It was burnt in 1553. (See Henry Grace De Dieu.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Harry Potter Movies

Reviews, quizzes, actors, and other fun stuff   Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 premiere Source: AP Photo/Joel Ryan…

A Setback for Harry Potter

It's a Rough Road to Hollywood by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000. More About Harry Visit our Harry Potter Page for Quizzes, News, and More! Fans of both the…

Brewer's: Box Harry

(To ), among commercial travellers, is to shirk the table d'hôte and take something substantial for tea, in order to save expense. Halliwell says, “to take care after having been…

Brewer's: Harry Soph

A student at Cambridge who has “declared” for Law or Physic, and wears a full-sleeve gown. The word is a corruption of the Greek Heri-sophos (more than a Soph or common second-year student…

Happy Birthday, Harry!

A whole lot of cheering, but how many candles for Harry's cake? by Holly Hartman   This article was posted on July 26, 2001. * Visit our Harry Potter Page for more news! * Who…

Harry Potter Returns

The fifth installment—finally! by Beth Rowen and Melissa Sogard Order of the Phoenix Quizzes Level I (easy) Level II (pretty easy) Level III (getting harder) Level IV (very hard) Extra Credit…

Schumer, Chuck

(Encyclopedia) Schumer, Chuck (Charles Ellis Schumer), 1950–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1971, Harvard law school, 1974. A liberal Democrat, he served three terms in the…

Harry Potter Banned?

Why do some parents want to ban the world's favorite wizard? by Shmuel Ross Related Links Banned Books The Harry Potter Companion Harry Potter Timeline Ever since becoming…