Gay guys can have fun driving a huge whomping pickup truck!
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She also seems to have some great pals who'll whip out the magnifying glasses at peak whomping hours.
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In lieu of an explicit verbal message, behold a sense of whomping formal mastery that was itself the message.
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Yep, a tree — which seems a little too innocuous for the totalitarian, even in a world where the Whomping Willows exist.
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Fans of the series will love the subtle nods to Hedwig, Golden Snitch, the Invisibility Cloak, the Whomping Willow, deer Patronus, and more.
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As he tells it, the 2808's signature sound of thwacking snares, staccato handclaps and that unmistakable whomping kick was sort of a fluke—the byproduct of a defective semiconductor.
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Rather than overload his gorgeous palette with squeaky Afrojack synths or a whomping Flosstradamus trap drop, Marshmello cuts the vocals, lets the drums off the leash and gets out of the way.
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As always, we end with One Last Question reading recommendations: Aliza recommends a lot of wizard rock including Harry and the Potters, Draco & the Malfoys, The Moaning Myrtles, The Whomping Willows and Tonks & the Aurors.
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Hagrid's hut and the whomping willow are also a part of the expansive set, in addition to 27 "microfigures" that include Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, five dementors, a basilisk, and Aragog the spider.
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Product cultivated a cutesy smallness, as if the songs were chintzy electronic wind-up toys; Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides features longer songs, larger and more whomping hooks, wider and chillier aural spaces, a sweeping emotionalism.
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The collection, which ranges from $23 to $175, includes the classic swaddles, over-sized blankets, reversible burp bibs and a cozy sleep bag, all printed with scenes from the movie (think Hedwig, the whomping willow and lightning bolts).
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Theoretically the textural harshness acts as a deadpan mask for the singer's feelings, but the melodies are sufficiently grand and Reza's vocal delivery sufficiently demonstrative that the album's emotional weight matches its weight as a whomping blast of sound.
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Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) rolled up in Mr. Weasley's famous Ford Anglia that Ron and Harry crashed into the Whomping Willow in Chamber of Secrets, while Fred and George Weasley (James and Oliver Phelps) rode in on Hagrid's motorcycle.
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And according to the experts at the wilderness conference: heed the warning signs for avalanches (cracks in snow, whomping sounds), learn how to swim (or take a floaty), take the time to acclimatize to high altitude, don't cook in your tent, discard climbing ropes if they are frayed (i.e.
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While some of the breakup songs and especially the rejection songs feel more explicitly painful, the whomping bassline and giant guitar riff on "Kiss It Better," descending keyboard glitter on "Yeah I Said It," skittering drum pattern on "Desperado," and staticky guitar pretending to be a keyboard pretending to be a guitar pretending to be an infinite loop on "Woo" produce similar effects.
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Most recently in the 2017 tournament held at the same location as 2016, the Whomping Willows of Victoria (in their first year as a team) took out the QUAFL cup.
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Despite Hermione's and Ron's efforts to defend the hippogriff, they and Harry seemingly hear Buckbeak executed as they leave Hagrid's hut. While visiting Hagrid's, however, Hermione discovers Scabbers hiding there. Scabbers escapes from Ron, who gives chase. The large black dog appears and attacks Ron, then drags him into a tunnel under the Whomping Willow.
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Lupin later catches Harry with the map and confiscates it, believing it endangers Harry. During a Quidditch match, Harry faints and falls off his broomstick after Dementors invade the field. The broom is blown away and smashed by the Whomping Willow. Afterward, Professor Lupin teaches Harry how to defend himself from Dementors using the Patronus charm.
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Less enthusiastic about the record was jazz musician and journalist Leonard Feather, who wrote a review for the Los Angeles Times titled "Miles Ahead and Miles Behind". Viewing Jack Johnson as a "letdown after the unflawed triumph" of Bitches Brew, Feather was particularly dismayed by Davis for aligning himself with "the thumping, clinking, whomping battering ram that passes for a rhythm section" on the album.
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At King Cross station, Harry and Ron can't enter Platform 93⁄4. Having missed the Hogwarts Express, they fly Arthur’s car to the school, crashing into the Whomping Willow on the grounds, and damaging Ron's wand. Throughout the year, Harry learns that prejudiced wizards discriminate against those of Muggle parentage. He also notices a voice only he can hear, coming from the walls of the school.
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Harry spends the next month at the Weasleys' home, The Burrow. While attempting to depart from King's Cross station, Harry and Ron find themselves unable to enter the barrier to access Platform 9¾. With Harry, Ron conceives the idea of taking the flying Ford Anglia to Hogwarts. The plan is successful, but the Anglia loses power at the end of the journey and crashes into the Whomping Willow.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione go to see Hagrid on the execution day where they discover Scabbers hiding out in Hagrid's hut. As they leave, Scabbers struggles free of Ron and runs away. He chases Scabbers to the Whomping Willow where he is grabbed by a large black dog and dragged into a tunnel hidden below the tree. Harry and Hermione follow the tunnel, which leads to the Shrieking Shack.
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When Ron gives chase, a large dog appears and drags both Ron and Scabbers into a hole at the Whomping Willow's base. This leads the trio to an underground passage to the Shrieking Shack, where they discover that the dog is actually Sirius, who is an Animagus. Lupin arrives and embraces Sirius as an old friend. He admits to being a werewolf, and explains that Sirius is innocent.
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We Are Wizards is a feature-length documentary by Josh Koury about the Harry Potter fandom. It features Wizard rock bands Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, The Hungarian Horntails, and The Whomping Willows. The film also features Heather Lawver, Melissa Anelli, and Brad Neely.We Are Wizards - The Movie We Are Wizards had its World Premiere at the SXSW film festival in 2008, then traveled to 20 film festivals worldwide.
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This rumour, encouraged by Dumbledore, led to the Shrieking Shack being officially regarded as the most haunted building in Britain. Apparently, the tunnel through the Whomping Willow is the only way to get in to the Shrieking Shack. In Prisoner of Azkaban, the Shrieking Shack becomes part of the dramatic conclusion of the book when Sirius returns to the school. He drags Ron and his pet rat, Scabbers, there intending to kill Scabbers.
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Wizard rock band Draco and the Malfoys perform under the persona of Draco Malfoy. Harry and the Potters have influenced similar acts, such as Draco and the Malfoys, The Whomping Willows and The Remus Lupins. Wizard rock bands generally play all-ages shows at libraries, bookstores and schools, as the promotion of reading is a hallmark of the genre. In turn, because of their active promotion of literacy, young- adult and teen librarians have been promoting the band.
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During a stormy Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, dementors attack Harry, causing him to fall off his broomstick, which lands at Whomping Willow, where it is destroyed. At Hogsmeade, Harry is shocked to learn that not only had Sirius been his father's best friend and apparently betrayed them to Voldemort, but is also Harry's godfather. Lupin privately teaches Harry to defend himself against dementors, using the Patronus Charm. After Harry, Ron, and Hermione witness Buckbeak's execution, Ron's pet rat Scabbers bites him and escapes.
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According to Ron, the car does not require fuel, and can keep going until it is destroyed. Canonically, it is still roaming around the Forbidden Forest, waiting for a Weasley to have need of it again. The 1962 Ford Anglia used in the film was acquired by Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, and is currently displayed in the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. A total of 14 Ford Anglias were destroyed during the filming of the scene where the car crashes into the Whomping Willow.
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Draco and the Malfoys, Tom Riddle and Friends, Whomping Willows and the Moaning Myrtles played at Wrockstock 2008 at a YMCA summer camp lodge in the Ozark foothills. They released their third studio album, It's A Slytherin World and a compilation album, Anthology of Slytherin Folk Music, in 2009. They have released plans to create a series of extended plays, the first being Draco and the Malfoys Celebrate... Piracy!. In December 2011, Draco and the Malfoys played their last show at the Yule Ball.
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The Mudbloods are an indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 2005. They are a band that play wizard rock, music inspired by the Harry Potter series. They are known for contributing to the Wizard Rock movement, participating in many of the different related events, including Wrockstock, Leaky Con, Wrock Chicago, and Portus. The Mudbloods have also toured with other wizard rock bands, including The Whomping Willows and has released a record called A War amongst Pop Songs through the Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club founded by Harry and the Potters.
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The Wizard Rockumentary: A Movie about Rocking and Rowling is a feature documentary chronicling the rise of Harry Potter tribute bands. Producers Megan and Mallory Schuyler travelled around the United States compiling interviews and concert footage of bands including Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, The Remus Lupins, The Whomping Willow, The Moaning Myrtles, Roonil Wazlib, Snidget, and The Hermione Crookshanks Experience. The film was released in April 2008 and has screened in libraries around the country. The producers are currently negotiating broadcast and home video rights.
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The Firebolt was given to him by his godfather Sirius Black as a Christmas gift after his Nimbus was destroyed by the Whomping Willow tree during a Quidditch match. The Firebolt remains the fastest broom in the world, having surpassed the previous record holder, the Nimbus 2001 (which Draco Malfoy owns and which his father Lucius Malfoy had given as gifts to the entire Slytherin team as a bribe to have Draco as their Seeker). The price of the Firebolt is so high it is only available upon request.
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The Shrieking Shack stands on the outskirts of Hogsmeade, just a little way above the rest of the village, with boarded-up windows and an overgrown garden. It's described to be slightly creepy even in daylight. Connected to Hogwarts by a secret tunnel underneath the Whomping Willow, which was planted especially to conceal the tunnel, the Shrieking Shack was used by Remus Lupin, a werewolf, to hide during the full moon to avoid harming fellow students or other innocents. The villagers heard Lupin's howls while he resided there, and mistook it for violent spirits.
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Confronted by Draco Malfoy, Harry notices Malfoy's father, Lucius, slip a book into Ginny Weasley's belongings. When Harry and Ron are blocked from entering Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at London King's Cross railway station, they take the flying car to Hogwarts; after crashing into the Whomping Willow and breaking Ron's wand, they receive detention. In detention, Harry hears strange voices and later finds caretaker Argus Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, petrified beside a message written in blood: "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, enemies of the heir... beware".
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Lupin is a half-blood, born, according to the series, to a wizard and a Muggle woman on March 10, 1960. He was bitten by the vicious werewolf Fenrir Greyback when he was a small child, and became infected with lycanthropy; the condition being incurable, he was doomed to live his life as a werewolf. Lupin and his parents feared he would be unable to attend Hogwarts, but headmaster Albus Dumbledore allowed him to enroll--provided certain protective measures were taken. A house was built in Hogsmeade with a secret passage leading to it from under the Whomping Willow.
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Il Porcellino appears in the 2001 film Hannibal when Chief Inspector Rinaldo Pazzi (Giancarlo Giannini) cleans his hands in the fountain. The statue is also seen briefly in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as Harry Potter and Ron Weasley climb the Hogwarts staircase after crashing into the Whomping Willow, and again on the same staircase during the flashback scene where Tom Riddle speaks to Albus Dumbledore. It also appears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) in the Room of Requirement. In 1962's film Light in the Piazza, starring Olivia De Havilland, George Hamilton, and Yvette Mimieux, a young George Hamilton plays Fabrizio.
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Hogwarts Castle exterior of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a dark ride inside the replica of Hogwarts Castle, simulating a tour of the castle and its surrounding grounds. Visitors initially walk through the castle, interacting with various characters and props from the Potter series, including a speech from Dumbledore, and directions from Harry, Hermione and Ron, before boarding a "magical bench" (controlled with a KUKA robotic arm system). Throughout the ride, guests are taken around the outside of the castle, using a combination of simulated flight as well as encountering realistic animatronic versions of the Whomping Willow, a horde of dementors, giant spiders, the Hungarian Horntail Dragon, and a Quidditch match.
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Pettigrew, who had lived as a rat ever since faking his death, denies everything, but Sirius and Lupin piece together that he has been a servant of Voldemort, and it was he who divulged the secret whereabouts of Harry's parents, leading to their murder. Initially, Ron does not believe Sirius and refuses to turn over Scabbers to him, but he is disgusted when he learns his rat's identity. Pettigrew escapes when the main characters lead him out of the Whomping Willow. Ron, knocked out by a spell from Pettigrew, is taken to the hospital wing, and is forced to remain there while Harry and Hermione travel back in time to save Sirius and Buckbeak.
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For even more serious offences, students may be suspended or even expelled from Hogwarts. Harry and Ron are threatened with expulsion after crashing Ron's car into the Whomping Willow at the start of their second year, and Harry is expelled before the start of his fifth year (although the sentence is quickly changed to a disciplinary hearing) after he is detected using magic in the presence of Muggles, a serious offence among the wizarding community. Dumbledore argued in Harry's defence, stating that it was done in self-defence, and that the Ministry has no authority to expel students – such powers are invested in the Headmaster and the Board of Governors. Snape has attempted to have Harry expelled, and he attempted to have Harry's father, James Potter, expelled when they were at Hogwarts together.
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The following school year began with McGonagall having to deal with Harry and Ron crashing Arthur Weasley's Flying Ford Anglia into the Whomping Willow after they were unable to access Platform 9 3/4 and missed the Hogwarts Express, and nearly exposing the wizarding world to the Muggle populace. McGonagall was fairer than Slytherin Head and potions master Severus Snape in punishing Harry and Ron, and instead assigned them to a detention rather than expelling them. Later during that year, it was revealed that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened, which led to the petrifications of two of her students in Hermione Granger and Colin Creevey, as both were Muggle-born. Towards the end of the year McGonagall was forced to act as temporary Headmistress after the Ministry of Magic suspended Dumbledore.
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Ross and Mehlenbacher originally conceived Draco and the Malfoys as a parody of Harry and the Potters, who were performing at a local house party. In late 2004, Matt Maggiacomo invited the Harry and the Potters to play at an all-Harry Potter show at his Rhode Island home. That night, Maggiacomo made his debut as The Whomping Willows, and his friends, Mehlenbacher and his brother, Brian Ross, played for the first time as Draco and the Malfoys. ABC news reports that Brian Ross and Bradley Mehlenbacher's: > ...love for the Harry Potter book series is no less than that of the > DeGeorge brothers, but Brian and Bradley seem to better recognize the > absurdity of the bands, even mocking the idea that Paul and Joe represent > two differently aged versions of the popular wizard.
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"The Van Zandt 'When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky,' [an] apocalyptic vision bristling with drama, sung without restraint, could have provided Dylan with another epic to counterbalance the mawkish filler he'd been recording since 'New Danville Girl'," writes Heylin. "Instead, Dylan again second-guessed some of his better lines...and absolutely one of his best vocals from a fraught decade, rerecording the song...with a whomping synthesizer and horns track..." Music critic Tim Riley argued, "the alternate take...has such an undeniably raunchy attitude (and guitar solo by Miami Steve Van Zandt) you wonder why Dylan stuck with the lifeless take that makes Empire Burlesque drift off on side two." The title of the album, Empire Burlesque, probably refers to a theater in Newark, NJ where strippers and comedians entertained (author Phiip Roth mentions it in Portnoy's Complaint). If Dylan were inspired, it remains to be discovered.
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Attendees of Sectus convention in London await the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Fan conventions have been another way that the fandom has congregated. Conventions such as Prophecy, LeakyCon, Infinitus, Azkatraz, and Ascendio have maintained an academic emphasis, hosting professional keynote speakers as well as keeping the atmosphere playful and friendly. They have featured prominent members of the fandom such as Jennie Levine, owner of SugarQuill.net (Phoenix Rising, 2007); Melissa Anelli, current webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron (Phoenix Rising, 2007; Leakycon, 2009/2011/2012); Sue Upton, former Senior Editor of the Leaky Cauldron (Prophecy, 2007); Heidi Tandy, founder of Fiction Alley (Prophecy, 2007), Paul and Joe DeGeorge of the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters (along with several other more well- known Wizard Rock bands such as The Remus Lupins, The Parselmouths, Ministry of Magic, and The Whomping Willows) (see below) (Prophecy, 2007; Leakycon, 2009/2011/2012), Andrew Slack, founder of The Harry Potter Alliance, and StarKid, the cast of the fan made musicals "A Very Potter Musical", "A Very Potter Sequel", and "A Very Potter Senior Year".
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