Aparecium : Revealing A Few Facts [Part 2]

Potter-Fact 6

Fred and George Weasley

Fred Weasley and George Weasley were identical and mischievous twin wizards born on 1 April, 1978 to Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley. Brilliant pranksters, they co-founded and ran the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and were members of both Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix.

Although they were identical, Fred and George's Patronums were different. Fred's was a Hyena, and George's was a Coyote. Although J.K. Rowling has never actually revealed what the patronuses are of the Weasley Twins. Many people have their own opinions of what they think their patronuses are (hyena, coyote, foxes, etc.) but we are never really sure... 

When Fred died, George was never able to cast the patronus again - how could he when every happy memory he had involved a dead man?

Potter Fact-7

Harry with Hedwig; his pet owl.

Hedwig (1991 - 27 July 1997) was Harry Potter's pet Snowy Owl. She was a gift to Harry on his eleventh birthday from Rubeus Hagrid, in 1991 and was purchased from Eeylops Owl Emporium. Owls are used by wizards to deliver mail, but Hedwig was also an important companion as Harry was initiated into the wizarding world, and continued to be one of his closest companions until her death in the Battle of the Seven Potters in 1997.

J.K. Rowling says that she found Hedwig's name in a Book of Saints. The owl is named after St. Hedwig.

Potter-Fact 8

Professor Remus John Lupin (1960-1988) was a werewolf. 

Remus Lupin transforming to a Werewolf.

A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction. Lupin transformed into what it's above called, therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature on the night of First Moon.

This fact is universally known. But have you ever noticed that when re-arranged in a specific pattern, the letters in Remus Lupin spell Primus Lune which roughly translates to First Moon in Latin.

Potter-Fact 9

Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort's greatest fear was his own death which is perfectly portrayed by his own course of actions of creating Horcruxes.

A Horcrux for that matter is a powerful object in which a Dark wizard or witch has hidden a fragment of his or her soul for the purpose of attaining immortality. Creating one Horcrux gives one the ability to anchor one's own soul to earth if the body is destroyed; the more horcruxes one creates, the closer one is to true immortality. Creating multiple Horcruxes is suggested to be costly to the creator, by both diminishing their humanity and even physically disfiguring them.

Rowling says if Voldemort ever saw a boggart it would take the shape of his own corpse, since death is his greatest fear.

A boggart is an amortal shape-shifting non-being that takes on the form of the viewer's worst fear. When facing a boggart, it is best to have someone else along, to try to confuse it, since facing more than one person at once would make it indecisive as to what form it must take, usually a mixed-up amalgam of the victims' fears. Because of their shape-shifting ability, no one knows what a boggart looks like when it is alone, as it instantly changes into your worst fears when you first see it.


Potter-Fact 10

Sirius Black and Fred Weasley; two pranksters from different generations, died laughing.

Fred Weasley death; Death Eaters

Sirius Black death; Bellatix Lestrange