Fantasy Literature

The Bible is widely considered the best-selling book of all time, with billions of copies distributed throughout history. Other books listed are best-sellers in fiction categories.

The Latin motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus, which translates to Never tickle a sleeping dragon.

Thor's new weapon forged in Infinity War is named Stormbreaker. Mjolnir was his previous hammer.

The Mirror of Erised shows the deepest desire of the person looking into it. For Harry, who grew up as an orphan, that desire was to see his parents and family.

In the first book, several teachers set up protections for the Philosopher's Stone, including Snape, Sprout, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Quirrell. Trelawney does not appear in the first book.

Professor Quirrell let the troll into the school as a distraction to try and steal the Philosopher's Stone. Snape was actually trying to stop him.

Fluffy is the three-headed dog guarding the trapdoor that leads to the chamber containing the Philosopher's Stone.

Harry's two best friends at Hogwarts are Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

After his parents died, Harry was left in the care of his aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, who live at 4 Privet Drive.

The series is titled Harry Potter, and the story follows his life and adventures at Hogwarts.

Quasimodo rescues Esmeralda from being burned at the stake and carries her to the top of the cathedral. He repeatedly shouts 'Sanctuary!' to invoke the sacred law that protects anyone inside the church from arrest or execution.

Flora's initial suggestion to protect Princess Aurora from Maleficent's curse was to turn her into a flower, specifically a rose, because a flower cannot prick its finger on a spinning wheel. However, Merryweather points out that Maleficent could easily send a frost to destroy the flower, prompting them to choose the plan of raising her in secret in the forest instead.

The giant, dark demon featured in the "Night on Bald Mountain" segment of Fantasia is named Chernabog. He is based on a deity from Slavic mythology representing darkness and evil.

The white thread-like structures found underground or on the forest floor are mycelium, which are often referred to as 'mushroom roots' in introductory science lessons.