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[ "When Harry 's parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort , they left behind a large pile of wizard 's gold , used as currency in the world of magic , in a vault in the wizarding bank , Gringotts .", "Harry 's parents left behind a somewhat large pile of wizard 's gold , used as currency in the world of magic , in a vault in the wizarding bank , Gringotts ." ]
[ "When Hedwig is killed in the seventh book , the author said she expected the strong emotional reaction of her readers : `` The loss of Hedwig represented a loss of innocence and security .", "Hedwig is killed in the seventh book , about which Rowling says : `` The loss of Hedwig represented a loss of innocence and security ." ]
[ "Rowling has said that creating the story about Harry Potter 's past was a matter of reverse planning : `` The basic idea ( is that ) Harry â did n't know he was a wizard â and so then I kind of worked backwards from that position to find out how that could be , that he would n't know what he wasâ When he was one-year-old , the most evil wizard in hundreds of years attempted to kill him .", "According to Rowling , fleshing out this back story was a matter of reverse planning : `` The basic idea ( is that ) Harry ... did n't know he was a wizard ... and so then I kind of worked backwards from that position to find out how that could be , that he would n't know what he was ... That 's ... When he was one year old , the most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years attempted to kill him ." ]
[ "According to Rowling , one of Harry 's pivotal scenes came in the fourth book when he protects his dead schoolmate Cedric Diggory 's body from arch villain Lord Voldemort , because it shows he is brave and unselfish .", "According to Rowling , one of Harry 's pivotal scenes came in the fourth book when he protects his dead schoolmate Cedric Diggory 's body from Voldemort , because it shows he is brave and unselfish ." ]
[ "As a result , Harry 's growing angry and erratic behavior nearly estranges him from Ron and Hermione .", "As a result , Harry 's increasingly angry and erratic behavior nearly estranges him from Ron and Hermione ." ]
[ "Dumbledore , who was dying from a slow-spreading curse , wanted to protect Snape 's position within the Death Eaters and spare Draco Malfoy from completing Voldemort 's task to murder him .", "Dumbledore , dying from a slow-spreading curse , wanted to protect Snape 's position within the Death Eaters and to spare Draco from completing Voldemort 's task to murder him ." ]
[ "Rowling said in the same interview that until about halfway through the third book , his good friend Hermione Granger â `` written as the smartest student in Harry 's yearâ `` would have beaten Harry in a magical duel .", "Rowling said in the same interview that until about halfway through the third book , his good friend Hermione Grangerâ '' written as the smartest student in Harry 's yearâ '' would have beaten Harry in a magical duel ." ]
[ "Her favorite funny scene is when Harry accidentally sets a boa constrictor free from the zoo in the horrified Dursleys ' presence .", "Her favorite funny scene is when Harry inadvertently sets a boa constrictor free from the zoo in the horrified Dursleys ' presence ." ]
[ "He goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn magic .", "He attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn magic under the guidance of the kind headmaster Albus Dumbledore ." ]
[ "Radcliffe stated that the most oft repeated question he has been asked is how Harry Potter has influenced his own life , to which he regularly answers it has been `` fine '' , and that he did not feel pigeonholed by the role , but rather sees it as a huge privilege to portray the character of Harry Potter .", "Radcliffe stated that the most repeated question he has been asked is how Harry Potter has influenced his own life , to which he regularly answers it has been `` fine , '' and that he did not feel pigeonholed by the role , but rather sees it as a huge privilege to portray Harry ." ]
[ "In addition , Harry Potter is spoofed in the Barry Trotter series by American writer Michael Gerber , where a `` Barry Trotter '' appears as the eponymous anti-hero .", "Harry Potter is spoofed in the Barry Trotter series by American writer Michael Gerber , where a `` Barry Trotter '' appears as the eponymous antihero ." ]
[ "Throughout the entire series , Harry sports his father 's perpetually untidy black hair , his mother 's green eyes , and a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead because of his encounter with Lord Voldemort and round , thick eyeglasses .", "Throughout the series , Harry is described as having his father 's perpetually untidy black hair , his mother 's bright green eyes , and carries a lightning bolt-shaped scar on the right side of his forehead ." ]
[ "However , she explains that , `` He is also in an extreme situation and attempting to defend somebody very good against a violent and murderous opponent '' .", "However , she explains , `` He is also in an extreme situation and attempting to defend somebody very good against a violent and murderous opponent . ''" ]
[ "The book contains many handwritten notes , revisions , and new spells ; Hermione , however , believes Harry using it is cheating .", "The book contains many handwritten notes , revisions , and new spells ; Hermione , however , believes Harry 's use of it is cheating ." ]
[ "The movement started in Massachusetts with the band Harry and the Potters , who cosplay as Harry during live performances", "The movement started in Massachusetts with the band Harry and the Potters , who cosplay as Harry during live performances ." ]
[ "In the next chapter , `` The Flaw in the Plan '' , it is established that Harry , not Voldemort , became the Elder Wand 's true master .", "The spell fails because Harry , not Voldemort , had become the Elder Wand 's true master and the wand could not harm its own master ." ]
[ "To defeat Harry , Voldemort steals the Elder Wand from Dumbledore 's tomb . It is the most powerful wand ever created , and he twice casts the Killing Curse on Harry with it .", "To defeat Harry , Voldemort steals the most powerful wand ever created , the Elder Wand , from Dumbledore 's tomb and twice casts the Killing Curse on Harry with it ." ]
[ "The author stated '' ( s ) ince I really liked Rowling 's books ( â ) I felt obligated to try to write a spoof worthy of the originals . ''", "The author stated '' ( s ) ince I really liked Rowling 's books ( â ) I felt obligated to try to write a spoof worthy of the originals . '' ." ]
[ "When Severus Snape is killed by Voldemort later in the story , Harry realizes that Snape was not the traitorous murderer he believed him to be , but a tragic anti-hero who was loyal to Albus Dumbledore .", "When Voldemort kills Snape later in the story , Harry realizes that Snape was not the traitorous murderer he believed him to be , but a tragic antihero who was loyal to Dumbledore ." ]
[ "Rowling also decided to make Harry an orphan at a boarding school called Hogwarts .", "While she fleshed out the ideas for her book , she also decided to make Harry an orphan who attended a boarding school called Hogwarts ." ]
[ "According to J.K. Rowling , a telling scene in which Harry uses Cruciatus and Imperius ( unforgivable curses for torture and mind-control ) on Voldemort 's servants shows a side to Harry that is `` flawed and mortal . ''", "According to J. K. Rowling , telling scenes are when Harry uses Cruciatus Curse and Imperius Curse , unforgivable curses for torture and mind-control , on Voldemort 's servants , and also when he casts Sectumsempra on Draco Malfoy during the bathroom fight in the sixth book . Each time shows a `` flawed and mortal '' side to Harry ." ]
[ "J.K. Rowling said that in the hours she waited , her idea for `` this scrawny , black-haired , bespectacled boy who did n't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me . ''", "She stated that her idea for `` this scrawny , black-haired , bespectacled boy who did n't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me '' ." ]
[ "On his eleventh birthday , Harry finds that he is a wizard when Rubeus Hagrid tells him that he is to go Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry .", "On his eleventh birthday , Harry learns he is a wizard when Rubeus Hagrid arrives to tell him that he is to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ." ]
[ "She stated in a 2000 interview with South West News Service that Harry Potter is `` particularly talented '' in Defense Against the Dark Arts , and also good in Quidditch .", "She stated in a 2000 interview with South West News Service that Harry Potter is `` particularly talented '' in Defense Against the Dark Arts , and also good at Quidditch ." ]
[ "He killed Harry 's parents , and then he tried to kill Harry - he tried to curse himâ Harry has to find out , before we find out .", "He killed Harry 's parents , and then he tried to kill Harry - he tried to curse him ... Harry has to find out , before we find out ." ]
[ "In a 2007 interview with MTV , Radcliffe stated that , for him , Harry Potter is a classic coming of age character : `` That 's what the films are about for me : a loss of innocence , going from being a young kid in awe of the world around him , to someone who is more battle-hardened by the end of it . ''", "In a 2007 interview with MTV , Radcliffe stated that , for him , Harry is a classic coming of age character : `` That 's what the films are about for me : a loss of innocence , going from being a young kid in awe of the world around him , to someone who is more battle-hardened by the end of it . ''" ]
[ "Voldemort 's second Killing Curse also fails because Voldemort used Harry 's blood in his resurrection . Voldemort 's soul shard within Harry was destroyed because Harry willingly faced death .", "The piece of Voldemort 's soul within Harry was destroyed through Voldemort 's first killing curse with the Elder Wand because Harry willingly faced death ." ]
[ "It is actually an elaborate scheme by Lord Voldemort to lure Harry into a deadly trap .", "It is actually Voldemort 's elaborate scheme to lure Harry into a deadly trap ." ]
[ "In the second book , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Rowling pits Harry against Tom Marvolo Riddle , a memory of Lord Voldemort locked up in a secret diary that Ron 's younger sister Ginny Weasley finds in a bathroom .", "In the second book , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Rowling pits Harry against Tom Marvolo Riddle , Lord Voldemort 's `` memory '' within a secret diary which has possessed Ron 's younger sister Ginny Weasley ." ]
[ "When Voldemort killed the Potters , a grieving Snape vowed to protect Lily 's child , although he loathed young Harry for being James Potter 's son .", "When Voldemort murdered the Potters , a grieving Snape vowed to protect Lily 's child , although he loathed young Harry for being James Potter 's son ." ]
[ "After the seventh book , Rowling commented that Harry has the ultimate character strength , being able to do what even Voldemort can not : he is not afraid of death .", "After the seventh book , Rowling commented that Harry has the ultimate character strength , which not even Voldemort possesses : the acceptance of the inevitability of death ." ]
[ "It is also revealed that Snape did not kill Albus Dumbledore , but carried out Dumbledore 's prearranged plan .", "The memories also reveal that Snape did not murder Dumbledore , but carried out Dumbledore 's prearranged plan ." ]
[ "Harry 's developing maturity becomes apparent when he becomes interested in Cho Chang , a pretty Ravenclaw student .", "Harry 's developing maturity becomes apparent when he becomes romantically interested in Cho Chang , a student in Ravenclaw house ." ]
[ "However , she says , Harry is not directly based on any real-life character , `` he came just out of a part of me '' .", "However , she maintained that Harry was not directly based on any real-life person : `` he came just out of a part of me '' ." ]
[ "Radcliffe was quoted as saying that he wished for Harry to die in the books , but he clarified that he , `` ca n't imagine any other way they can be concluded '' .", "Radcliffe was quoted as saying that he wished for Harry to die in the books , but he clarified that he `` ca n't imagine any other way they can be concluded . ''" ]
[ "`` The advantage of a fictional hero or heroine is that you can know them better than you can know a living hero , many of whom you would never meet ( â ) if people like Harry and identify with him , I am pleased , because I think he is very likeable . ''", "`` The advantage of a fictional hero or heroine is that you can know them better than you can know a living hero , many of whom you would never meet ( ... ) if people like Harry and identify with him , I am pleased , because I think he is very likeable . ''" ]
[ "The first attempt merely stuns Harry into a death-like state .", "The first attempt merely stuns Harry into a death-like state ; the murder attempt fails because Voldemort used Harry 's blood in his resurrection ." ]
[ "Now his thoughts concern Ginny Weasley , Ron 's sister , a vital plot point in the last chapter when Harry ends their budding romance to protect her from Voldemort .", "Now his thoughts concern Ginny , and a vital plot point in the last chapter includes Harry ending their budding romance to protect her from Voldemort ." ]
[ "â She added that preventing Cedric Diggory 's body from falling into Voldemort 's hands is based on the classic scene in the Iliad where Achilles finds the body of his best friend Patroclus from the hands of Hector .", "â She added that preventing Cedric 's body from falling into Voldemort 's hands is based on the classic scene in the Iliad where Achilles retrieves the body of his best friend Patroclus from the hands of Hector ." ]
[ "He also forms rivalries with characters Draco Malfoy , a classmate from an elitist wizard family , and the Potions teacher and head of Slytherin House , Severus Snape .", "He also forms a rivalry with characters Draco Malfoy , a classmate from an elitist wizarding family , and the cold , condescending Potions master , Severus Snape , Draco 's mentor and the head of Slytherin House ." ]
[ "The books cover seven years in the life of the orphan who , on his 11th birthday , learns he is a wizard and the son of magical parents Lily and James Potter .", "The main story of the books covers seven years in the life of the orphan who , on his eleventh birthday , learns he is a wizard ." ]
[ "As of 2007 , he has an estimated wealth of  # 17 million .", "The role has been highly lucrative for Radcliffe ; as of 2007 , he had an estimated wealth of  # 17 million ." ]
[ "In the novels , Harry is the only child of James and Lily Potter , but orphaned as an infant .", "In the novels , Harry is the only child of James and Lily Potter , orphaned as an infant ." ]
[ "In addition , wizard rock bands like Harry and the Potters and others regularly dress up in the style of Harry Potter , sporting painted forehead scars , black wigs and round bottle top glasses .", "In addition , wizard rock bands like Harry and the Potters and others regularly dress up in the style of Harry Potter , sporting painted forehead scars , black wigs , and round bottle top glasses ." ]
[ "The death of her mother on December 30 , 1990 led Rowling to write Harry Potter as a boy longing for his dead parents . His pain became `` more deeper , more real '' than in earlier versions because she related to it herself .", "Her own mother 's death on 30 December 1990 inspired Rowling to write Harry Potter as a boy longing for his dead parents , his anguish becoming `` much deeper , much more real '' than in earlier drafts because she related to it herself ." ]
[ "Tension mounts , however , when Harry is mysteriously chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament , even though another Hogwarts champion , Cedric Diggory , was already selected .", "Tension mounts , however , when Harry is mysteriously chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament , even though another Hogwarts champion , Cedric Diggory , has already been selected ." ]
[ "According to Rowling , to characters for whom wizarding blood purity matters , Lily would be considered `` as loathsome as a Muggle '' , and derogatively referred to as a `` Mudblood '' .", "According to Rowling , to characters for whom wizarding blood purity matters , Lily would be considered `` as ` bad ' as a Muggle , '' and derogatively referred to as a `` Mudblood '' ." ]
[ "There he learns about his parents and his connection to the Dark Lord .", "There he learns about the wizarding world , his parents , and his connection to the Dark Lord ." ]
[ "Radcliffe was asked to audition for the role of Harry Potter in 2000 by producer David Heyman , while in at a play titled Stones in His Pockets in London .", "Radcliffe was asked to audition for the role of Harry in 2000 by producer David Heyman , while in attendance at a play titled Stones in His Pockets in London ." ]
[ "Harry also takes the Elder Wand and lays it with Dumbledore 's body , so the power of the wand might be extinguished if he dies a natural death . However , the new portrait of Dumbledore in the Headmaster 's Office agrees that Harry should keep the Invisibility Cloak for himself , since it was his father 's .", "At the very end , Harry decides to leave the Elder Wand in Dumbledore 's tomb and the Resurrection Stone hidden in the forest , but he keeps the Invisibility Cloak because it had belonged to his father ." ]
[ "In the chapter `` King 's Cross '' , Dumbledore 's spirit tells Harry that when Voldemort failed to kill baby Harry and disembodied himself , Harry became an unintentional Horcrux ; Voldemort could not kill Harry while the Dark Lord 's soul shard was within Harry 's body .", "Dumbledore informs Harry that when Voldemort disembodied himself during his failed attempt to kill baby Harry , Harry became an unintentional Horcrux ; Harry could not kill Voldemort while the Dark Lord 's soul shard remained within Harry 's body ." ]
[ "Harry excels in Potions by using an old textbook once belonging to a talented student known only as , `` The Half-Blood Prince . ''", "Harry suddenly excels in Potions , using an old textbook once belonging to a talented student known only as `` The Half-Blood Prince . ''" ]
[ "After reading the last book , where Harry Potter and his friends survive and have children , Radcliffe stated to be glad about the ending and lauded author J. K. Rowling for the conclusion of the story .", "After reading the last book , where Harry and his friends do indeed survive and have children , Radcliffe stated he was glad about the ending and lauded Rowling for the conclusion of the story ." ]
[ "She gradually gains more power , eventually seizing control of the school .", "She gradually gains more power , eventually ousting Dumbledore and seizing control of the school ." ]
[ "Harry James Potter is the main character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter fantasy series .", "Harry James Potter is the title character and the primary protagonist of J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series ." ]
[ "In the third book , called Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Rowling uses time travel as the basis for the book .", "In the third book , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Rowling uses a time travel premise ." ]
[ "His power is evident from the beginning of the series ; specifically , Harry shows immediate command of a broomstick , produces a Patronus at an early age and survives several confrontations with Voldemort .", "His power is evident from the beginning of the series ; specifically , Harry shows immediate command of a broomstick , produces a Patronus at an early age , and survives several confrontations with Voldemort ." ]
[ "When Black escapes to find revenge , Harry and Hermione use a Time Turner to save him and a hippogriff named Buckbeak .", "When Sirius escapes to seek revenge , Harry and Hermione use a Time Turner to save him and a hippogriff named Buckbeak ." ]
[ "Rowling also made an intimate statement about Harry 's personal life : `` Because of the demands of the adventure that Harry is following , he has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had '' .", "Rowling also made an intimate statement about Harry 's personal life : `` Because of the demands of the adventure that Harry is following , he has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had . ''" ]
[ "In a 1999 interview , Rowling stated that Draco is based on several schoolyard bullies she had known and Snape on a teacher of hers who abused his power .", "In a 1999 interview , Rowling stated that Draco is based on several prototypical schoolyard bullies she encountered and Snape on a sadistic teacher of hers who abused his power ." ]
[ "According to author J. K. Rowling , the idea for both the Harry Potter books and the character came while waiting for a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990 .", "According to Rowling , the idea for both the Harry Potter books and its eponymous protagonist came while waiting for a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990 ." ]
[ "He is sorted into Gryffindor House by the Sorting Hat and becomes friends with classmates Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger . Near the end of his first year at Hogwarts , he stops Voldemort 's attempt to steal the Philosopher 's Stone .", "When he is sorted into Gryffindor House , he becomes fast friends with classmates Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger , and foils Voldemort 's attempt to steal the Philosopher 's Stone ." ]
[ "Having `` very limited access to truly caring adults '' , Rowling said , Harry `` is forced to make his own decisions from early age on . ''", "Having `` very limited access to truly caring adults '' , Rowling said , Harry `` is forced to make his own decisions from an early age on . ''" ]
[ "Through private meetings with Dumbledore , Harry learns about Lord Voldemort 's orphaned youth , his rise to power , and how he splintered his soul into Horcruxes to achieve immortality .", "Through private meetings with Dumbledore , Harry learns about Voldemort 's orphaned youth , his rise to power , and how he splintered his soul into Horcruxes to achieve immortality ." ]
[ "Harry suffers another emotional blow , when his godfather , Sirius Black is killed during a battle with Death Eaters at the Department of Mysteries , but Harry ultimately defeats Voldemort 's plan to steal an important prophecy and helps uncover Umbridge 's sinister motives .", "Harry suffers another emotional blow , when his beloved godfather , Sirius , is killed during a duel with Sirius ' cousin , the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange , at the Department of Mysteries , but Harry ultimately defeats Voldemort 's plan to steal an important prophecy ." ]
[ "J.K. Rowling said , the difference between Harry and Voldemort is that Harry willingly accepts mortality , making him stronger than his nemesis .", "However , J. K. Rowling said the difference between Harry and Voldemort is that Harry willingly accepts mortality , making him stronger than his nemesis ." ]
[ "And Harry , therefore , did have to reach a point where he did almost break down , and say he didnâ t want to play anymore , he didnâ t want to be the hero anymore â `` and heâ d lost too much .", "And Harry , therefore , did have to reach a point where he did almost break down , and say he did n't want to play anymore , he did n't want to be the hero anymore â `` and heâ d lost too much ." ]
[ "In a 2000 interview with The Guardian , Rowling also said that the character of Wart in T.H. White 's novel The Sword In the Stone is `` Harry 's spiritual ancestor . ''", "In a 2000 interview with The Guardian , Rowling also established that the character of Wart in T. H. White 's novel The Sword in the Stone is `` Harry 's spiritual ancestor . ''" ]
[ "In the six Harry Potter movies from 2001-2009 , Harry Potter has been played by British actor Daniel Radcliffe .", "In the seven Harry Potter films screened from 2001 â `` 2010 , Harry Potter has been portrayed by British actor Daniel Radcliffe . Radcliffe will appear in the film adaptation of the final Harry Potter instalment , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , which was split into two films ." ]
[ "Two Horcruxes have been destroyed , and Harry and Dumbledore locate another , although it is a fake .", "Two Horcruxes have been destroyedâ '' the diary and a ring ; and Harry and Dumbledore locate another , although it is a fake ." ]
[ "And - so - but for some mysterious reason , the curse did n't work on Harry .", "And for some mysterious reason , the curse did n't work on Harry ." ]
[ "After Voldemort destroys that soul piece in the seventh book 's climax , Harry loses the ability to speak Parseltongue .", "After Voldemort destroys that soul fragment in the seventh book 's climax , Harry loses the ability to speak Parseltongue ." ]
[ "Harry is written as an orphan living unhappily with his only family left , the cruel Dursleys .", "As a result , Harry is written as an orphan living with his only remaining family , the Dursleys ." ]
[ "She explained , `` Harry HAD to be an orphan - so that he 's a free agent , with no fear of letting down his parents , disappointing them â Hogwarts HAS to be a boarding school - half the important stuff happens at night !", "She explained in a 1999 interview with The Guardian : `` Harry had to be an orphan â '' so that he 's a free agent , with no fear of letting down his parents , disappointing them ... Hogwarts has to be a boarding school â '' half the important stuff happens at night !" ]
[ "Rowling has said that the Mirror of Erised chapter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone is her favorite . The mirror reflects Harry 's deepest desire , namely to see his dead parents .", "Rowling has stated that the Mirror of Erised chapter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone is her favorite ; the mirror reflects Harry 's deepest desire , namely to see his dead parents ." ]
[ "Voldemort 's second Killing Curse also fails because Voldemort used Harry 's blood in his resurrection .", "In the book 's climax , Voldemort 's second Killing Curse hurled at Harry also fails and rebounds upon himself , finally killing him ." ]
[ "In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Harry , Ron and Hermione leave Hogwarts to complete Dumbledore 's task : to search for and destroy Voldemort 's remaining four Horcruxes , and then find and kill the Dark Lord .", "In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , Harry , Ron , and Hermione leave Hogwarts to complete Dumbledore 's task : to search for and destroy Voldemort 's remaining four Horcruxes , then find and kill the Dark Lord ." ]
[ "Because the paranoid Ministry thinks that Dumbledore is building a wizard army to overthrow them , Umbridge decides not to teach students real defensive magic .", "Because the paranoid Ministry suspects that Dumbledore is building a wizard army to overthrow them , Umbridge refuses to teach students real defensive magic ." ]
[ "During the Tournament 's final challenge , Harry and Cedric are teleported to a graveyard . Cedric is killed , and Lord Voldemort , aided by Peter Pettigrew , uses Harry 's blood in a gruesome ritual to resurrect Voldemort 's body .", "During the Tournament 's final challenge , Harry and Cedric are transported to a graveyard , using a portkey , where Cedric is killed by Peter Pettigrew , and Voldemort , aided by Pettigrew , uses Harry 's blood in a gruesome ritual to resurrect his body ." ]
[ "She also said that Harry was born on 31 July and has the same birthday as herself .", "Finally , she established Harry 's birth date as 31 July , the same as her own ." ]
[ "In a 2005 interview with NBC anchorwoman Katie Couric , Rowling stated that ( after the events in the sixth book ) Harry has , `` taken the view that they are now at war .", "In a 2005 interview , Rowling stated that ( after the events in the sixth book ) Harry has , `` taken the view that they are now at war ." ]
[ "The three put themselves against Voldemort 's newly formed totalitarian police state , an action that tests Harry 's courage and moral character .", "The three pit themselves against Voldemort 's newly formed totalitarian police state , an action that tests Harry 's courage and moral character ." ]
[ "Fresnoy-en-Gohelle is a commune . It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France .", "Fresnoy-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France ." ]
[ "Masao Uchino ( born 21 April 1934 ) is a former Japanese football player .", "Masao Uchino ( born April 21 , 1934 in Japan ) is a former Japanese football player and manager ." ]
[ "Of German-Jewish descent , he was one of the most influential composers of popular music in Europe in the 19th century .", "Of German-Jewish ancestry , he was one of the most influential composers of popular music in Europe in the 19th century , and many of his works remain in the repertory ." ]
[ "Offenbach 's many operettas , such as Orpheus in the Underworld , and La belle Hà là ne , were extremely popular both in France and elsewhere in the 1850s and 1860s .", "Offenbach 's numerous operettas , such as Orpheus in the Underworld , and La belle Hà là ne , were extremely popular in both France and the English-speaking world during the 1850s and 1860s ." ]
[ "While his name remains most closely associated with the French operetta and the Second Empire , it is Offenbach 's one fully operatic masterpiece , Les contes d'Hoffmann ( The Tales of Hoffmann ) , composed at the end of his career , that has become the most familiar of Offenbach 's works in major opera houses .", "While his name remains associated most closely with the French operetta and the Second Empire , it is Offenbach 's one fully operatic masterpiece , Les contes d'Hoffmann ( The Tales of Hoffmann ) , composed at the end of his career , that has become the most familiar of Offenbach 's works in major opera houses ." ]
[ "He fled France , but during the last years of his life , his popularity came back . Several of his operettas are still performed .", "His popularity in France went down during the 1870s after the Second Empire , and he fled France , but during the last years of his life , his popularity rebounded , and several of his operettas are still performed ." ]
[ "Jacques Offenbach ( 20 June 1819 , in Cologne â `` 5 October 1880 , in Paris ) was a French composer and cellist of the Romantic era . He is seen as one of the originators of the operetta form .", "Jacques Offenbach ( born Jacob Offenbach ; 20 June 1819 -- 5 October 1880 ) was a German-born French composer and cellist of the Romantic era and one of the originators of the operetta form ." ]
[ "Usually performed between five and seven minutes in length , it is also the longest of the preludes .", "Usually performed between five and seven minutes in length , the sostenuto is also the longest of the preludes ." ]
[ "One particular note ( A-flat ) is played again and again during the piece and sounds like raindrops to many listeners .", "The prelude is noted for its repeating A-flat , which appears throughout the piece and sounds like raindrops to many listeners ." ]
[ "It is one of Chopin 's most famous preludes , along with Prelude Op .", "The Prelude Op . 28 , No. 15 , by Frà dà ric Chopin , known as the `` Raindrop '' prelude , is one of the 24 Chopin preludes ." ]
[ "Pears helped to write the words for A Midsummer Night 's Dream , based on the Shakespeare play . In most of Brittenâ s operas Pears sang serious roles , but in A Midsummer Nightâ s Dream he had a comic role : the part of Flute the Bellowsmender .", "Pears was co-librettist for A Midsummer Night 's Dream , and created one of his few comic roles in it ." ]
[ "Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears CBE ( his name rhymes with â cheersâ ) ( born Farnham 22 June 1910 died Aldeburgh 3 April 1986 ) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten .", "Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears CBE ( `` peerz '' ; 22 June 1910-3 April 1986 ) was an English tenor who was knighted in 1978 . His career was closely associated with the composer Edward Benjamin Britten ." ]
[ "He met Britten in 1934 , when he was a member of the BBC Singers .", "In 1936 , while a member of the a member of the BBC Singers , he met Benjamin Britten , who was to become his lover ." ]
[ "In this role he was dressed up as a female and did a parody of the great opera singer Joan Sutherland singing the mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor .", "As Flute the bellows-mender , he performed a drag parody of Dame Joan Sutherland in the mad scene of Lucia di Lammermoor ." ]
[ "Back in England they performed Britten 's song cycle Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo together at the Wigmore Hall in London ( Britten was an excellent pianist ) , and then recorded them for EMI , their first recording together .", "There , in 1940 , Britten composed Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo , the first of many song cycles for Pears . Upon their return to England in 1942 , they performed this song cycle at Wigmore Hall on 23 September , and then recorded them for EMI , their first recording together ." ]
[ "These include Les Illuminations , Nocturne , the Serenade for Tenor , Horn and Strings and the Canticles . In Brittenâ s operas he sang Peter Grimes and Albert Herring ( title roles ) , The Beggar 's Opera ( Macheath ) , Owen Wingrave ( Sir Philip Wingrave ) , Billy Budd ( Captain Vere ) , The Turn of the Screw ( Quint ) , Death in Venice ( Aschenbach ) and the three Church Parables .", "These include the Nocturne , the Serenade for Tenor , Horn and Strings , the Canticles , the operas Peter Grimes and Albert Herring ( title roles ) , his adaption of The Beggar 's Opera ( Macheath ) , Owen Wingrave ( Sir Philip Wingrave ) , Billy Budd ( Captain Vere ) , The Turn of the Screw ( Quint ) , Death in Venice ( Aschenbach ) and the three Church Parables ." ]
[ "Pears and Britten gave their first recital together in 1937 at Balliol College , University of Oxford .", "Pears and Britten gave their first recital together in 1937 at Balliol College , Oxford University ." ]
[ "Many of Britten 's operas have a main tenor role which was written for Pears to sing .", "Many of Britten 's works contain a main tenor role written specifically for Pears ." ]