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ships: Haleb (PLL), Fuinn (Glee), Quick (Glee), Mina (Glee), Sober (PLL), Swarkles (HIMYM), Danvannah (Hellcats)
“I have always been fascinated with fairy tales, and the idea that Prince Charming is just one castle away. And you’re gonna run across a field and meet each other in the middle, and have an amazing, perfect movie kiss. And it’s gonna be happily ever after.”

My livejournal friend posted this:

I was reading a fanfic last night when the author made a connection that made me squee. If you research flower meanings, you find that the very first question Snape ever asked Harry was an important MESSAGE.

Asphodel is a type of lily, used to send the message "my regrets follow you to the grave". Wormwood means "absence" and is used as a symbol of "bitter sorrow".

Adding powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood gives you more than the Draught of Living Death. It says ‘I bitterly regret Lily’s death.’ Was Snape trying to convey a message to Harry, or was this just an invisible clue planted by JKR for a backstory we wouldn't learn about until the very end, ten years later?

Another thing I noticed a few years ago while reading a list of Latin phrases was the phrase "en camera". In Latin, en camera means "in secret" AND "in the chamber". Add Colin Creevey's camera to the mix and you have a brilliant piece of wordplay and I LOVE JK ROWLING. It excites me so much, to think that after nearly a decade of being in love with these books, I can still find little secrets hidden in the story that make me squirm with delight.

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