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Endnotes

Chapter Four

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James E. Pettis

  1. Vega — This comes from an Arabic word meaning “swooping,” describing the constellation this star is in, “swooping vulture.”
  2. The Gap — This is a security feature of the library.  As this library does not allow patrons to remove books, any work which passes beyond the edge into the region of The Gap sets off an alarm and causes the great vault door to close.  Apparating, and even portkeys other than the specially ensorcelled Catalog Amulets, will not operate within the library.  There is no known case of a successful theft from the library, though there have been several attempts.  Offenders receive a short sentence in Azkaban.

    Naughty children occasionally cause a ruckus by tossing a book or scroll into The Gap.  This sets off the alarm and seals everyone in.  The gap has had a permanent “slow descent” spell cast on it so that no work of literature will be harmed by the fall.  There is usually no repeat performance, as library security agents know a spell which causes mistreated books to speak and identify their abuser.

  3. Catalog Amulet — In addition to its other useful functions, the Catalog Amulets act as a special sort of Portkey, though it can only operate as such when used on the landing of one of the library staircases.
  4. Herophile — One of the names of the classic sibyls, or prophetesses, of ancient Greece.  Pronounced hair · oh · fee · lay.
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