ALLUSIONS, INSIGHTS, & TRIVIA:

The Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter and the Legacy of Thirty Six

| NAMES |

There are three new characters that are named in reference to three popular characters from three other popular series of the past few years: ALLUDED FROM STEPHENIE MEYER'S Twilight series, Belenus Swan, named from Isabella "Bella" Swan, is the head of the personal squad of hit wizards that accompany Harry and his Auror-partner. His first name derived from the Celtic mythological name of a god of fire and healing, Belenus is very military-like, never speaking out of turn and always addressing rank with respect. He is also very loyal to Harry, serving as his personal assistant during their time in the office and away from combat. Belenus even clashes at first with the MRA Agent, Reid Shallows, when Reid addresses Harry by his given name, only to realize that they already know each other and apologizes to the American. During their hunt for Seward Roscoe, Belenus gets injured in one of the blasts from one of Roscoe's Fiendfyre traps. Only scalding his arm, Belenus is forced to take a more permanent cover during the remainder of the battle. After the fight, Belenus receives treatment from Reid's life-partner, Terrance Bicknell, who is a highly skilled healer and ultimately Belenus returns to Great Britain with Harry and the Auror team. FROM SUZANNE COLLINS' The Hunger Games trilogy, Katherine Everdeen, named from Katniss Everdeen, is the Death Eater Antonin Dolohov's past girlfriend/lover some time before he joined the Dark Lord. Katherine worked on the same reserve with Charlie Weasley and in 2000 Antonin, who had escaped arrest, appeared at the reserve seeking her help for concealment or any sort of safe flight she could give him. Charlie, recognizing him and confirming his identity after seeing the disfigured tattoo on his arm, notified the Auror's Office back in Britain. In the meantime, Katherine refused to go with Antonin after his many attempts to convince her, and she only spared him a few Galleons and one of her brooms before he took off east. Although Dolohov had a head start, the arrival of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and several other Aurors proved to be no match for the former Death Eater; Charlie, familiar with the terrain around them, helped the Aurors track Dolohov down and the British enforcers successfully brought him down. Katherine Everdeen was not charged even though she "aided and abetted" a known criminal. FROM E.L. JAMES' Fifty Shades trilogy, Charles Gray, named from Christian Grey, is the current owner of the British and Irish Quidditch League team, the Montrose Magpies. He is also Ginny Weasley's husband and first love after her and Harry's split sometime in 1998. Charles is a pure-blood wizard, inheriting the ownership and trust of the team from his father, as well as the oversight of the Gray family fortune, estate, and affairs. Charles, for an unknown reason, is unable to bear children and agrees to allow Harry to not only biologically conceive children with his wife, but also makes no attempt to want to be titular father to Albus, James, and Lily; he takes the step-father role welcomingly and for that Charles and Harry have a great amount of respect for each other-Charles towards Harry because Harry steps up to the plate as a father. On the flip-side, Ron, Ginny's youngest older brother, cannot stand Charles Gray, the reason unclear, though Harry suspects it's either because Charles often leaves his wife alone for business purposes for great spans of time throughout the year, or because he owns one of the Chudley Cannons' greatest rival teams-or both.

Callum Costello, the young symphonic wizard prodigy advertised on WWN and discussed by Arthur Weasley during the birthday dinner at the Burrow, derives his name from Channel4/E4's Hollyoaks. The Costello family was a long occurring family, only ending its appearance with the death of Riley Costello in October 2012. Callum Kane is part of the younger generation of characters who first appeared September 2011.

There are two new characters that are named in reference to two captains from two separate Star Trek series: DERIVED FROM GENE RODDENBERRY'S Star Trek: The Next Generation series, Christian Picard, named from Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is the head of the personal squad of hit wizards that accompany Reid Shallows and his Agency-partner, Michael Gossart. DERIVED FROM RICK BERMAN'S (et. al.) Star Trek: Voyager, Margaret Janeway, named from Captain Kathryn Janeway, is the head of the reserve squad of hit wizards that serve during the Operation: Hercules mission in Biloxi, Mississippi.

A specialist within the Investigation Department of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, a Cognos is an inquisitor, or rather an interrogator or torturer to Dark Wizards. These brutish, intimidating men are only summoned for cases where the prisoner is an extremely malicious target and the Ministry needs all details from him. Cogni use matters of techniques that many would deem inhumane, including the authorized use of large amounts of Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse. The Latin word cognoscens means "judge" or "inquisitor," where Cognos is derived from.

Hunna, the snowy-owl Christmas present Harry received from Charlie in 2006, derives her name from the same list of Catholic Saints as Hedwig. Although her patronage-of laundresses, laundry workers, and washerwomen-has nothing to do with my reasoning, I chose 'Hunna' because of the syllabic similarity to 'hoot,' and in all truth, 'Hunna' has a nice ring to it.

Jeremy Fisher in the 'Jeremy Fisher Opera House' is the name of Helen Beatrix Potter's main character in her 1906 children's book, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Beatrix Potter was an English author and illustrator born in Kensington, London, in 1866, famous for The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Jeremy Fisher, the character, is a frog, whose name was chosen for the name of the opera house because in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Frog Choir was an idea added by director Alfonso Cuarón that J.K. Rowling "simply loved" according to the HarryPotterWikia. This link between English authors, stories, characters, and ideas is a dedication to J.K. Rowling for her love of that little addition.

Kuiperian Whipple derives his name from two astronomers involved in the racing search for the still undiscovered, yet suspected, Pluto. Although Gerard Kuiper never made the discovery of Pluto, but did become famous for the theorized and confirmed Kuiper Belt around our solar system, he did once theorize that Pluto was the same size as Earth. Fred Whipple also became involved in the planet-hunt, though ultimately became esteemed for his "dirty snowball" cometary hypothesis and for his designs of the "Whipple shield." In turn, Kuiperian Whipple's son, Kenneth Whipple, also derives his name from the same hunt, from the late Irish astronomer, Kenneth Edgeworth, whose work help laid the ground for the discovery of the Kuiper belt.

Michael Gossard derives his name from two members of the American rock band, Pearl Jam: Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, the lead guitarist and rhythm/lead guitarist respectively. While the band has no significant value, when I was trying name Reid Shallows' field-partner, their song Black was playing on my computer.

Phoenix Day derives its name from what the mythical creature represents: rebirth. Through fire, the phoenix burns up and regrows anew. In the case of the Second Wizarding War, the war represented the fiery death a phoenix experiences as it dies. The victory over Voldemort and the Death Eaters is the rebirth of the phoenix, and therefore the rebirth of the damaged wizarding world because of the Dark Lord.

In the Goblin's Tap during the second interlude, the Ragnuk Rum is named after a famous goblin, Ragnuk the First, the very one who forged the Sword of Godric Gryffindor. Borgrok's Beer, however, is only based on Goblin names, mostly a mix of Bogrod, Gornuk, and Ragnok, each canon names; Borgrok is not a canon goblin or name.

Rupert Scrimgeour was given his first name due to the etymology behind his father's given name: Rufus. Rufus is a Latin name meaning 'red' and Rupert is a Low German form of the German name, Hrodebert, meaning 'bright fame,' which correlates also to the red-headed Rupert Grint, obviously the actor who starred as Ronald Weasley through the entire movie saga.

Streeler Scotch derives its name from the magical creature of the same name found in J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A streeler is a giant snail that "changes colour on an hourly basis, and leaves behind a trail of venom so toxic that it burns all vegetation that it touches," according to the HarryPotterWikia. Sipping scotch, like its parent, sipping whiskey, is meant to be enjoyed by sipping the beverage over a longer duration of time, as opposed to shooting it like other types of whiskey, scotch, and other alcohol. Streeler Scotch is meant to be sipped over an even longer period and has the added enjoyment effect of changing colors over the entire duration; in the bottle it changes color on a daily basis, similar to the creature it is named after. Bill Weasley bought his father a bottle of this for Christmas in 2007 when he was deployed by Gringotts to Carthage, Tunisia.

Thorkel Rowle was given his first name due to the etymology behind his brother's given name: Thorfinn. Thorfinn, in the Orkneyinga Saga, is an "unusually tall and strong...a forceful man, greedy for fame and fortune. He did well in battle, for he was both a good tactician and full of courage"—according to Wikipedia—and the hero of the narrative. In the same Norse narrative, Thorkel is Thorfinn's companion, much in the same way as Enkidu is Gilgamesh's in the Epic of Gilgamesh, or Oliver of Roland's in The Song of Roland.

| SPELLS AND OTHER MAGIC |

The Lightning Curse (Fulmen Ferio) is a spell invented by Reid Shallows that emits a jagged yet linear bolt of lightning, electrocuting anything it touches, even rubber. The incantation is Fulmen Ferio, literally "lightning strike."

Fulmen Rumpo is a spell that, being a stronger version of Fulmen Ferio, sends a great burst of lightning bolts in an un-patterned large-cone-like manner.

The Lubrication Charm (Lubricus Laboricus) causes an intended target to become magically lubricated. In the case of sex, where it is most commonly used, the charm replaces any physical lubricant and even relaxes muscles to a small degree. Lasting all throughout the entire encounter, the spell dissipates after orgasm and the male's penis is removed; when it dissipates, it removes all trace with it and throughout the encounter, the spell protects against any biological transfers, including diseases and fertilization—therefore it is hindering if a couple is trying to get pregnant. At use, the use need only point his or her wand at the desired target and mutter the incantation, which will result in a dim white light glow at the end of the wand. Etymologically, the Latin word lubricus means "slippery" and the word labor means "slide," therefore together meaning "slippery slide."

Lubricus Laboricus Maxima is a spell that, being a stronger version of Lubricus Laboricus, heightens the receiver's pleasure to a much greater level and allows for instant penetration with no pain to the receiver whatsoever as the muscles have been entirely loosened and the magical 'lubricant' feels to be in a greater quantity.

The Oleus Solution is a potion made from the Oleus plant found only on the western end of the Indonesian island of Flores. Created by the Italian wizard Amoricus Fazzle, who was the product of two people under the enchantments of Amortentia, Oleus Solution is a type of lubricant. During intercourse, one only need apply two drops of this potion and not only will the cavity becomes slick, but the surrounding muscles will all become relaxed enough to accommodate even larger sizes of penetrable sources. Oleum is Latin for "oil."

The Perfodius Curse (Perfodio) is a curse used to pierce solid objects, including people. The hole created by this curse does not allow anything but its counter-curse to mend it, making this a deadly curse to any who're struck by it as they will bleed out if not attended to by a skilled healer. The Perfodius Curse is cast by pointing one's wand at a target, where the spell will fire almost like a bullet—in speed—with a pewter glow to it. The counter-curse is Expleo. Perfodio Maxima is a stronger version of this spell.

Expleo is the incantation for the counter-curse to Perfodio.

Perfodio Maxima is a spell that, being a stronger version of Perfodio, pierces a target with a size similar to that of a cannon-ball, as opposed to a bullet.

The Stun-Balls are a German invention by the wizard Friedrich Steinkamp and Mabhook in 2001. Taking Goblin metal, provided by his Goblin business partner, who molded the metal into semi-circles, Steinkamp launched two dozen Stunning Spells at a pair while fitting them together and rapidly rotating them. He then fitted the circles with a magical bind that would make them appear to be whole but would make a slight grind when pressed together. After cracking then and making them impact another surface, the metal release every spell fired at it. Through a contract with the German Ministry of Magic, the duo were able to mass produce these for the law enforcement and eventually for law enforcement all around the world.

| TRIVIA AND OTHER TID BITS |

The title of this story, Harry Potter and the Legacy of Thirty-Six is a reference to the final chapter of the final book of the Harry Potter series. In 'Chapter Thirty-Six: The Flaw in the Plan' of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, several major lasting, yet ending plots extend from that very chapter. It is May 2, 1998, and the final battle, the Battle of Hogwarts, ends and with the death of Lord Voldemort, the Second Wizarding War draws to a close. Many deaths have occurred because of this battle, a birth becomes significant with this day, and years later it will always be an important day of the year—both good and bad.

I tried to pay homage to J.K. Rowling in a second way: in Harry Potter: The Page Beyond, J.K. Rowling admits that "This may surprise people, but it is the truth...In many, many ways, Hufflepuff is my favorite House." I tried to honor this during the twist on reality when I have Harry admit, "We should also add that Jo is a distant descendent of Helga Hufflepuff so we feel a little more justified in telling her."

The 'Prince from a Muggle video game' referenced in Chapter Ten, who says "A sound plan" is Prince Arthas Menethil from Blizzard's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos—for anyone who's interested and/or hadn't yet guessed.

"…give a twiddle to the platinum…" is Reid Shallow's way of ordering his lieutenant to summon Terry Bicknell, a highly gifted healer, to their location. The 'platinum' refers to a platinum coin with two heads, one of Reid and the other of Terry. The coin acts much like the Dumbledore's Army coin created by Hermione Granger. It is activated by just twiddling the coin between the holder's fingers.

The magazine Terry Bicknell is reading back at Room 707 has the headline 'A Remedy to Cure All Ills?' Minus the question-mark, the title is from the sixth episode of the first series of BBC One's Merlin. The title refers to the poisonous Elanthia beetles carried by the dark sorcerer Edwin Muirden, who comes to Camelot posing as a physician who claims to have the 'remedy to cure all ills.'

Harry's pocket watch is enchanted in the same fashion as the Weasley's family clock. There are eight positions on the clock, each represented by a letter—in two cases two letters: B-Burrow, HM-Home, HP-Hospital, L-Lost, M-Mortal Peril, P-Prison, T-Travelling, and W-Work. Both Harry and Charlie have identical pocket watches, the insides of the lids covered in a candid picture from their wedding. On the story's cover art, the pocket watch is featured in the background behind Harry and Charlie.

| EXPLANATIONS |

Throughout The Witching Hour sequence, I tried to base the radio-speak off of some of the formatting of National Public Radio (commonly known as NPR), a well-known American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization. Based on the Chocolate Frog Card image of Glenda Chittock, I pegged her character to be more like Rita Skeeter: rambunctious, spontaneous, energetic, astounding, and even sometimes overly personal. However, with the dialogue between Harry and Charlie after the interview, I hoped to account for my different interpretation of her.

The title and inspiration of The Boy Who Lived: A Memoir comes from my ownership of the late Christopher Hitchens' 2010 memoir, Hitch-22: A Memoir, as well as Sir Salman Rushdie's 2012 memoir, Joseph Anton: A Memoir. Both unique titles have a special meaning for both authors, the former as part of a word game he used to play with his close friends, including Rushdie, and the latter as the alias he used when he went into hiding after the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran pronounced a fatwā on Rushdie for his authorship of The Satanic Verses. For Harry Potter, "The Boy Who Lived" was a name he was known by since he was a baby and ten years before he even realized the name existed. In my view, Harry would have hated this, as one of his long-term goals ws to just be Harry, or rather, just be normal. And because his memoir was designed to correct the three-quarters fabrication of Rita Skeeter's 1998 biography of him, Harry chose this name for its contemptuous and ironic value.

I feel it necessary to provide a little insight into Harry and Cedric's relationship glimpsed upon in the first interlude. I mentioned they were 'dating' but did put that in quotes for a reason. As admitted in Harry's memoir, Cedric was gay and he and Cho were only ever friends, she a beard if nothing else. What isn't mentioned in either the interview or the interlude is that Cedric had a crush on Harry since their time at the 2004 Quidditch World Cup. Finally, only at the Yule Ball, when Cedric shared the vague key to the Golden Egg, did Cedric admit he had feelings for Harry. After their first outing together sometime between the dance and the Second Task, the two agreed that it would be too hard with the Tournament and the school pressure to be a proper couple, but that they could meet knowing they had a great mutual interest in one another. And they did: Harry often found himself being sent encrypted notes and being pulled into abandoned classrooms for snogging sessions and more. After the Second Task, the two were able to sneak away while in Hogsmeade and share a less explicit, more romantic afternoon together; it was the closest thing the pair ever had to a "proper date." Obviously, the 'First Time' meeting in the fifth floor prefects' bathroom on the eve of the Final Task was their last intimate time together, as the next evening Cedric was murdered by Peter Pettigrew. Because of the feelings that Harry'd been developing for the Hufflepuff, and therefore the subsequent loss, he took this harder than The Goblet of Fire let on. Although not in love-having never been given the chance to fall for Cedric-Harry was heartbroken and would continue on to date Cho the following year in an attempt to bury himself with someone who felt his pain, on top of his own guilt as he blamed himself for Cedric's death; because of that guilt, Harry felt obligated in a way to look after Cho, who had been interested in Cedric despite the fact that they never dated. For reference's and clarity's sake I also thought I'd spell out how I view Harry's relationship history in this 'reality:'

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Ron Weasley - wanking partner - October, 1993 - One time event/remained friends after

Cedric Diggory - intimately dated - December 25, 1994-June 24, 1995 - Ended because Diggory was murdered by Peter Pettigrew

Cho Chang - lightly dated - December, 1995-February, 1996 - Ended because Chang became too overcome with jealousy and resentment/Eventually reconciled

Ginny Weasley - intimately dated - May 1997-June 30, 1997 - Ended because Potter left to hunt Voldemort's Horcruxes - May 2, 1998-January 1, 1999 - Ended because Weasley became too overcome with depression/remained friends

Oliver Wood - friends with benefits - October 16, 1999-March, 2000 - Ended because Potter wanted more and Wood couldn't provide that with his Quidditch schedule/remained friends

Ilana Dvoracek (Czech Muggle) - casual date - August 1, 2000 - Ended because their Wizard/Muggle worlds clashed

Charlie Weasley - stable relationship - January, 2001-present - Married on July 7, 2003]

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Harry Potter's dragon eggshell shirt is a protective garment that Charlie gave Harry from the Romanian reservoir. The shirt is made of crushed down dragon eggshells and refitted into threads, the outside of the shell able to withstand some number of spells; it certainly cannot protect the wearer against the stronger curses like the Killing Curse or Sectumsempra.

Final Author's Note: I'd like to thank all my readers, favoriters, and reviewers. This was a blast to write and all of the notice and feedback means a great deal. For those who want more, there IS a follow-up project, more from Reid Shallows' point of view. It will be a prequel/companion/sequel story so stay tuned! Again I'd like to thank you all and I hope you enjoyed this project.