ajar - partially opened, half closed

Page 246 - he waited until Quirrell's footsteps had disappeared, then peered into the classroom. It was empty, but a door stood ajar at the other end.

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Activities

Centaurs

In Chapter 15 Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid meet up with Ronan, Bane and Firenze,  centaurs, in the Forbidden Forest. What are centaurs? Can you draw or make a model of a centaur?

Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/centaurs.html

Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/centaurus.html

Unicorns

Someone is killing the unicorns in the Forbidden Forest to drink their blood. Is it Voldemort?

Coloring Book  http://www.awhitehorse.com/unicorn/coloringbook/

The Home of the Unicorn http://home.swipnet.se/~w-59099/maskrosbarnen/Unicorn/Unicorn.htm

Unicorns.com  http://unicorns.com/

Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/articles/u/unicorn.html

Unicorn Printout  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/mythical/Unicorncoloring.shtml

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