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Marthe48

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5. Expensive petroleum sounds like the spells

Reply to KarenS (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 11:45 AM

Jun 5

In the Harry Potter books:
'Expecto Patronus'
'Alarto Ascendare'

If you haven't read the Harry Potter stories, they aren't just for kids. I describe the series as a coming of age story, set against a backdrop of larger events involving an elemental battle between good vs. evil.

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What did Harry Potter say at the gas station? [View all] Marthe48 Jun 5 OP

OK, I LOL'd at that one. Ocelot II Jun 5 #1

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Very funny. Thank you Marthe48 debm55 Jun 5 #2

I don't get it,,,, KarenS Jun 5 #3

Expensive petroleum sounds like the spells Marthe48 Jun 5 #5

Say it as... 3catwoman3 Jun 5 #9

I don't get it either. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 5 #4

It sounds like the spells Marthe48 Jun 5 #6

I have read the Harry Potter series. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 5 #7

I think you need to change the emphasized syllable and say... 3catwoman3 Jun 5 #8

So much meaning is left out of text Marthe48 Jun 5 #11

Or maybe, EXpensive petroleum, PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 7 #13

I didn't make it up Marthe48 Jun 5 #10

Wizards have a keen sense of spell! Niagara Jun 5 #12