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Number 12 References

Book 4

Frank Bryce estimates Nagini to be 12 feet long.

The basilisk fang from Harry's second year is described as being a foot (12 inches) long.

"By 12 o'clock the next day, Harry's school trunk was packed with his school things and all his most prized possessions."

While Percy is lamenting about Rita Skeeter's complaints that they should be stamping out vampires instead of quibbling about cauldron thickness, he says: "As if it wasn't specifically stated in chapter 12 of the Guidelines for the Treatment of Non-Wizard Part-Humans--"

Mundungus Fletcher put in a claim for a 12-bedroom tent with en-suite Jacuzzi.

At the Quidditch World Cup, the Bulgarians insisted on having 12 more seats in the Top Box.

Crouch's grandfather used to have a magic carpet that could seat 12 people.

12 Dumstrang students arrive for the Triwizard Tournament.

As Harry is about to enter the Common Room after being picked as School Champion, a dozen hands pull him inside.

Cedric's ash wand is twelve and a quarter inches long.

Sirius tells Harry he would need half a dozen wizards at a time to overcome a dragon.

Hagrid tells Harry to meet him at midnight, and to bring his invisibility cloak with him.

The letter Harry sends Sirius after the first task is so heavy that when Harry tosses Pigwidgeon out the window with it, he plummets 12 feet before recovering.

In the Great Hall at the Yule Ball, instead of the usual four house tables there are 12 smaller tables.

"Harry thought of Sirius, and the tight, tense knot in his chest seemed to ease slightly. He would be speaking to him in just over 12 hours."

While Harry and Ron are making up false predictions for Divination, one of their predictions is that Harry will be stabbed in the back by someone he thought was a friend because Venus is in the 12th house (this is somewhat of a true prediction since Pettigrew did “stab the Potters in the back” by betraying them).

Dumbledore has been Hagrid's guardian since he was 12 years old when his dad died.

Harry, Ron and Hermione bring Sirius a dozen pieces of chicken.

Prof. Binns drones on about the goblin rebellions of 1612.

Before Harry leaves to get Dumbledore, Crouch tells him that his son, Crouch Jr., got 12 O.W.L.s.

During the final task, the spider drops Harry 12 feet.

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