[HP4GU-FAQ] Magical Devices Link Check

[Porphyria]

Pip noted:

> Portkey:
> In the 6th paragraph down the last line reads:
> "fleer the 'Permanent Things' of the Wizarding World at will."
>
> Is 'fleer' a typo?

fleer
\Fleer\, [imp. & p. p. Fleered; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleering.] [OE. flerien; 
cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. 
vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to 
grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and 
flout.
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. --Shak.
2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.]
Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. --Latimer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.


That's a new vocabulary word for me, too. :-)

Thanks, everyone, for the link-checks! ~Porphyria

~~~~~~~
"Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain 
flower or a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books 
smell... musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is... it has 
no texture, no context. It's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, 
then the getting of knowledge should be tangible. It should be, um... 
smelly." -- Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "I Robot, You Jane"


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