Molly Weasley Cooks
at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, London
Black Dining Room and Kitchen, Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place
Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, once the near regal House of Black, is invisible to muggles, dementors, and the neighbors. The calm exterior of the residence is so formal that the lines lend transparent insulation soas to augment the Fidelius Charm hiding it. On the door is a silver knocker in the shape of a twisted serpent, with no keyholes, handles, or anything else that would indicate it to be a door, as it opens only by magic. A sense of distance that is imparted at the same time, partially stems from an aloof, elite Black family preference for 'pure blood.' The lines are smooth but not conducive to graceful living. Street address numbers skip from 11 to 13, although this subtle allusion to the Twelfth Trump, The Sacrifice, escapes the attention of local muggles and even some within the wizarding world.
The classic, very narrow, Georgian architecture follows the Soft Winter period, known for perfection of line the Black family believes they have surpassed. The atmosphere is, in part, influenced by a number of magnetic, intuitive, and enigmatic family members who have left their psychic fingerprints here and there. The interior is built around past life rather than the future. Art favors a ritual, ceremonial, and stage-like prompt for quiet awe, and exact placement suggestive of the rules: 'keep your place' and silence is golden.
The need for exact balance in a setting like the Black house registers empathically when anyone enters the front door. There is an ever present quality that, after so many centuries, is almost tactile. Cultural additions and social display deemed at variance with exactness are evaluated and excluded as out of place, or unwelcome [because no designated place had been set up for them]. This standard requires discipline, to keep everything intact for as long as possible, so everything is kept safe. The peculiar thing is that the design itself, with long, straight unwavering lines throughout the home, makes restoration of the original form impossible if ever there is variation of the pattern [colloquial term: change.] The long and very narrow hall is like the point of view of many in the home - along with the house elf. Georgian blueprints of this type cause hot chi to rush through the front door and into the whole house, filling it immediately - as the dining room illustrates. The Weasley home, known as The Burrow, is the reflex action to the Black Family home. In the House System [for interpretation of the Tarot] Trump IV is responsible for all gatherings that take place in the dining room. Trump XIV is a basic guide and sets a code of supervision for the kitchen, so all work therein can be applied to a furnace and well stocked laboratory.
The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black has lived in the house for generations. Sirius, last living heir of the Black family, provided Twelve Grimmauld as a meeting place for The Order of the Phoenix. He grew up in the Black house with his brother, Regulus, and parents Orion and Walburga. As a young teen, his image was burned from the family tapestry when he left home and went to live with the Potters.
Since Sirius was in Azkaban [the most infamous prisoner held there] from the time he was 22, the building sat empty for ten years with only house elf Kreacher, "round the twist," to look after it. Regulus Black, his younger brother, died years earlier after having joined the Death Eaters. He was 'taken out' by Voldemort or on his orders. Regulus tried to extricate himself but got in too deep. When the house was donated as the headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix, Harry, Sirius, and the Weasleys spent the better part of a summer cleaning it out, with much still left to be done at the end.
Members of the Order of the Phoenix
The Order of the Phoenix, organized by Albus Dumbledore
members represent the defensive backbone of the wizarding community
active during the 1900s, from wizards to Squibs.
Black, Sirius - Harry's Godfather [go Sirius Black - Canis Major and Leo alpha, Regulus - both Black brothers names after temple guardians. Also contains info about ALKES, a key to Rupert Grint star chart]. Sirius was the best friend of James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Petigrew. He is an unregistered Animagus who takes the form of a large black dog, symbol on Black Family crest. He is a cousin of Nymphadora Tonks, Bellatix Lastrange and Narcissa Malfoy. Sirius Black tattoo reference and Line of Intuition [Sirius Black in a meeting]
Members in the Order of the Phoenix from 1970s Bones, Edgar
Dearborn, Caradoc
Fenwick, Benjy
Longbottom, Frank and Alice
McKinnon, Marlene - Meadows, Dorcas
Pettigrew, Peter
Potter, Lily and James - What really happened the night James and Lily were killed? - commentary
and timeline
Prewett, Gideon and Fabian
T H E M A G I C A L P H O E N I X The ability of birds to leave the earth and fly aloft toward the source of light has resulted in their being associated with aspiration, purity, and beauty. Wings were therefore often added to various terrene creatures in an effort to suggest transcendency. Because their habitat was among the branches of the sacred trees in the hearts of ancient forests, birds were also regarded as the appointed messengers of the tree spirits and Nature gods dwelling in these consecrated groves, and through their clear notes the gods themselves were said to speak. Many myths have been fabricated to explain the brilliant plumage of birds. A familiar example is the story of Juno's peacock, inn whose tail feathers were places t he eyes of Argus. Numerous American Indian legends also deal with birds and thee origin of the various colors of feathers. The Navahos declare that when all living things climbed to the stalk of a bamboo to escape the Flood, the wild turkey was on the lowest branch and his tail feathers trailed in the water; hence the color was all washed out.
...As the dome of the heavens was likened to a skull in the Gothic Mysteries, so the birds which flew across the sky were regarded as thoughts of the Deity. For this reason Odin's two messenger ravens were called Hugin and Munin -- thought and memory.
Among the Greeks and Romans, the eagle was the appointed bird of Jupiter and consequently signified the swiftly moving forces of the Demiurgus; hence it was looked upon as the mundane lord of the birds, in contradistinction to the phoenix, which was symbolic of the celestial ruler.
...Both the peacock and the ibis were objects of veneration because they destroyed the poisonous reptiles which were popularly regarded as the emissaries of the infernal gods. Because of the myriad of eyes in the tail feathers the peacock was accepted as the symbol of wisdom, and on account of its general appearance it was often confused with the fabled phoenix of the Mysteries.
...Clement, one of the ante-Nicaean Fathers, describes, in the first century after Christ, the peculiar nature and habits of the phoenix, in this wise: "There is a certain bird which is called a Phoenix. This is the only one of its kind and lives five hundred years. And when the time of its dissolution draws near that it must die, it builds itself a nest of frankincense, and myrrh, and other spices, into which, when the time is fulfilled, it enters and dies. But as the flesh decays a certain kind of worm is produced which, being nourished by the juices of the dead bird, brings forth feathers. Then, when it has acquired strength, it takes up that nest in which are the bones of its parent, and bearing these it passes from the land of Arabia into Egypt, to the city called Heliopolis. And in open day, flying in the sight of all men, it places them on the altar of the sun, and having done this, hastens back to its former abode. The priests then inspect the registers of the dates, and find that it has returned exactly as the five hundredth year was completed."
...resemblance in shape between the phoenix and the eagle, a point which the reader should carefully consider, for it is reasonably certain that the modern Masonic eagle was originally a phoenix. The body of the phoenix is described as having been covered with glossy purple feathers, while its long tail feathers were alternately blue and red. Its head was light in color and about its neck was a circlet of golden plumage. At the back of its head the phoenix had a peculiar tuft of feathers, a fact quite evident, although it has been overlooked by most writers and symbolists.
...To the ancient mystics the phoenix was a most appropriate symbol of the immortality of the human soul for just as the phoenix was reborn out of its own dead self seven times seven, so again and again the spiritual nature of man rises triumphant from his dead physical body.
...European mysticism was not dead at the time the United States of America was founded. The hand of the Mysteries controlled in the establishment of the new government, for the signature of the Mysteries may still be seen on the Great Seal of the United States of America. Careful analysis of the seal discloses a mass of occult and Masonic symbols, chief among them the so-called American eagle -- a bird which Benjamin Franklin declared unworthy to be chosen as the emblem of a great, powerful, and progressive people. Here again only the student of symbolism can see through the subterfuge and realize that the American eagle upon the Great Seal is but a conventionalized phoenix, a fact plainly discernible from an examination of the original seal. In his sketch of The History of the Seal of the United States, Gaillard Hunt unwittingly brings forward much material to substantiate the belief that the original seal carried the phoenix bird on its obverse surface and the Great Pyramid of Gizeh upon its reverse surface. In a colored sketch submitted as a design for the Great Seal by William Barton in 1782, an actual phoenix appears sitting upon a nest of flames. This itself demonstrates a tendency toward the use of this emblematic bird."
-Manly P. Hall, Secret Teachings of All AgesTrailer HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
from Japan time: 02:12
Angel-Hair Pasta alla Molly
Ingredients
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pound fresh scampi, whole
2 shallots, halved and thinly sliced
snow peas, about 3/4 pound
1 cup half-and-half
18 ounces fresh angel-hair pasta
creamy ricotta cheese
2 to 3 tablespoons black sesame seeds
2 to 3 tablespoons white sesame seeds
cup of fresh cashew nuts, crushed
Optional fold into pasta
cup of pine nuts [optional]
swiss cheese, to taste - cut in thin strips [optional]Directions 1. Set a large cauldron of salted water to boil. In a large skillet, brown scampi in butter, then broil in oven, turning each side until done. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
2. Add shallots to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add snow peas [precooked asparagus may be added or substituted for snow peas at this point - consider depletion because the 'cook's treat' should be a factor] and half-and-half; season with salt and pepper. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
3. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain pasta, and return to pot. Pour sauce over pasta; toss to combine, adding some reserved pasta water a little at a time to coat. Add swiss cheese [optional]. Cover with scampi.
4. On the side, use ice cream scoop to place ricotta cheese in small bowl. Garnish each serving of goat cheese with a light sprinkle of black and white sesame seeds and crushed cashew nuts.
5. Serve immediately.
Open Sesame
Ingredients2 lbs scallops
1 cup wine, favored with bay leaf, salt and pepper
2 lbs thin sliced lean bacon
Sesame seeds
Poach the scallops gently in the wine until just opaque and chill. Cut the bacon into 3 inch lengths and fry gently to release some of the fat. Wrap the bacon around the scallops, hold with a toothpick and dip into a bowl of sesame seeds. Place onto a cookie sheet until ready for serving. Broil until browned all over.
Dessert: Ghost Cake from Martha Stewart
The Weasleys page - Molly's Recipes for Harry Potter Marathon Night and table
set for the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter Navigation
- Dan Radcliffe--Harry Potter still zone, Rupert Grint--Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger--Emma Watson
BACK The Phoenix Study
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Sirius Black-Gary Oldman, star chart 'weeping degree' Order of the Phoenix. Sirius was accused of murdering 13 people with a single curse and sentenced to Azkaban Prison without a trial. There is an important link between Sirius and Trump XII The Sacrifice.
BACK The Divining Nation Supplement page for Phoenix related program [USA]
BACK The Weasley Tent at the Quidditch World Cup
* The Seeker - Usually the lightest and fastest fliers, Seekers need both a sharp eye and the ability to fly one- or no-handed. Given their immense importance in the overall outcome of the match, for the capture of the Snitch so often snatches victory from the jaws of defeat, Seekers are most likely to be fouled by members of the opposition. Indeed, while there is considerable glamour attached to the position of Seeker, for they are traditionally the best fliers on the pitch, they are usually the players who receive the worst injuries. "Take out the Seeker" is the first rule in Brutus Scimgeour?s The Beaters? Bible.
-Kennilworthy Whisp, Quidditch Through The Ages
S P O I L E R S
Gary Oldman filmed the battle scene, when Sirius Black defends Harry at the Ministry of Magic, with his progressed Moon conjunct the 'weeping degree' at the Capricorn/Aquarius cusp. Sirius lost his footing and fell through a hidden black veil at the conclusion of the fight. See
Capricorn 20--30 for more about Gary Oldman star chart.
BACK Palm and Sirius Black tattoo information
BACK Line of Intuition
Well known people with Sun conjunct the weeping degree include:
Bill Bixby, Linda Blair, Emma Bunton, George Burns, Olivia D'Abo, Geena Davis, Christian Dior, Placido Domingo, Federico Fellini, Richie Havens, Tippi Hedren, Lorenzo Lamas, Diane Lane, David Lynch, Bill Maher, Patricia Neal, Jack Nicklaus, Aristole Onassis, Dolly Parton, Edgar Allen Poe, Steve Reeves, and Jean Stapelton
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