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Today Italian kids start their school year, so we decided to continue the Harry Potter saga on this Monday.

As Harry learns in “The Chamber of Secrets”, school’s toilets can be very dangerous: be sure to check for murderous giant snakes when you use it!

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It’s the 1st of September, which means it’s time to go back to Hogwarts if you’re lucky enough to be a wizard or a witch.

Lets celebrate the beginning of this new school year with a series of gifs dedicated to the boy who lived, starting from his very first adventure: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”.

To find the precious stone, Harry and his friends had to face many different obstacles; can you name all of them?

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The 12th and final chapter of "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck", known as "The Richest Duck in the World" or "The Recluse od McDuck Manor", takes place on Christmas Day 1947.

Scrooge is a depressed and tired 80-year-old duck, who has retired and lives as a recluse in his mansion.

Meeting his nephew and grandnephews, and facing the Beagle Boys with them, will give him back the thrill for adventure, as well as a family.

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Chapter 11, “The Empire-Builder from Calisota”: Scrooge becomes the richest duck on earth, but he loses more than he could have imagined...

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Scrooge and his sisters arrive in Duckburg in chapter 10, “The Invader of Fort Duckburg”.

Once there, Scrooge expelles the first three Junior Woodchucks from their headquarters, the ruins of Fort Duckburg, which belongs to Scrooge himself.

Hungry for justice, the three boys appeal to the “higher authority” by wire: U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, who decides to mobilize the entire US Army and Navy as well as the Rough riders against Fort Duckburg.

In the end, Scrooge wins the battle, as the troops fold against the wrath of the infamous Hortense McDuck.

The latter, while her brother starts to build his famous money bin, finds her match in another hot tempered fellow: Quackmore Duck. We all shudder to imagine the kid that would come from that unholy union...

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Chapter 9, “The Billionaire of Dismal Downs”: Scrooge, finally rich, goes back to Scotland, but he finds out he doesn’t fit in there very well any more.

He hires Scottie McTerrier to look after McDuck castle for him, and he decides to go to Duckburg, Calisota, where he has a plot of land.

Scrooge’s sisters join him in his travel to America, while their father decides to stay in Scotland...and, as his offspring leave Dismal Downs, he joins his late wife and the rest of Clan McDuck for eternity.

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Scrooge’s hard work finally bears fruit in chapter 8: “King of the Klondike”, also known as “The Argonaut of White Agony Creek”.

Our hero moves to Dawson City, Yukon, following the Klondike Gold Rush.

There he finds a new enemy, the usurer Soapy Slick, a new friend, Casey Coot, and a very special lady known as Glittering Goldie O’Glit.

After many struggles, Scrooge’s road to fortune starts with the descovery of the magnificent Goose Egg Nugget,

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As Fergus tells Jake at the beginning of chapter 7, “Dreamtime Duck of the Never Never”, Scrooge has gone to Australia, after hearing of gold being found there.

In the middle of the desert, he meets, and rescues from a robber, an aborigine wiseman, Jabiru Kapirigi.

Jabiru teaches Scrooge about the Dreamtime tale, which will inspire him, after a long adventure, to go to a much colder place: Yukon.

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In chapter 6, “The Terror of the Transvaal”, Scrooge travels to South Africa in search of gold.

In Transvaal, he won’t find any treasure...but he will meet one particularly nasty Afrikaner named Flintheart Glomgold!

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To save the ancestral home of his clan, Scrooge, in "The New Laird of Castle McDuck", has to duel Argus Whiskerville, head of the historical rival clan of the McDucks.

This experience will prove to be more enlightening than he esxpected...

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Scrooge comes very close to wealth in chapter 4, “Raider of the Copper Hill”, as he almost take over the Anaconda Copper Mine of Butte thanks to millionaire Howard Rockerduck, who became rich himself during the 1849 gold rush.

In the end, Scrooge is forced to sell the mine and go back to Scotland to face a family crisis, but  Howard’s lessons will come in handy for him in the future chapters of his life.

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In chapter 3, “The Buckaroo of the Badlands”,  teenage Scrooge becomes a cowboy, hired by cattleman Murdo MacKenzie.

When the McViper brothers steal a prize-winning bull, Scrooge follows them to the badlands, where he meets Theodore Roosevelt.

The future president will find himself in the middle of a crazy chase, as Scrooge tries to calm the bull down, the McVipers are run after by a a bear and a couple of indians are hunted by a “demon”.

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Young Scrooge’s adventures continue in America, where he arrives at the beginning of chapter 2: “The Master of the Mississippi”.

He sets sail on his first treasure hunt, alongside his uncle, Angus “Pothole” McDuck, and one weird inventor named Ratchet Gearloose.

Their trip along the Mississippi won’t be easy, especially because of a scoundrel named Blackheart Beagle and his infamous sons, the Beagle Boys.

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Today it’s Don Rosa’s birthday, and we want to wish him a very happy birthday by starting a new series of gifs inspired by his masterpiece: “The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck”.

Don’s work is one of our favourite comic books, and it’s still able to make us (and many others) tear up everytime we read it.

So, let’s begin with chapter 1, “The Last of the Clan McDuck”: in Glasgow, 1877, a ten-year-old Scrooge starts his career in the business world as a shoe-shine boy.

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Don’t forget to work out during this summer.

You should follow Dame Angela Lansbury’s example and do some positive moves every day!

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Summer is here! That means it’s time for travels and adventure, and Miss Price will be glad to lead you on an amazing trip to the  Island of Naboombu, where Angela Lansbury went in 1971 (while she was starring in “Bedknobs and Broomsticks”).

So, take a seat on Miss Price’s magic bed and get ready to fly on a new summer adventure.

Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee!

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If you’re feeling stressed out, Mrs Potts recommends a nice spot of tea while she sings to you in her iconic Lansbury’s voice.

Then off to the cupboard to have some good rest, dears.