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{{Youmay|Jupiter's moon|[[Europe|the continent]]}}
 
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{{Quote| ''[...]'' I think you must have misheard Professor Sinistra, Europa's covered in ''ice'', not mice.|[[Hermione Granger]] correcting [[Harry Potter]]'s essay about Jupiter's Moons|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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{{Quote| ''[...]'' I think you must have misheard Professor Sinistra, Europa's covered in ''ice'', not [[mouse|mice]].|[[Hermione Granger]] correcting [[Harry Potter]]'s essay about Jupiter's Moons|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
'''Europa''' is one of Jupiter's moons. This natural satellite is covered in ice. It is studied in [[Astronomy]] class, at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 14 (''Percy and Padfoot'')</ref>
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'''Europa''' is one of [[Jupiter]]'s moons. This natural satellite is covered in ice. It is studied in [[Astronomy]] class, at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 14 (''Percy and Padfoot'')</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
 
*In the Muggle world, Europa was discovered in 1610 by [[Wikipedia:Galileo Galilei|Galileo Galilei]] (and possibly independently by [[Wikipedia:Simon Marius|Simon Marius]]), and named after a mythical Phoenician noblewoman, Europa, who was courted by [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]] and became the queen of [[Wikipedia:Crete|Crete]].<ref>[[Wikipedia:Europa_(moon)|Europa]]</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st Mention}}
 
==Behind the scenese==
 
*In the muggle world, Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei (and possibly independently by Simon Marius), and named after a mythical Phoenician noblewoman, Europa, who was courted by Zeus and became the queen of Crete.
 
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 07:57, 25 May 2012

" [...] I think you must have misheard Professor Sinistra, Europa's covered in ice, not mice."
Hermione Granger correcting Harry Potter's essay about Jupiter's Moons[src]

Europa is one of Jupiter's moons. This natural satellite is covered in ice. It is studied in Astronomy class, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • In the Muggle world, Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei (and possibly independently by Simon Marius), and named after a mythical Phoenician noblewoman, Europa, who was courted by Zeus and became the queen of Crete.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)
  2. Europa
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