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Hints are given in earlier books that are developed subsequently (eg in book 1, Hagrid's first appearance on Sirius's motorbike or Harry's ability to understand and speak to the snake in the visit to the zoo).
Writing Maxine 2009
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But Mr. Arbuthnot said the company is primed for a big rally: Sirius's fee-based subscriber base is growing, as the company confirmed on Friday, in part because more and more used cars already have the necessary equipment.
John Hancock Fund Hunts for Dominance Marshall Eckblad 2010
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The stake, then valued at $225.8 million, represented 2.5% of the company's stock, putting the two men among Sirius's biggest individual shareholders.
Howard Stern's Agent Sues Sirius XM Radio Over Stock Terin Miller 2011
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On a conference call following its release, Sirius Chief Executive Mel Karmazin acknowledged the popularity of services like Pandora, but he said he prefers Sirius's subscription business model to free, ad-supported offerings, and he said Sirius has the ability to deliver content over the Internet on mobile devices.
Sirius XM Swings to Loss Nat Worden 2011
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The FCC took more than a year to consider Sirius's merger with XM Satellite Radio before approving it in July 2008.
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It is certainly a sign of progress that the contemporary argument against such unions is more likely to be framed as an issue of compatibility than as blood contamination, but no doubt there are still more than a few people who, when it comes to Black-White marriage, have the same reaction as Sirius's mother [4].
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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A number of characters, including Draco and Lucius Malfoy, explicitly espouse the superiority of pure blood, but this racist [1] attitude is best personified by the portrait of Sirius's mother (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 78):
The Color of Blood: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 2) 2009
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The movies make this point subtly through Sirius's verbal linking of Harry to James, even to the point of Sirius calling Harry by his father's name in OotP.
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Dumbledore's explanation to Harry concerning Kreacher's complicity in Sirius's death is instructive: Kreacher is what he has been made by wizards, Harry ...
The Trouble With Elves: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 3) 2009
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Ditto the Weasleys, despite Sirius's observation that they are the prototypical blood traitors (Order of the Phoenix 113).
The Trouble With Elves: Racial Dynamics in Harry Potter (Part 3) 2009
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