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...what is happening? Unbeknownst to its mundane Muggle inhabitants, England has become a war zone: it's Death Eaters vs. the Order of the Phoenix, no holds barred, with civilians both magical and non- up for grabs in the middle. The novel's first set piece comes when Harry departs Privet Drive forever (its utility as a sanctuary for Harry expires when he turns 17) under the protection of the Order of the Phoenix. It's a straight-up military operation, staged like an up-armored convoy leaving the Green Zone. Death Eaters are waiting, and a dogfight ensues...
...Unbeknownst to most donors, one can donate to a College project or organization, such as House committees, according to both Abell and Gross. Yet since these gifts do not count towards class credit, few know they are an option, and they are not as common an occurrence as they would be if they were better publicized...
...transmitted from their getaway car. After they flash their homemade badges, the two men are waved behind the tellers' counters and into the inner sanctum of the credit union. Within just half an hour, they have gained access to the entire computer network, security system and customer data--unbeknownst to any employee on the premises...
Superficially, the major backers of anti-immigration legislation are nativist red staters afraid of a massive influx of migrants from Latin America. But unbeknownst to most, it’s actually a shady cabal of indie music label lobbyists pushing border reform laws down the nation’s throat, because they know the truth: the Canadians are stealing our stages...
Next, we lean in the direction of our next stop, the John Harvard Statue. Unbeknownst to other tour-givers, the statue has more than three lies. The fourth fib is that John Harvard founded the school. In reality, Derek C. Bok, peace be upon him, founded it when he wrote the full contents of truth—“Ve Ri Tas”—on golden plates. Soon after that he moved to Utah, started Brigham Young University, and took his eleventh wife...