I first want to make this clear: I am not asking about whether or not they will be Seeker, Chaser, Beater, or Keeper later in life; I am asking about the benefits and stuff. So in the Muggle world, we have sports. Examples include football, soccer, volleyball, swimming, tennis, running, horse rid...

I recently came across this fear - Phobophobia is a fear of being afraid. Some people might be terrified of the physical symptoms that come with fear, such as rapid breathing or dizziness. Others are scared of developing another phobic disorder. And I got really confused. Basically, Harry fears...

I'm not sure if this question belongs here or not, it does seem like the best place to ask. Are there any literary magazines, online or otherwise, that cater exclusively to the subgenre of Military Science Fiction stories?

In Serenity (2005), Mr Universe speaks to Hoban, who wants him to broadcast a video: Mr Universe: You're going to get caught in the ion cloud. It'll play merry hob with your radar, but pretty lights and a few miles after, you'll be right in my orbit. What does " pretty lights and a few miles after

Until at the end of the Serenity (2005) movie, "The Operative" cause obstalces to Mal's team. But what caused "The Operative" to support Mal's team at the end of the movie?

Can’t remember what book this short story was in - I should still have it on my shelves somewhere! A guy makes a deal with the devil: his soul in exchange for immortality. “Under the circumstances,” says the devil, “I don’t see how I can collect”. It is agreed that immortality does not extend to ...

Which is first known work of sci fi, that include avian alien race? Notes: This must be sapient species/race, not just part of extraterrestrial fauna This must be birds or bird-like beings, winged humanoids will not be considered. Something like this

I'm guessing I read this sometime in the late 1980s so my recollection is vague to say the least - I'd like to think I didn't imagine it though. In essence the plot revolves around town's people being brainwashed into being compliant collaborators in some dastardly scheme by being exposed to the ...

I'm looking for the Star Trek: TNG episode (or rather the scene) where Mr. Data practices playing a musical instrument, possibly the violin. He complains about being unable to get the performance perfectly correct, while the errors are of course unnoticeable for a human.

Around 20 years ago, I read an anthology with a short story about an alien stranded on Earth, who is able to transmit -- since life started on Earth -- inventions to humans via some sort of telepathy. He is present when Newton, Einstein, etc. make their great discoveries. All this, to finally be...

While reading this question, I wondered how it was possible that these species evolved to become sentient. There have apparently been at least a few sentient species other than humans that currently live or lived at one point on Earth--the Voth, whales, and dolphins. In The Voyage Home, whales ar...

The original framing story for Tolkien's Book of Lost Tales, which later developed into The Silmarillion, was a sailor named Eriol/Ælfwine who chanced upon Tol Eressëa and was told the stories by his hosts in the Cottage of Lost Play. By the time the Lord of the Rings was published in 1954, the i...