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veela

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  • His appearance was causing a stir, particularly amongst the veela cousins: He was, after all, a famous Quidditch player.

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

  • "Excellent, I think I see a few veela cousins, " said George, craning his neck for a better look.

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

  • “Excellent, I think I see a few veela cousins,” said George, craning his neck for a better look.

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

  • A moment later Bill and Charlie stood up at the front of the marquee, both wearing dress robes, with larger white roses in their buttonholes; Fred wolf-whistled and there was an outbreak of giggling from the veela cousins.

    Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007

  • And he was right - for the second time, Lynch hit the ground with tremendous force and was immediately stampeded by a horde of angry veela.

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

  • The leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at the veela across the field.

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

  • Ministry wizards were flooding onto the field to separate the veela and the leprechauns, but with little success; meanwhile, the pitched battle below was nothing to the one taking place above.

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

  • He had become distracted, and Harry couldn't blame him; one of the veela had thrown a handful of fire and set his broom tail alight.

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

  • The veela had stopped dancing, and Bulgaria was again in possession of the Quaffle.

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

  • By the time the sounds of the veela and their admirers had faded completely, they were in the very heart of the wood.

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

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  • avivamagnolia commented on the word veela

    ~ The Vila, Wila, Wili, or Veela are the Slavic versions of nymphs, who have power over storms, which they delight in sending down on lonely travelers. They live in meadows, ponds, oceans, trees, and clouds (cf. Leimakids, Limnades, Oceanids, Dryads, Nephele). They can appear as swans, horses, wolves, or beautiful women.

    In Polish mythology, the Wiła (pronounced /'viwa/) and Serbian mythology Vila (pronounced /'ʋila/) are believed to be female fairy-like spirits who live in the wilderness and sometimes clouds. They were believed to be the spirits of women who had been frivolous in their lifetimes and now floated between here and the afterlife. They sometimes appear as the swans, snakes, horses, falcons, or wolves that they can shapeshift into but usually appear as beautiful maidens, naked or dressed in white with long flowing hair.

    January 18, 2009