Sources

Names

First names

Myra: From Miranda: Admirable, beautiful (Latin)
Darius: Wealthy (Greek)
Bayle: Beautiful (American)
Blossom: Flower-like (English)
Erik: Honourable ruler (Scandinavian)
Desdemona: Of the devil (Greek) (“Mona”)
Candy: Bright, sweet (American)
Palesa: Flower (African) (“Pally”)

Last names

Razi: Secret (Hebrew)
Pryderi: Care (Welsh)
Alden: from Aldwyn: Old friend (English)
Devan: from Devin: from Ó Dubháin (which means "descendent of Dubhán"). The given name Dubhán means "little black one".
Salus: Goddess of health (Greek)
Tully: Calmness (Celtic/Gaelic)
Quasim: Old generation (Hindi)
Mignon: Cute, darling (French)

Music

Lene Marlin
Flown away
The way we are

Quotes

Chapter one:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
-- Confucius

Sites

I couldn’t have written this fic without researching and these are the sites that helped me…

For Harry Potter information of all kinds: http://www.hp-lexicon.org/

For names and their meanings:

• http://www.babynames.com/V5/index.php

• http://www.parenthood.com/

• http://www.geocities.com/willowsevern/other/names.html

• http://www.behindthename.com

• http://www.last-names.net

For information on paralysis:

• http://www.christopherreeve.org/

• http://www.paralysis.org/

• http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/sexuality.html

• http://spinalcordinjuredmale.com/

• http://www.paralinks.net/gordon_sexualitysci.html

For “a universal home”: http://www.aarp.org/universalhome/
For house designs: http://www.designbasics.com/
For information on various illnesses and injuries: http://www.webmd.com
For words: http://www.dictionary.com
For information about London University: http://www.lon.ac.uk (thank you Fionnabair)
Lyrics: http://lyrics.astraweb.com
Quotes: http://www.quoteland.com/