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The theft and return of Mona Lisa

On 21 August 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre. The theft was not discovered until the next day, when painter Louis Béroud walked into the museum and went to the Salon Carré where the Mona Lisa had been on display for five years, only to find four iron pegs on the wall.

The thief was only caught two years later. Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia had stolen the Mona Lisa by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet, before walking out with it hidden under his coat once the museum had closed.

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“Don’t call me Nymphadora, Remus,” said the young witch with a shudder. “It's Tonks.” “-Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by her surname only,” finished Lupin. “So would you if your fool of a mother had called you ’Nymphadora,’ ” muttered Tonks.