[HP4GU-FAQ] Voldemort after the potters/progress report

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Hi --

Neil Ward wrote:

> When it comes to Mysteries and Inconsistencies, just about anything
> *could* be placed somewhere else, so are we using these four
> categories to mop up stray topics?

I was thinking more of a listing of the various mysteries that have been
raised that *are* specific to each book.  These mysteries can either be
discussed in full or cross-referenced to other FAQs if it makes more
sense.  Examples --

    SS -- where were Hagrid & Harry during that whole day from the time
the Potters were attacked & Hagrid brought Harry to Privet Drive?
    CoS -- Ancestor v Descendant Mystery
                Why can Mr. Weasley be maligned for enchanting a car
while Sirius' flying motorcycle seems to be no problem in SS?
    PoA -- Mr. Weasley says Harry & Ron have ended up in the Forbidden
Forest twice.  Not true really since Ron hasn't been there twice, only
Harry.
                Can butterbeer be transported or not?

Joywitch did an excellent 3 part summary of Mysteries & Inconsistencies
raised thus far on June 18th (Yahoo Club) -- my print-outs don't have
the message #s but the date was June 18th.  It occurs to me in skimming
this that it might be better to have an overall Mysteries &
Inconsistencies FAQ since some of the mysteries do indeed overlap &
aren't specific to any one book.  Since I signed up for half the
Mysteries topic, I could just do this entire thing.  Or, Melanie could
do up whatever is specific to SS and Neil could do up whatever is
specific to CoS and both send them to me -- I could then collate them
into a coherent whole.

>  The last time I printed it out, there was nothing in the FORT
> on Mysteries and Inconsistencies in CoS, so I'm not even sure what I
> would include there at the moment.

The ancestor v descendant controversy is the big one that comes to
mind.  Of course, *I'm* the one most familiar with that topic since I
raise it every time I think about it . . . .so I'll be happy to take
over this entire Mysteries FAQ if people think that seems like a better
plan.

> I think I'm a little further behind than the rest of you, as I'm still
>
> looking through the messages rather than writing FAQs, and now getting
>
> seriously distracted by my 'proper' job.  I'll be dropping in and out
> over the next week or so and getting most of the FAQ writing done in
> early October.

Sounds fine -- I think we're going to all be running a bit behind the
October 1st deadline.  I'm aiming to have at least 7 of my 10 done for
sure before we leave for vacation on Sept 29th.  Maybe I'll get more
done -- who knows.  Maybe we should all give Melanie whatever we have
done by Oct 1st though so she can start the formatting job.

Curiosity -- what is your "proper" job Neil?  Something in the science
field, right?

Penny
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