[HP4GU-FAQ] Re: Mystery FAQ, Canon, Interesting Essays

[Aberforth's Goat]

MYSTERY FAQ

Cindy wrote,
> could you 
> write a Mysteries intro along these lines?  [....]
> ::stroke, stroke, stroke::.  So, how about it? 

Hmph. Flattery will get you ... um ... sure, I will! 

::preens, then scampers off in terror:: Oh dear. I *do* hope Mrs. Aberforth's Goat won't find out that someone called Sin D.C. has been stroking Pop. ::imagines Sin D.C. as a sort of Cruela de Vil, strangely fascinated with kid-skin gloves ... ::  

BTW, I can't do any writing until Tuesday, though. And are you sure you really those four terms? 

As for the symbols: I don't know whether they'd clarify much, but they would be fun, which is, occasionally, preferable to clarity.

CANON AND FILM

> Hmmm.  Are we going to consider film issues as definitive canon?  
> Maybe not generally, but it is hard to imagine the Quaffel question 
> as very mysterious at this point.  No one has brought it up for 
> ages.  I'll delete it unless someone objects.

[Quaffel? Quaffal? Quaffle? Bother.] The concept of canon is pretty complex - but I'd say that the film brings pretty strong evidence to bear on questions of that sort. (BTW, the "volleyball" option sounds pretty loony to me, and I don't mean the nitpicking variety.)

INTERESTING ESSAYS

> In reviewing old posts, I am finding quite a number of awesome 
> threads that don't fit into the Mysteries FP or any other existing 
> FP.  An example is David's "JKR's priorities and how they affect 
> interpretation" at Message 31,937.  There are also lots of good 
> messages comparing HP to other great lit.  Do we need an FP for 
> Messages that are just really good and thought-provoking, or is 
> there a place for these posts already?

I think the "universal appeal" FAQ would be the right place for comparisons with other authors. What we don't have is a FAQ about Hogwarts and Hermeneutics. I'd say that FAQ has David's name written all over it, possibly in collaboration with one of the PhD in Lit types. (BTW, I'd love to read it, too.)


BTW, here's an example of what Amy wrote. (I thing we have html turned on on this list.)

Baaaaaa!

Aberforth's Goat (a.k.a. Mike Gray, who promises never to send another post in html.)
_______________________

"Of course, I'm not entirely sure he can read, so that 
may not have been bravery...."

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