More Cataloguing Questions

[elfundeb]

Another first-year peers through the dungeon door, hauling a sackful of posts, with a report and a few questions. . . .

Last night I curled up with and catalogued my first 21 posts. Do not be impressed by this; by waiting for Dicey's directions [thanks Dicey and sends box of Chocolate Frogs her way], I was able to set up the spreadsheet in 5 minutes.  Actually, I spent most of my time poring over the protocol for guidance on how to code each of those posts.  And being the lawyer I am, I have some questions which I'm submitting for a ruling:

1.    The first name/last name convention: 

Can we call Lucius Malfoy "Lucius" instead of "Malfoy"?  Calling him Malfoy is confusing (which is what the convention was supposed to avoid); I've already read a post in which Draco is referred to as Malfoy.  (Arguably Longbottom is also confusing, but there are two Franks so this one is manageable; nobody except the professors call Neville "Longbottom.")

Ruling please?

2.    Is there any reason to distinguish between Expecto Patronum (the incantation for the charm) and Patronus (referring to the form that emerges from the wand)?  Could they both be referred to as Patronus?  It's a lot fewer keystrokes.  (I may have been asleep at the switch, but I used Patronus twice before I even remembered that it *had* an incantation.)  

3.    Are there any exceptions to the incantation rule for spells?  What about spells that are widely known and discussed using the name of the spell, such as my beloved Memory Charm?  It took me a good 5 minutes to remember the name of the incantation.  

4.    Topic terms:  Do we want new topic terms to be posted here for debate/approval?  Or should we just upload them to the list if those subjects aren't yet covered?  Here are some of my quetions and suggestions:

Class or Elitism for class issues in HP, not to be confused with

HP as Classic, or

Class Schedules (or is "schedules" enough).

5.    What's the "social" category Cindy mentioned along with culture?  Is that like the old Fourth Man Hovercraft where the single malt whiskey used to be served?   

Debbie
going back to the dungeon to complete her quota of posts


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