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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>MYSTERY FAQ</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cindy wrote,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> could you <BR>> write a Mysteries intro
along these lines? [....]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> ::stroke, stroke, stroke::.So, how
about it?<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hmph. Flattery will get you ... um ... sure, I
will!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>::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 ... :: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, I can't do any writing until Tuesday, though.
And are you sure you really those four terms? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the symbols: I don't know whether they'd
clarify much, but they would be fun, which is, occasionally, preferable to
clarity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>CANON AND FILM</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Hmmm. Are we going to consider film
issues as definitive canon? <BR>>; Maybe not generally, but it is hard
to imagine the Quaffel question <BR>> as very mysterious at this point.
No one has brought it up for <BR>> ages. I'll delete it unless someone
objects.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[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.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>INTERESTING ESSAYS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> In reviewing old posts, I am finding quite a
number of awesome <BR>> threads that don't fit into the Mysteries FP or any
other existing <BR>> FP. An example is David's "JKR's priorities and
how they affect <BR>> interpretation" at Message 31,937. There are also
lots of good <BR>> messages comparing HP to other great lit. Do we need
an FP for <BR>> Messages that are just really good and thought-provoking, or
is <BR>> there a place for these posts already?<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>here's
an</FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.cindysphynx.com">example</A>of
what Amy wrote. (I thing we have html turned on on this list.)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Baaaaaa!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aberforth's Goat (a.k.a. Mike Gray, who promises
never to send another post in html.)<BR>_______________________</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Of course, I'm not entirely sure he can read, so
that <BR>may not have been bravery...."<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>