From HPFGU-Announcements at yahoogroups.com Sun Apr 1 02:15:24 2001 From: HPFGU-Announcements at yahoogroups.com (HPFGU-Announcements at yahoogroups.com) Date: 1 Apr 2001 02:15:24 -0000 Subject: Poll results for HPFGU-Announcements Message-ID: <986091324.7.25364.db19@yahoogroups.com> The following HPFGU-Announcements poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Vote for the logo which you would like to be used by HPforGU. The logos are at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrown Ups-Graphics CHOICES AND RESULTS - 1: HP for Grown Ups, blue and purple writing on yellow background, 3 votes, 2.70% - 2: HP for Grown Ups, blue writing on white background, 1 votes, 0.90% - 3: Broomstick HP4GU, black on white, 2 votes, 1.80% - 4: HP for Grown Ups, blue and shades of grey writing on a white background, 7 votes, 6.31% - 5: Potter for Grown Ups, blue purple and black on red background, 0 votes, 0.00% - 6: HP4GU, gold writing on black and starry background, 8 votes, 7.21% - 7: HP4GU, gold writing on white and starry background, 15 votes, 13.51% - 8: HP4GU, gold writing on blue and starry background, 10 votes, 9.01% - 9: HP4GU on a background of various wizarding stuff, 3 votes, 2.70% - 10: HP for Grownups, white writing on the sorting hat, 50 votes, 45.05% - 11: HPforGrownups, with possible fun messages to be inserted in the middle, 11 votes, 9.91% - 12: HP4GU with a picture of someone in front of a computer, 0 votes, 0.00% - 13: Spectacles Potter for Grown Ups, 1 votes, 0.90% For more information about this group, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Announcements For help with Yahoo! Groups, please visit http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/ From john at ... Sun Apr 1 05:00:59 2001 From: john at ... (John Walton) Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:59 -0500 Subject: ADMIN: HPforGrownups to shut down Message-ID: Dear Listmembers, I've got some unfortunate news to impart, but please bear with me. As Penny, the list Founder, is currently unable to get to her computer (pre-natal breathing classes, I think), she has asked me to convey this information to the group. Yahoo, host of the YahooGroups service, has been served with a cease-and-desist order from AOL-TimeWarner (parent company of Warner Bros., who own the movie rights to SS/PS and CoS) for HPforGrownups and several other Harry Potter groups, including HP_Fanfiction, ParadigmOfUncertainty, HP_Paradise, SnapeFans and HPslash, on the basis that they infringe Warner's copyright for the HP mark. Yahoo have agreed to go along with this and have served the Moderators with a 24-hour closedown period. As of 12 midnight Eastern Time tomorrow, the HPforGrownups community, as well as all its HPFGU-based lists, will cease functioning. I enclose an email from Yahoo services informing us of the action, with the sender obscured. The Moderators deeply regret this, but we are left with few options. If you have any suggestions at all, we'd be very grateful if you'd send them to our address at HPforGrownups-Owner at yahoogroups.com (which will only be working for a day). After tomorrow, please use my email (john at ...) as a contact. Please be patient during this very trying time for us all. Again, HPforGrownups will be discontinued as of midnight on April 1st, 2001. Sincerely, --John, for the HPforGrownups Moderator Team > From: Sheena G. ([deleted]@...) > To: HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com > Cc: [deleted] > Subject: Deletion of your group > > Dear HPforGrownups Moderator, > > we at Yahoo! have been notified by AOL-TimeWarner that your HPforGrownups > group contains several violations of their copyright on "Harry Potter", and > has been served a Cease-And-Desist letter by AOL-TimeWarner. Yahoo! is bound > by law in the State of California, which requires us to remove all such > content within 48 hours. we therefore inform you that your group will be > deleted at 9PM tomorrow. > > thank you for using YahooGroups! > > Sheena G. > Technical Executive > Yahoo!, Inc. From heidit at ... Sun Apr 1 12:59:05 2001 From: heidit at ... (heidi) Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 08:59:05 -0400 Subject: disgusting, micharacterizing article in NYTimes References: <986091324.7.25364.db19@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: <3AC72619.4BAC382E@...> Penny- something else for us to get VERY pissy with the prats at teh times about: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/business/01BOOK.html Discussion of this article will be on the regular list. From pengolodh_sc at ... Mon Apr 2 23:07:33 2001 From: pengolodh_sc at ... (pengolodh_sc at ...) Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 23:07:33 -0000 Subject: Quidditch goes orbital Message-ID: <9ab0nl+iieq@...> See http://www.hpgalleries.com/d107.htm and http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010401.html for a late HP- and April's Fool's Day-related laugh. Best regards Christian Stub? From neilward at ... Wed Apr 4 22:53:12 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 23:53:12 +0100 Subject: ADMIN: Useful links for new members (reminder for the old hands) Message-ID: <004f01c0bd5a$1bf018c0$b43570c2@c5s910j> A very warm welcome to any new members! Here Be Magic. Also, here be another run through some useful links for the lost, confused or curious among us. Why not save this file and enjoy it over and over again? **** Very Frequently Asked Questions (plus some non frequent things). Every new member should read this before posting a thing and everyone else should find the info useful: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm Netiquette tips. It's important that everyone reads this from time to time. Many of the points we make are designed to make messages easier to read or to help guide members through the vast ocean of messages posted every day. We are also evil and power crazy and you WILL do our bidding: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/netiquette2.txt The Portkey - a quick way to be in the right place at the right time. Links to our various sister groups and club areas and other, recommended HP clubs for adults: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/%20%20Portkey.htm Guide to shorthand and slang terms. Don't know your LOL from your IIRC? Never heard of FITD or OBHWF? Then look here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/HPforGrownups-shorthand.ht m Announcements list - any *news* or information on *new* things or corrections of either (i.e. not a discussion list - post your responses on the main list or on OT Chatter). Info here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/HPfGU-Announcements.txt OT Chatter. Discussion of anything off-topic, the occasional food fight, but also a few borderline HP topics, such as those listed here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/HPfGU-OTChatter.txt Neil The Mod Squad hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com _____________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator (revving up) "Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand." ["The Quidditch World Cup", GoF] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From neilward at ... Thu Apr 5 04:48:02 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 05:48:02 +0100 Subject: ADMIN: X-POST: Logo competition winner Message-ID: <00cc01c0bd8b$ae28ff00$323670c2@c5s910j> Dear Members, Apologies to those of you on e-mail setting, who will have received my impromptu announcement of the winner of our logo competition (ahem - intended for the Moderators only), and apologies to Rebecca for revealing that she fell for John's April Fool (she wasn't alone there, I guess). I'm a bit like Liz Taylor, trying to open the golden envelope and announce the winner before I've read the nominations. It was lack of sleep.... hit the wrong button...zzzzzzz Anyway, those of you who were checking the competition poll will have noticed that No.10 - the groovy purple Sorting Hat - was well in the lead and we can now reveal that it was indeed the winner!!! Huge thanks to all the other entrants. For those of you on webview only, the winner was Rebecca Yoo, a website designer from Michigan, who has a really nice website at http://www.tie-dyed-moose.com/ (since she doesn't win anything, I will take the liberty of giving her website a plug ) You can expect to see the logo popping up in an HPfGU area near you, very soon. Thank you and goodnight (actually, good morning, as it's 5.45am in the UK) Neil _____________________________________ Flying-Ford-Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator (ignition on) "Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand." ["The Quidditch World Cup", GoF] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From klaatu at ... Fri Apr 6 04:03:15 2001 From: klaatu at ... (klaatu at ...) Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 04:03:15 -0000 Subject: HP Dioramas and Plush Toys Message-ID: <9ajf63+8ere@...> Just got this announcement from The National Collector. The plush toys include Fluffy the 3-Headed Dog (cute!) and others. The Dioramas look pretty good, too, but expensive (over $50.00 each): NOW IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERS!! HARRY POTTER !!!!!! - Dioramas, Plush, and MORE!! For pictures and pricing, check out: http://www.tncuniverse.com/hpotter/hpotter.htm From pkerr06 at ... Fri Apr 6 23:25:44 2001 From: pkerr06 at ... (Peg Kerr) Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 17:25:44 -0600 Subject: Appearance on a panel TOMORROW (Saturday) Message-ID: <3ACE5077.49502E0F@...> I'm appearing on a panel at our local library tomorrow (Saturday) (Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave., Edina, Minnesota at 1:30 p.m.), and the topic of the panel is "From Hobbits to Harry Potter." If I had been organized about this, I would have sent this announcement out much earlier (sorry). I'm sending this to HPFGU-OTChatter, and to the moderators of HPFGU-Announcements (moderators, please post this to the latter group if appropriate). For those of you in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, feel free to drop on by, and come up and introduce yourself to me afterwards. I'm posting here the comments and questions the moderator of the panel, David Lenander, sent to all the panelists to think about, to prepare us for the panel tomorrow, to give you an idea of what our discussion will be about (my notes are in brackets). If you see anything here that you're burning to have me touch upon, let me know. Or if you want to send me an email tonight with something for me to think about concerning these questions, drop me a line. Cheers, Peg >>> [From: David Lenander] The panel is advertised for 1:30 at the Southdale Public Library as "From Hobbits to Harry Potter" about Children's Fantasy. There was a small notice in the calendar in the St. Paul paper today. The panelists include Laura Krentz [a local children's librarian], Peg Kerr [me!], Caroline Stevermer [local fantasy writer. Harry Potter fans looking for something else to read might be very interested in her College of Magic series.] and Claire Lenander, an 11-year old reader of fantasy and a member of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Committee (and my daughter). We thought Pam Dean [another local fantasy writer] was going to be on the panel at the last minute, but she cannot (Claire was a bit of a stand-in for Pam). We'll have some booklists to distribute. I'd had the good intention of writing about the panel tomorrow with some thoughts on the topic for your consideration. here are some random thoughts of last night, questions to think about. I really don't think you need a lot of preparation, and if (for instance) you want to say nothing at all about Harry Potter or Tolkien, and want to talk just about your own work, or about the fantasy books you loved as a child, that'll be fine. But in case this might somehow be helpful: Questions for the panel: From Hobbits to Harry Potter The panel title implies that The Hobbit, along with The Lord of the Rings, is a significant milestone in Childrens Fantasy. Is that so? In its day the book was very well-received, acclaimed by many reviewers, almost at once as a classic to fit on the shelf with Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows and At the Back of the North Wind. But certainly most of the reviewers themselves couldnt have been so clear that it really would have the lasting power of those books (in fact the latter today is little read). More recent scholarship has underlined how much Tolkien drew upon the example of such a book as The Marvelous Land of Snergs, and his debt to The Cauldron of Story, as he termed it in his magisterial essay, "On Fairy Stories," was perhaps greater than any of these other writers. Of course the book does stand out with those books, and with such other contemporaries as Lawsons Rabbit Hill as enduring classics, while Snergs, for example, is all but forgotten. Its lasted for fifty years, and in the last half of its existence has been far more popular than in the first half. Why? Is the Hobbit a precurser of Harry Potter? How is it different? What (other) books has The Hobbit (or LOTR) influenced or impacted? What trends in past childrens fantasy feed into the composition of the Harry Potter booksdid The Hobbit participate in those at all? What books are like these? What childrens fantasy are unlike these? In writing your own stories, how do you look at Tolkien and/or The Hobbit (together or separately), inspiration, bad example, blueprint for writing, something to avoid or get out from under? What non-Tolkin sources do you look to? Is Harry Potter inspiration or caution? Why do so many adults read both of these sets of books, but not, for example, read Voigts Kingdom books, or Diana Wynne Jones fantasies, or Tamora Pierces, or E. Nesbits, for that matter. How would you compare these or perhaps others such as Wrightsons Australian series, including the Wirrun trilogy, or Kara Dalkeys Little Sister books, which adults dont read. What about Philip Pullman? Roald Dahl? Margaret Mahy? Jane Yolen? Susan Cooper? Robin McKinley and Patricia McKilliphave they left childrens books behind? John Bellairs? Lloyd Alexander? -- David Lenander e-mail: d-lena at ... web-page: http://umn.edu/~d-lena/OnceUponATime.html From mage at ... Sat Apr 7 18:39:21 2001 From: mage at ... (mage at ...) Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 18:39:21 -0000 Subject: #2 Contribution to Jamie Potter and the Ghost... Message-ID: <9anmsp+q7ih@...> Dear Group, Through enlightenment I have found that posting here is more appropriate for the following request. I'm anxious to find beta testers to assist in testing the following site: http://www.pottersequel.com/ I'm not quite done with its construction but would like to gather opinions on it's overall functionality and potential prior to completion. LLHP (long live harry potter) m a g e @ w i z a r d e a r t h . c o m From anglinsbees at ... Mon Apr 9 08:36:06 2001 From: anglinsbees at ... (Ellen & John Anglin) Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 08:36:06 -0000 Subject: WB Stores to close?!?! Message-ID: <9ars9m+jhkc@...> Hello- My apologies to you all if this is old news, but..... I was in the Warner Brother Studio store at my local mall yesterday, and the clerk told us that all the Warner Brothers stores were scehduled to be closed- What a Shame! The good news was that thre was a lot of HP Mechandise on sale for 30% off- including the new stuffed toys (And they are cute! I got to see all but the Harry Doll.) Thre is also a nifty "Prefects Edition" of the trivia Game that comes packaged as a book. The Diorama figures previously mentioned were in stock, and pretty darn nice looking, (Better in fact than the pictures on the previously mentioned site.) but, to Quote my mom, I don't need any more Dust catchers around the house. (Sigh!) I did splurge on a nice Limited edition Lithograph of Harry catching the Snitch. (I'll find a spot for it somewhere on my walls!) OH well, so many toys, so little space for STUFF! (Sigh!) Ellen From absinthe at ... Mon Apr 9 19:01:42 2001 From: absinthe at ... (Milz) Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 19:01:42 -0000 Subject: HP Dioramas and Plush Toys In-Reply-To: <9ajf63+8ere@...> Message-ID: <9at0um+h7it@...> --- In HPFGU-Announcements at y..., klaatu at p... wrote: > Just got this announcement from The National Collector. The plush > toys include Fluffy the 3-Headed Dog (cute!) and others. The > Dioramas look pretty good, too, but expensive (over $50.00 each): > > NOW IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERS!! > > HARRY POTTER !!!!!! > - Dioramas, Plush, and MORE!! > > For pictures and pricing, check out: > http://www.tncuniverse.com/hpotter/hpotter.htm I saw the Hagrid, Hedwig, Mrs. Norris, and Norbert toy at Borders Books last week. Mrs. Norris looked like a cute little kitten, rather than an older cat. And the toys were CERTAINLY not to scale...they were nearly the same size. Milz From neilward at ... Mon Apr 9 22:12:01 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:12:01 +0100 Subject: ADMIN/X-POST: Ron goes on (discussion)/details of NEW schedules to Nov 2001!! Message-ID: <01db01c0c142$3cfeaea0$e93570c2@c5s910j> Hi everyone! Okay, by Order of the Department of Time Control; Division of Shifting Schedules, the Ron Weasley discussions have been extended for the rest of this week. That's right - an extra week of Ron!! What - it already happened? Okay, okay.... Now would be a great time to reveal whether you think Ron is destined to remain insecure, jealous and hormonal or is teetering on the brink of becoming brilliant, sexy and psychic. Don't hold back on those keen thoughts on Harry's beloved 'wheezy' - he deserves more than a cursory analysis. How do we know him: let us count the freckles. Joy will post her Harry Potter sketch at the beginning of next week and we have now allocated two weeks to that discussion. My mouth is watering already. Please see the revised timetable in the files section of the main club (I guess some of you may be picking this up through Announcements - hi to both of you!). Also in the Files section of the main list is a completely new schedule, due to start on April 30 and take us up to November and the movie release: it's a combination of chapter summaries from books 1-3 and a variety of sketch topics. We need volunteers to write the lead off summaries, particularly for the first few weeks, so please view the table right away and let the Chasers know if you're up for it. We're seeking able witches and wizards who can string a few sentences together without using the word 'horrid', crack the odd joke and pose a few burning questions. If you still have all your own teeth, we will consider that a bonus... Here's a link to the Files section. The headings are self-explanatory. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Discussion%20Summaries/ Magically, Neil ________________________________________ Flying-Ford-Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator (revving up) "Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand." ["The Quidditch World Cup", GoF] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klaatu at ... Tue Apr 10 23:12:43 2001 From: klaatu at ... (Sister Mary Lunatic) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:12:43 -0700 Subject: HP Trading Card Game Message-ID: - Harry Potter Trading Card Game: Exclusively available for Wizards Online Store patrons, if you sign up now! ---------------------------------------------------------- Everyone's favorite wizard is in his very own trading card game and Wizards Online Store is the ONLY authorized online source! Scheduled for release later this year, this trading card game will be HUGE (and you think Pokemon and Magic are huge)! Don't miss out on what will definitely be one of the hottest items anywhere this year. SIGN UP NOW! - and be notified when the Harry Potter trading card game is available for pre-order! http://store.wizards.com/signup.asp?cid=24 From pennylin at ... Wed Apr 11 02:16:53 2001 From: pennylin at ... (Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:16:53 -0500 Subject: OoP Release Date (Nov 2001) Message-ID: <3AD3BE94.A4354577@...> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Snapefans] Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix... Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:58:47 -0400 From: "Redhaired Temptress" Reply-To: Snapefans at yahoogroups.com To: snapefans at yahoogroups.com Good news! The release date for OoP has been moved up! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000059Z4H/o/qid=986943230/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/104-0379707-6416725 Amanda From lee_hillman at ... Wed Apr 11 14:46:51 2001 From: lee_hillman at ... (Hillman, Lee) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:46:51 -0400 Subject: Fanfic Plug Message-ID: <95774A6A6036D411AFEA00D0B73C864301BC084A@...> Howdy, folks! For all those of you who have asked me when my next chapter is coming out....well, it's out. Chapter 9 of "His Majesty's Secret Service" is available at: http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read &storyid=163925 Read it today! If you read fanfic, that is. :^) Gwendolyn Grace From mlleelizabeth at ... Fri Apr 13 03:30:09 2001 From: mlleelizabeth at ... (mlleelizabeth at ...) Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 23:30:09 EDT Subject: Texas Gathering List Message-ID: <6d.1248d494.2807ccc1@...> This was originally only posted to the chatter list and I just wanted to be sure everyone who is interested knows... the url for the list to plan the Texas gathering is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Texas Love & Light, *Elizabeth* ~ You can never have too many Weasleys ~ From medusa_975 at ... Sat Apr 14 05:27:24 2001 From: medusa_975 at ... (medusa_975 at ...) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 05:27:24 -0000 Subject: Fanfiction Plug Message-ID: <9b8n3s+imab@...> Hello - I'm conscious that maybe a lurker's first post shouldn't be a plea for attention but I would be very interested in any feedback on a story called "What Might Have Been" I've just put on fanfiction net at http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=251851 It deals with the night that James and Lily died, including such issues as who else might have been there, what happened to Voldemort's wand and why James came out of the wand first. I know that the last doesn't need to be explained any more but bu the time that came out I was too far into the story! Medusa975 From neilward at ... Sun Apr 15 09:15:47 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 10:15:47 +0100 Subject: ADMIN/X-POST: Update on scheduled weekly discussions... Message-ID: <015701c0c58c$bdf02860$a93570c2@c5s910j> Hi everyone, Here's the latest on our weekly discussion schedules: - IT'S HARRY FORTNIGHT UNTIL 29TH APRIL!! Firstly, a reminder that from Monday it's 'Harry Fortnight' on HPfGU! Joywitch will be posting a sketch on Harry Potter to lead off the discussions, so look out for that. The Harry discussions will be the last from our GoF/HP characters schedule. NEW DISCUSSIONS From, 30 April, we'll be diving into a completely new schedule, starting with the opening chapters of Prisoner of Azkaban and working our way through the first three books. Alongside these, we'll cover some other essay-style topics based on the HP books. I've posted an updated schedule table to the Files section of the main list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Discussion%20Summaries/ This includes the names of some people who have volunteered to write lead-off summaries already (one or two of these are subject to confirmation). It would be great to get volunteers in place for the following, if anyone is interested: Sketches: 7-13 May - Rita Skeeter & The Daily Prophet 11-17 Jun - Hogsmeade Village, tradespeople and area 25 Jun - 8 Jul - The Marauders' Era (discussion to run for two weeks) Chapters: 25 Jun-1 Jul - PoA Chapters 16 & 17 For the newer people here, lead-off summaries are usually posted on Mondays (occasionally they come in - ahem - a little late). The style and content is left to the author, but chapter summaries should pick up on the main plot points and pose a few questions at the end to get the cogs whirring, whilst topic sketches should provide an overview of the topic, again with a few questions at the end. Some people write quite long essays and others are more concise; there is no hard and fast rule - the summaries are intended to refresh our memories for the discussion ahead. Anyone on the list is welcome to volunteer for summary duties, so don't be shy! We're concentrating on filling the next few weeks at the moment, but there are plenty of opportunities coming up. You can volunteer for both summaries in a week or for chapter/sketch only. I should stress that these scheduled discussions are meant to run alongside any ongoing discussions. Please feel free to discuss whatever you like, whenever you like, within the HP world (and within reason ). Please e-mail me at neilward at ... with any questions. Magically, Neil ________________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator "The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall" ["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From neilward at ... Tue Apr 17 00:23:31 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 01:23:31 +0100 Subject: ADMIN: Movie & casting - where to post? Message-ID: <006501c0c6d4$b7451c20$683770c2@c5s910j> WHERE TO PUT HP MOVIE/CASTING POSTS Discussion of the HP movie/cast and related topics is still okay on the main list, but messages in this category should be prefixed - MOVIE: - as some people prefer to skip these threads. If the subject of your post is fantasy casting or comments on the attributes of a particular actor (such as Robin Williams hairy back), please post that to OT Chatter. We havent been very specific about this before, but that seems the logical place for it. If you find HP movie news or pictures of actors cast, or who "would be cool as...", please use the Announcements list and an appropriate link to let people know about them. If any MOVIE thread on the main list veers away from Harry Potter, it's time to move it to OT Chatter. I imagine we'll have to consider the situation again nearer the release date of the film when the number of movie-related posts will, no doubt, reach new heights!! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Announcements http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter Thanks everyone. Neil ________________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator "The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall" ["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From heidit at ... Tue Apr 17 18:19:20 2001 From: heidit at ... (heidit at ...) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:19:20 -0000 Subject: Draco Sinister Chapter 14 is up Message-ID: <9bi1f8+ln7m@...> You can find it at http://members.fanfiction.net/index.fic? action=story-read&storyid=72959&chapter=15 or at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParadigmOfUncertainty/files/Draco% 20Sinister/Chapter14.htm. From crowswolf at ... Tue Apr 17 18:22:30 2001 From: crowswolf at ... (Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:22:30 -0000 Subject: Penny Dredfule, fanciction. Message-ID: <9bi1l6+ue08@...> Hello everyone!! Just to let you know, I've posted part six of my fanfic Penny Dredfule. It's at the HP_Fanfic site, or on fanfiction.net under my name: Jamieson or under the title, 'Penny Dredfule' I'd like people to read what I've written so far, just to get some criticism and reviews! Hugs, and Bright Blessings, Jamieson From yael_pou at ... Sun Apr 15 01:51:19 2001 From: yael_pou at ... (yael-pou) Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 03:51:19 +0200 Subject: shameless plug: "Krum Do I Love?" chapter 10 Message-ID: Hi, I've just uploaded a chapter in the series. It can be found either in the HP_Paradise egroup or in: http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=124913&chapter=10 Summary: Lee and Remus are out, searching for Oliver Wood. The kids find the Pensieve, and finally realise why it was taken, and by whom. Sirius makes an important discovery that will help them fight the Dark forces. There's a lot of mush in this chapter, so I had to kill somebody to make up for it. Don't worry, this does not end my murderous streak. You can find the entire story in: http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=124913 Summary: Yet another H/Hr/D love-triangle fic. A humorous soap opera with some angst elements. Everybody falls for Hermione, but who she loves remains to be seen. Comes complete with the mandatory Death Eaters and Dragons. Thanks, yael ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Their clothes were cut off the edge of the latest fashion, which was currently inclining towards wide hats, padded shoulders, narrow waists and pointed shoes and gave its followers the appearance of being very well-dressed nails." - Terry Pratchett, Pyramids. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aiz24 at ... Thu Apr 19 03:24:09 2001 From: aiz24 at ... (Amy Z) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 03:24:09 -0000 Subject: HP score to be performed at Tanglewood Message-ID: <9bllop+ba9v@...> On July 31, John Williams will be conducting a performance of his music from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at Tanglewood. Tanglewood, in Lenox, Massachusetts (in the Berkshires), is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It is a wonderful place to hear music--there are indoor seats (in the "Music Shed") or you can pack a picnic and listen on the lawn. For more information, go to www.bso.org Amy Z From lmrourke at ... Thu Apr 19 17:41:56 2001 From: lmrourke at ... (lmrourke at ...) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 17:41:56 -0000 Subject: Drawings of Draco and Harry from DS Message-ID: <9bn814+arg7@...> Hi, Everyone. Just wanted you to know that I posted a couple of pictures that I drew of Draco and Harry after being inspired by Cassandra Claire's FF Draco Sinister. I uploaded them to the PoU web site just as chapter 14 was made available ^_^ You can see them here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoU-Art/files/DS/draco_DS.jpg and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoU-Art/files/DS/harry_DS.jpg Please let me know what you think! Any comments would be greatly appreciated! ^_^ Thanks, Lisa From jferer at ... Fri Apr 20 03:15:12 2001 From: jferer at ... (Jim Ferer) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 03:15:12 -0000 Subject: Sighting of She Who Must Not be Named Message-ID: <9bo9k1+acp0@...> Yes, Nancy Stouffer has been sited, as a sidebar to a story about the new "Artemis Fowl" novel (I guess it was inevitable), in the April 19th New York Daily News. You can read the article yourself at http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-04-19/New_York_Now/Culture/a-107821.asp (make sure the "p" in .asp gets included). The article, happily, didn't buy Ms. Stouffer's claims uncritically. It included a shot of Ms. Stouffer with quite the martyr expression. From crowswolf at ... Fri Apr 20 06:09:04 2001 From: crowswolf at ... (Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 02:09:04 -0400 Subject: My New Site... Message-ID: <3ADFD27F.173C2A5C@...> Okay Harry Potter fans, here goes... I've actually put my spare time to use. I have built a Harry Potter website! I never thought I actually would, but there you go. Things have a way of working out somehow. Anywho, the point of this message is: I NEED BETA TESTERS! I need people to read, look and tell me what is needed, what I should leave out, that kind of thing. NB: there are pages devoted to Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Snape, McGonnagall, Hagrid as well as the four books. Now, at two something in the morning, after working on this for HOURS, my brain isn't functioning to properly. I need people to tell me what should go in...it's looking rather empty...sigh... So, send me your comments, your likes and dislikes about the site, and I will be forever greatful! Heres the site http://crowswolf.tripod.com/mugglemagic Oh yeah, it's called Muggle Magic. Everything else I could think of was taken! Grrr... Awaiting your comments, Bright Blessings and Merry Meet, Jamieson -- "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement." - Gandalf (The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien) -- Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and thenteams up with three complete strangers to kill again. - Marin County newspaper's TV listing for The Wizard of Oz From meckelburg at ... Thu Apr 19 05:40:13 2001 From: meckelburg at ... (meckelburg at ...) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 05:40:13 -0000 Subject: DADA Exams in May Message-ID: <9bltnt+3nic@...> Dear Pupils! Due to a time- problem, the summer- holidays have been extendet to an unusual length this summer ;-) Hogwarts staff has therefore decided to put you through occasional Exams to keep you on the subject. The first Exam is the 'Defence against the dark Arts' and will take place in the first week of May. It will be posted on the main board.. Your computers will be hexed with a *No-cheating Charm* You are advised to keep your books under your desks during the exams. Please send your answers off-list, for individual answers :-) The examination- results will be passed on to the coming DADA-Teacher, so that he knows which subjects are to be repeated when school begins at the end of summer ( whenever that is (LOL)) I hope you use your time for revising Enjoy your extended holidays, but look forward to the start of term Yours Minerva Mc. Gonagall (Mecki) From crowswolf at ... Fri Apr 20 15:56:10 2001 From: crowswolf at ... (Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:56:10 -0400 Subject: Oops Message-ID: <3AE05C19.1D3C63A5@...> Hello everyone, Well, I've had a lot of comments about people getting erros while trying to go to my site...so I checked it out....I forgot a / at the end of the URL....grrr... so here it is again... http://crowswolf.tripod.com/mugglemagic/ Waiting in anticipation, Hugs Jamieson -- "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement." - Gandalf (The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien) -- Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and thenteams up with three complete strangers to kill again. - Marin County newspaper's TV listing for The Wizard of Oz From john at ... Sat Apr 21 00:11:43 2001 From: john at ... (John Walton) Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 01:11:43 +0100 Subject: FF: Song of Time Chapter 6 @ HP_Paradise! In-Reply-To: <3AE05C19.1D3C63A5@...> Message-ID: Magids and Prophecies and Draco, oh my! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hp_paradise Yes, that's right, after a long break, "Harry Potter and the Song of Time", Chapter 6, is under a Public Beta Read over on the HP_Paradise list, which was set up to discuss various authors' fics. Mosey on over there to read (and beta-read) the Song of Time itself. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hp_paradise (This will be the only chapter announcement you'll get, by the way.) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hp_paradise Cheers, --John (AKA Crazy Ivan) ****************************************** John Walton Crazy Ivan john at ... Author of "Harry Potter and the Song of Time" @ HP_Paradise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hp_paradise ****************************************** From jferer at ... Sat Apr 21 23:15:41 2001 From: jferer at ... (Jim Ferer) Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 23:15:41 -0000 Subject: More Pictures from the New York gathering Message-ID: <9bt4at+mmc7@...> Four more pictures from the April 13 HPFGU gathering in New York City are now posted in HPFGU-NewYork, in the Files section, of course. For all HPFGU members thinking of having a gathering, it's completely worth it. We all had a blast in New York, so it's worth the effort and travel and whatever else. I don't know if we'll ever have a national gathering, but I sure hope we do. From neilward at ... Sun Apr 22 11:48:30 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:48:30 +0100 Subject: New list for London meet ups... Message-ID: <002201c0cb22$27490f80$cd3770c2@c5s910j> Hi everyone, Following the example of our New York friends, I've set up a list for arranging meetings in London (UK) and surrounding area. If you live in or near London or think you could make it to London for a get together, some time, please join up. There's nothing in planning at the moment, but once there are a few people on the list, we can discuss that... I think we were also thinking of arranging an Oxford meeting over the summer, when Ebony and Scott are over here, and we could use the list for discussing that as well. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London Neil FFA PS - New Yorkers, I joined the NY list... just in case there's something going on when I'm next there. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From junkjunkjunk2000 at ... Mon Apr 23 11:37:09 2001 From: junkjunkjunk2000 at ... (Vicki Granger) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 11:37:09 -0000 Subject: HP4GU-Australia Group Message-ID: <9c1455+b3r0@...> I've set up a HP4GU Australia group :) If you live in Australia please come join :) Hopefully we'll be able to arrange for a meeting at some point but at the moment the group will be more for Australian members to get to know each other :) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP4GU-Australia/ ~*Vicki*~ From Alyeskakc at ... Mon Apr 23 18:31:19 2001 From: Alyeskakc at ... (Kristin) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:31:19 -0000 Subject: Fanfic Plug Message-ID: <9c1sdn+8o9l@...> Hi everyone, I've posted my first fanfic and would love any feedback on it. It's a multi part story that takes Lupin's POV of PoA events. Right now only the prologue is posted. If you're interested check it out. Thanks, Kristin http://fanfiction.net/sections/books/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=263340 or at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP_FanFiction in the files section From meckelburg at ... Wed Apr 25 11:35:01 2001 From: meckelburg at ... (meckelburg at ...) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:35:01 -0000 Subject: German members gathering? Message-ID: <9c6cp5+jqkk@...> Hi all! I jusr read about the gathering in New York and thought we could do something similiar in Hamburg, Berlin or M?nchen? If there are Germans ( or Austrians or Swiss or...) on the list interested, you can contact me off-list. Mecki From neilward at ... Thu Apr 26 03:39:43 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 04:39:43 +0100 Subject: ADMIN: "Elvish Is King!" - meet our new List Elves Message-ID: <029401c0ce02$88ffdd20$8c3570c2@c5s910j> ## Resounding thunder clap and puff of green smoke..## Flying Ford Anglia steps through the fug wearing a quilted, lilac smoking jacket and Muggle crash helmet marked "Boyracer". Attention list members... At the risk of triggering an uprising in the SPEW faction, your Magical Moderators have hired a team of List Elves to help Newbies find their feet on the list. It will be the Elves' duty to greet new members and become their trusted Elf Friend. Aware from the glare of the list, they will hold hands, give tips, point at files and offer support - all for nine Knuts a week, a sack on the floor and all the tripe they can eat. With the help of the List Elves, Newbies should have no trouble avoiding the bolder forces of Madam Linsenmayer, Professor Flanagan, Warlock Walton, and - ahem - my good self. Every new member will be assigned a personal Elf and may find one sitting on their bed, looking rather unfortunate, and wringing their hands. Don't be alarmed. They are there to guide you, not to chide you. The List Elves have their own perfectly adequate quarters thank-you-very-much in the Disused Dungeon. All *new* members requiring assistance should knock three times on the oak door marked: hp4guelves at ... And now, if I may, a short verse in merry medieval song ## clears throat ## "Cats have nine lives And we have nine elves So, here they all are (They'll intro themselves)" LIST ELVES Heidi Tandy (Elf Mom) - Elf Heidy Rainy Lilac (Suzanne) - Elf Rainy Joy (not Joywitch, the other Joy) - Elf Joysy Amy Z (not Amy A, Amy B, Amy C etc) - Elf Aimey Simon (the man of many parts) - Elf Simey Michelle Apostolides - Elf Shelly Jen Faulkner - Elf Jenny Amanda Lewanski - Elf Mandy Kelley Thompson - Elf Kelly ... and don't they look as cute as ninepence in their assorted pillowcases, tea towels and old socks? Neil ________________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator "The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall" ["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From neilward at ... Thu Apr 26 03:54:16 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 04:54:16 +0100 Subject: X-POST: Congratulations to Penny and Bryce - the baby is here! Message-ID: <02d601c0ce04$91454180$8c3570c2@c5s910j> I'm delighted to pass on snippets from a message that Carole received from Bryce (Penny's husband): <> Penny on a computer? Never heard of such a thing! Join me in a cybertoast to the new family... "To Penny, Bryce and Elizabeth Grace". Hic! Neil ________________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator "The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall" ["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From neilward at ... Thu Apr 26 21:49:42 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:49:42 +0100 Subject: WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS - next week Message-ID: <001e01c0ce9a$cd635b20$303670c2@c5s910j> Hi everyone, I've updated the weekly discussion schedules file to include all the volunteers so far. Next week we're starting off on a discussion of Chapter 1 & 2 of PoA, and (in addition to that) the theme will be what could best be described as "Muggle Territory" (Privet Drive, King's Cross, London etc). Here's a link to the table of discussions for the coming weeks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Discussion%20Summaries/New Discussions.htm ...if that gets chopped in half by the technology, just follow the link under Discussion Summaries, here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files Magically, Neil ________________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator "The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall" ["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From lmrourke at ... Fri Apr 27 20:36:07 2001 From: lmrourke at ... (lmrourke at ...) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:36:07 -0000 Subject: More Fanart from DS-Ron and Ginny Message-ID: <9ccl7n+hvqp@...> Hi, Everyone. I've drawn some more ^_^ This time there's one of Ron (one of my favorite characters) and his sister, Ginny. Hope you like them and as before, any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Lisa You can view them at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoU-Art/files/DS/Ron.jpg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoU-Art/files/DS/Ginny_DS.jpg From wr7238 at ... Sat Apr 28 01:13:38 2001 From: wr7238 at ... (Roy & Wanda Mallett) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 21:13:38 -0400 Subject: [HPFGU-Announcements] More Fanart from DS-Ron and Ginny References: <9ccl7n+hvqp@...> Message-ID: <002c01c0cf80$7cd262a0$11ca4e0c@s1p9c3> Those are GREAT pictures! I'm going to show those to my boys. They love Harry Potter and these pictures will help them visualize the characters better! Keep on with this beautiful art! Wanda The Witch of Revere ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:36 PM Subject: [HPFGU-Announcements] More Fanart from DS-Ron and Ginny > Hi, Everyone. I've drawn some more ^_^ This time there's one of Ron > (one of my favorite characters) and his sister, Ginny. Hope you like > them and as before, any comments would be greatly appreciated! > Thanks, > Lisa > You can view them at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoU-Art/files/DS/Ron.jpg > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PoU-Art/files/DS/Ginny_DS.jpg > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > HPFGU-Announcements-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > From booleanfox at ... Sun Apr 29 09:06:17 2001 From: booleanfox at ... (booleanfox at ...) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 09:06:17 -0000 Subject: More quizzes Message-ID: <9cgli9+kl15@...> Dear Moderators I'm not sure if these have already been posted but there are some more HP quizzes on www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/potter/quiz.shtml - they are designed for kids so they're not rock hard, but a couple are quite good. Julie aka BooleanFox P.S. I'm not sure how to turn that web address into a link straight to the site - does it do it automatically? I am a bit of a Neville when it comes to computers... From neilward at ... Sun Apr 29 09:26:45 2001 From: neilward at ... (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 10:26:45 +0100 Subject: ADMIN: Spell cast on netiquette file... you are strangely drawn to it Message-ID: <018501c0d08e$833cb0a0$773570c2@c5s910j> ## Ford Anglia whips out his wand and shouts "Mnemonicus Repetendum!" ## Okay, everyone, that's my most powerful reminder spell. You should now feel compelled to spend a few minutes reading the 'netiquette tips' file. Resistance is futile (oh... hang on, that's another list, where I pretend to be Captain Janeway in thigh boots... Okay: at ease). We have an all-singing, all-dancing, colourised, wide screen version of the club's netiquette tips and advice here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/netiquetteTIPS.htm Or a plain text version, for those of you who prefer things in monchrome: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/netiquette2.txt As a brief checklist, here are the topics covered in this mysterious netiquette file: -If you haven't posted here before... -Use/note prefixes for some topics. -Keep the subject line relevant to the content of the post. -Clearly distinguish your opinions/theories from facts. -Keep your posts on topic.. -Try to avoid one-line and ultra-short posts. -Take care when responding to posts. -Take the time to proofread your posts. -Be considerate of other members' feelings. It's not rocket science, of course, but thanks for observing these points (or perhaps checking them for the first time) and keeping our list on track... New members, don't forget that you can reach the List Elves in their dungeon, by knocking on the oak door at: hp4guelves at .... In general, the Moderator Team can be contacted in the penthouse at the top of the crooked staircase, here: hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com Neil ________________________________________ Flying Ford Anglia Mechanimagus Moderator "The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall" ["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA] Check out Very Frequently Asked Questions for everything to do with this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/VFAQ.htm From meckelburg at ... Sun Apr 29 16:23:28 2001 From: meckelburg at ... (meckelburg at ...) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 16:23:28 -0000 Subject: DADA-Exam out ! Message-ID: <9chf60+rsih@...> Hi All, The announced DADA- Exam is out on the main board now! I hope, you enjoy it Mecki From natabat at ... Mon Apr 30 06:57:59 2001 From: natabat at ... (Natalie) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:57:59 -0700 Subject: HPSearch Message-ID: <001701c0d142$e70fe840$0101a8c0@hp> I figured I ought to get around to plugging my website some more, so here it goes! Check out HPSearch! It's a Harry-Potter-only search engine. (I used to think it was the only one, but apparently HPGalleries has one too. Sh...) You can find it at http://hpsearch.cjb.net . Feel free to submit your site. In fact, please do! Also, be sure to check out the miscellaneous section (accessed by clicking "@HPSearch" in the top bar). There you can find some things I decided to throw in. My personal favorite is the Sorting Hat JavaScript quiz. I just added some nifty house shield graphics to it. And, hey, if one of the Mod-Squad wants to add a link to HP4GU in the Discussions section, I certainly wouldn't complain. Natalie (This is my sig for webmastery biz, not my usual one. Why you care, I don't know...) webmaster at ... http://hpsearch.cjb.net From crowswolf at ... Mon Apr 30 22:55:26 2001 From: crowswolf at ... (Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:55:26 -0000 Subject: Penny Dredfule part seven Message-ID: <9ckqgu+t4vv@...> Hey all!!! I've just posted Penny Dredfule, part seven "Explosions of Smut" on HP Fanfiction. Take a read! And if fanfic.net will let me, I'll be posting it there shortly. You can find it under the title (Penny Dredfule) or under my author name (Jamieson) That's all for now! Hugs to all! Jamieson