From blessedbrian at blessedbrian.yahoo.invalid Tue Apr 1 13:03:44 2003 From: blessedbrian at blessedbrian.yahoo.invalid (Brian Cordova) Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 13:03:44 -0000 Subject: HPFGU-Oklahoma? Message-ID: Hey Everyone. Next week, I will be relocating from Dallas to Tulsa. As I do not see a regional group for Oklahoma, I am interested in finding out how many Oklahoma fans we may have and who would be interested in beginning a "HPFGU-Oklahoma" group. Another possibility could be a "HPFGU-Oklahoma-Kansas" group or similar. If this idea sounds like a good idea to you, please e-mail me at flitwicksman at .... As the next week or so will be filled with all of the insanity of moving (I've tried pointing my wand, but I have not gotten it down just yet!!), please be patient if I do not answer immediately. I will definitely be interested in getting such a group going once semi- settled. Brian:-) From rainbow at rainbow00brite.yahoo.invalid Tue Apr 1 18:42:54 2003 From: rainbow at rainbow00brite.yahoo.invalid (Katy Cartee) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:42:54 -0500 Subject: HP4GU-Southeast-US (NC, SC and GA) References: Message-ID: <01cc01c2f87e$82b912d0$2302a8c0@...> Another regional HP4GU group has been born! This one is targeted for members who live in the Southeast United States. The states included are North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. I would've included Florida, but they've already got their own list. If Tennessee wants to be added as well, just let me know and that can be easily arranged. I'm in Charlotte, North Carolina myself and would love to meet other fans in my area! So if you're a fellow southerner, please stop on by :) To join: HP4GU-Southeast-US-subscribe at yahoogroups.com The group page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP4GU-Southeast-US/ See ya'll there! ;) ~Katy~ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From pennylin at plinsenmayer.yahoo.invalid Thu Apr 3 18:43:03 2003 From: pennylin at plinsenmayer.yahoo.invalid (Penny Linsenmayer) Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 18:43:03 -0000 Subject: Nimbus - 2003: HP4GU Fundraiser Message-ID: Hi all -- Over the last four years, HP4GU has been the best online source for in-depth, mature discussion of all things Potter. The list has burgeoned to 6,300 members, more than twelve sister and regional lists, and the finest collection of Fantastic Posts essays about HP that one can locate on the web. Regional meetings are no longer so regional. In New York City, Chicago, London, Germany and all over the world in fact, we have met, sometimes in handfuls, sometimes in large numbers. And now, this summer, Harry Potter fans take the next step. More than 400 fans will converge on Orlando, Florida, to create the single largest gathering yet, at the *first ever* symposium centered solely on Harry Potter. But you know all this - or you do if you've been around lately. What you might not know is that Nimbus - 2003 needs HP4GU's help. And HP4GU needs your help. This vitally important first year's symposium - and therefore future symposia - depends on your support. Many people have said things like, "Well, I can't afford Nimbus this year, so I'll wait for next year." We certainly understand if you can't attend this year. But, if you can't go this time, there's an easy way you can help ensure that there is a next time. When the Nimbus - 2003 team formed in June of 2002, they envisioned an event that would set the tone. They saw the groundwork for future events, perhaps even eventually large enough to rent our own castle in Scotland for a long week-end. If event after event can prove our sincerity and our integrity, then perhaps we will win the respect of WB, JKR's agents, and even JKR herself. We could position this chain of symposia to become the official convention for adults, and possibly even become the preferred symposium for pursuit of the books. But without fan support, none of that can happen. Corporate sponsorship, which the event's organizers believed would be a natural source of funding, has not materialized as anticipated. Even corporations with significant ties to HP merchandise have been uninterested. The Nimbus - 2003 team attributes this to changing relationships of licensees to WB, the struggle of an unhistoried, untested event, and of course the general economy and world situation. Despite their hope that they would be able to supplement registrations with corporate contributions and lift the burden from the fans, the team finds themselves in need of grassroots assistance. Since Nimbus is the event that HP4GU inspired, they have turned to us, as well as the corners of the fandom, for that help. That is why, in addition to lending its reputation and support to Nimbus - 2003, we at HP4GU would like to make that support financial and be an official Nimbus "Symposium Sponsor." Nimbus offers Symposium Sponsorhip at the level of $15,000 (USD). That sounds like a lot. But remember how we said that the list boasts over 6,000 members? That means that if only half of you are able to donate $5 apiece, HP4GU can realize its goal. If you can give more, please give more, because we know there are those among you who cannot give any, much as you might like to. This sponsorship would pay for: ** Internet cafe, so that attendees and presenters can connect with HP fans around the world who are unable to attend Nimbus - 2003. Cost includes computer rental and internet access costs. [$5,000] ** Coverage of honoraria, hotel, and airfare for the Special Guests, including: Judith Krug, Connie Neal, John Granger, Philip Nel, and Roger Highfield [$3,500] ** Coverage of the Judith Krug Keynote Luncheon (Judith Krug is the Director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom for the American Library Association and will speak on the subject of censorship and book banning, with reference to Harry Potter in particular) [$3,000] ** The Farewell Breakfast on Sunday [$2,500] ** Welcoming Feast and Meet-and-Greet on Thursday night [$1,000] Moreover, for those of you who are U.S. taxpayers, your donation to the HP4GU Nimbus - 2003 sponsorship may be tax-deductible. HP Education Fanon, Inc., the company created to oversee these periodic recurring symposia, has been granted tax-exempt 501(c)3 status as an educational organization. That means your contribution carries the same advantages to you as a donation to your local charity of choice. We hope you will be part of the only event to grow out of the excellent, deep, shocking, and hilarious conversations you've enjoyed online. Be part of the vision shared by list member, elf, geist, and moderator alike. Even if you can't attend - even if you will - you have a chance to help make Harry Potter history. With your help, we can continue to prove that HP4GU is one of the best HP communities around - on the Web, or in person. With your help, that reputation will only be heightened, through the contact with and exchange between fans and academics and professionals who are equally enamoured of the books and all they represent. Plus, you'll be helping to create an amazing reality which for some will reinforce - or *create* - longstanding friendships and new communities. To make a donation, simply send funds via paypal to: hpfgu-donate at ... Or, if you prefer, you may send your donation (whether in US funds or other currency) to: Harry Potter Symposium - 2003 PO Box 18769 Rochester, NY 14618-0769 We hope that whether you can join us or not, you will consider making a contribution to show your support - not just for this year's event, but to ensure the future of any other similar conferences brought to you on behalf of *your* email list: HPforGrownups. Yours in anticipation of Nimbus - 2003, The HP4GU Moderators P.S. Don't forget, only $5 from you will do the trick! Follow this link (http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/nimbus-2003) to contribute to a Nimbus - 2003 Symposium Sponsorship today! From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Fri Apr 4 15:53:46 2003 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 07:53:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: FF: Between the Lines Chapter 5! Message-ID: <20030404155346.33367.qmail@...> Hi, all. You've all been waiting so patiently, much more patiently than you have been for Order of the Phoenix, but then, it's only been a year since Beasties-Boys released its fourth installment. But the wait is over! "Between the Lines: Chapter 5" is now available at Schnoogle! You can read the new chapter here: http://www.schnoogle.com/restrictedsection/fic.php?fic=sch:/authors/beastiesboys/BTL05.html Or, if you haven't discovered this novel yet, go back to the beginning here: http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Beasties_Boys/Between_the_Lines/ AjesBlue and I hope to get at least one of the next three written chapters out before Nimbus - 2003, but this may have to be all for a while. I think it's worth the wait. Best regards, Gwen (Beastie-Boy 1/2) ===== Bring Your Own Broom to Nimbus - 2003! http://www.hp2003.org/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Sun Apr 6 04:38:49 2003 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 04:38:49 -0000 Subject: Psychic Serpent Trilogy Updated Message-ID: There is a new chapter of Harry Potter and the Triangle Prophecy (third part of the Psychic Serpent Trilogy) on Schnoogle: Chapter 19: Innovations In which Harry spends much of Boxing Day with Draco and a healthy dose of guilt. The European Cup final arrives at last, between Romania and France. It turns out that Charlie is a friend both of the Romanian Seeker and one of the team mascots--but it's not what you think. Harry also learns the secret of Weasley Wizard Wheezes and goes to Sweden for the annual broom race, in which Ron and Charlie are participating. Go to: http://www.schnoogle.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=8209 Enjoy! --Barb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Barb From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Thu Apr 10 19:54:30 2003 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:54:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Official Artwork Contest for Nimbus - 2003 Message-ID: <20030410195430.32900.qmail@...> T-Shirt Design and Programme Cover Contests for Nimbus - 2003 In order to showcase many of the fine and talented artists in the fandom, Nimbus - 2003 seeks art submissions for our official symposium t-shirt and our symposium programme cover. You may submit art to either or to both contests and you may enter as many designs as you like. You can also submit different pieces for each or the same designs for both. Requirements: 1. The artwork must be no larger than 8.5x11" in finished digital form (or easily reducible and still clear at 8.5x11" size), or 300 dpi, and must be uploaded in TIFF, PSD, or PNG format. 2. Submissions may be low-resolution copies, but you must have a 300 dpi file available to send upon request. 3. Artwork must be rated PG or lower and should feature the symposium's mascots: The Marauders, aka Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs (MWPP). 4. Artwork for the PROGRAMME COVER can include the text: "Nimbus - 2003: A Guide" OR "A Guide to Nimbus - 2003". 5. Artwork for the T-SHIRT can include the text: "Nimbus - 2003: [insert your slogan idea here]". 6. We strongly encourage art submissions that reflect the tropical theme suggested by our location. 7. We strongly encourage, but do not require, original artwork for these purposes. 8. Characters should not be labeled by name, nor should the artwork contain any lettering or images that might impinge upon existing trademarks. Nimbus - 2003 reserves the right to return artwork with such marks back to the creator for editing. 9. No broomsticks shall be shown with, on, under, or near the "Nimbus - 2003" lettering in any format. (MWPP may be shown riding brooms if you desire.) 10. Nimbus - 2003 will not accept anonymous submissions. Please include your legal name (if different from your fandom handle), address, and a valid email address and phone number along with your entry. This information will be kept confidential. 11. Entries must be sent to art @ hp2003.org NO LATER THAN May 15, 2003. Please send us the url where your artwork can be viewed. If you want to send a hard copy, please contact us at the above email address to make arrangements. DISCLAIMER: By submitting your artwork to the Programme Cover or T-Shirt contests, even if it is not selected as featured artwork, you give the staff of Nimbus - 2003 permission to use it on materials related to the symposium, including but not limited to badges, banners, signs, program books, and websites. You still retain ownership of your work, and may continue to use it in any way you see fit. ===== Bring Your Own Broom to Nimbus - 2003! http://www.hp2003.org/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com From jrpessin at hobbit_guy1420.yahoo.invalid Wed Apr 16 21:55:44 2003 From: jrpessin at hobbit_guy1420.yahoo.invalid (Jonathan Pessin) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 16:55:44 -0500 Subject: New Fanfic!! Message-ID: I've got a new fanfic, "Sorting a Longbottom," up on FictionAlley.org! Check it out; I'll love you if you do! http://www.thedarkarts.org/authors/hobbit_guy/SAL.html Hobbit_guy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You haven't been getting into the Gaffer's home brew again, have you?" "No... Well, yes, but that's beside the point." -Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Fellowship of the Rings Extended Edition DVD From coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid Sun Apr 20 05:12:51 2003 From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius) Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 05:12:51 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter Filks - 52 for You Message-ID: our largest update ever on Harry Potter Filks, with 52 new filks based on sources ranging from Gilbert and Sullivan to Eminen, from Veggie Tales to Police, from the Andrew Sisters to Tom Lehrer. Find a tune or two to hum as we count down to June 21! - CMC HARRY POTTER FILKS http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm From flitwicksman at flitwicksman.yahoo.invalid Tue Apr 22 19:58:54 2003 From: flitwicksman at flitwicksman.yahoo.invalid (Brian) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:58:54 -0000 Subject: HPFGU-Oklahoma and Surrounding Areas Message-ID: Hey All. I have begun a new regional board for adult HP fans in Oklahoma as well as the surrounding states. It can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Oklahoma Hope to see y'all there! Brian:-) From shayla at shaylantara.yahoo.invalid Tue Apr 22 23:31:39 2003 From: shayla at shaylantara.yahoo.invalid (shayla) Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 16:31:39 -0700 Subject: Harry Potter and the Fall of Childhood chapter 23: Bones Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030422161911.00a5cd80@...> Title: Harry Potter and the Fall of Childhood Chapter 23: Bones Author: Shayla (please reply directly to me at shayla at ... if you want to email, as I am no mail on many of my lists) Rating: R. URL: Direct to the chapter: http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/shayla/FOC23.html The story page: http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Shayla/Fall_Of_Childhood/ Update group (gets chapters earlier) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hp_veris/ Summary: Harry's epic weekend continues with a conversation with Dumbledore, an expedition with Snape, and still no sleep. Oh, and the fishing. And the bones. And the surprise. Shayla Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everythin g, That's how the light gets in. From love2write_11098 at love2write_11098.yahoo.invalid Tue Apr 29 04:08:37 2003 From: love2write_11098 at love2write_11098.yahoo.invalid (Stacy) Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 04:08:37 -0000 Subject: Chapter 18 of Darkly Inclined Message-ID: Chapter 18, "Apologia," of Darkly Inclined has been posted to Schnoogle and HPFF: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFF_Fics/files/Darkly%20Inclined/ and http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/shart/DI18.html In this chapter: More H/H "Awww!" moments and accompanying Draco angst and Ron annoyance; Snape talks to Draco (what did happen to Zabini?) and tries to take his classroom back from Professor Figg; and Sirius takes care of Remus. I tried not to overdo the sap. Pairings are HG/HP (at the moment), HG/RW (sort of), HP/DM (unrequited, poor dears), SS/FOC, and SB/RL. Thanks for reading, and leave a review if you feel like it. :) Stacy From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Wed Apr 30 13:00:08 2003 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 06:00:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: News from Nimbus: Saturday Lunch, Casting Contest Message-ID: <20030430130008.42138.qmail@...> A few months ago, you may recall, we announced that our Saturday Luncheon speaker would be Cheryl Klein of Scholastic. Most unfortunately, only a few weeks after agreeing to come, Ms. Klein had a sudden change of plans involving her family and had to cancel. The Nimbus 2003 Programming team is therefore very pleased to announce that instead, our Saturday Luncheon speaker will be Ari Rapkin, Computer Graphics Software Engineer, from Industrial Light and Magic. Ms. Rapkin has been with ILM since 1998, working on ILMs sequences in films such as "Jurassic Park III," "Star Wars: Episode II 'Attack of the Clones,'" and "A.I. Artificial Intelligence." She is currently working on the cloth simulation system for use in several upcoming films including "The Hulk," "Van Helsing" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." Her talk will offer us some insights into the mysteries and secrets of film enhancement through computer animation. If youve been waiting to find out who the speaker will be before signing up for the lunch, please make your upgrade quickly! The $19.75 luncheon fee for Saturday is only available until May 6; as of May 7, the price will increase to $29.75. We are sorry we could not extend the lower rate further, but our negotiations with ILM ran longer than we anticipated. Speaking of the film versions, we also have another fun activity to announce: HP Movie Casting Contest! How about those HP films? Did they make the right casting choices? Do you agree with JK Rowling's insistence on casting only actors from the British Isles, Canada, and Australia? Well, Nimbus - 2003 offers you alternatives! Objective: Cast any one of the films (including OoP!) with the actors you would have picked if *you* were in charge. To aid people who might not know your choices, please bring a picture, filmography, or other evidence of the person's suitability. For each choice, write a *short* (no more than 3 sentence) description of why you think that person is right for the part. Scenario #1: "Looks can be Deceiving" - Pick your cast members based on looks (or looks and personality) alone, not necessarily because of their acting skills. The object in this choice is to assemble a cast that *looks* as close to your vision as you can find. Scenario #2: "Englishman in New York" - Cast the film as well as you can from nations *not* on JKR's approved list. Scenario #3: "If Worse Comes to Worst..." - Go the other way. If you felt the movies made poor choices, just how much worse could it get? Pick your ultimate worst choices - but still be realistic! For example, Ringo Starr as Snape. For this one, they must fit JKR's bill and come from a British country or commonwealth. Assemble your lists, collages, or whatever, and display them all weekend in the Nimbus - 2003 banquet room! Finally, we remind you that our submissions for Artwork and T-Shirt designs are still open! Please see the LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/community/hp_orlando/13913.html) for details. To answer one question that came up on the artwork: Designs may absolutely be full colour, but bear in mind that (especially for the t-shirt), we may have to print in only one or two colours to keep costs low. If its totally spiffy, though, we might just have to go with the extra expense! ===== Bring Your Own Broom to Nimbus - 2003! http://www.hp2003.org/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From pipdowns at ... Wed Apr 30 17:23:55 2003 From: pipdowns at ... (bluesqueak) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 17:23:55 -0000 Subject: Fwd: Re: OT; disgusting self-promotion Message-ID: --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, jodel at a... wrote: This probably should have gone to the announcements list, and if so I will hope that the list elves will move it there. There is no listing of the actual e-mail handle for that part of the site in the Digest (I virtually never visit the site in person.) I've been on this list for close to a year now and have very much enjoyed taking part in the discussions. By this time I have been reading the books for five years and involved in the online community for about three, and have developed *oppinions*. I have just uploaded a collection of non-fiction essays (28 articles of various lengths) on my interpretations toward a workable (I hope) background for the Potterverse, which includes content from several of the postings that I have sent to this list, amplified and tine-tuned in reaction to the discussions. These are at the Red Hen site. http://www.redhen-publications.com It is a personal hobby site, not an actual business. There are some fanfics posted ther by authors' permission as well but it is not primarily a fiction site. The essays are in the "Comentary/At Tome" area. Fics are in the "Publications" area. IE and Netscape have no trouble with it. AOL for Aqua is, as usual, pretending that it isn't there. At least for me. It will eventually deign to show the link, but I do not know how long it will take to capitulate and do so. Older versions of AOL usually have no problem. -JOdel --- End forwarded message --- From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Wed Apr 30 15:28:36 2003 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:28:36 -0000 Subject: FictionAlley's Second Birthday (coming up close...) Message-ID: It's all about TWO. On July 22, FictionAlley will turn two years old. Two years of providing a place where fanfics of all shapes, sizes and SHIPs can be discussed, hosted, beta-read and reviewed - and where daily discussion of the books and movies stimulates thought, discussion and, of course, plot bunnies. When we started two years ago, with about two dozen authors, we never dreamed that we'd host over two thousands authors - or that we'd have to wait two more years for Book Number Five. But in July, that wait will be over, and the fandom will have turned a corner in fanfic, fanart, fan-conversations and fan-speculation. And it'll be time to relax a bit, and enjoy Nimbus - 2003. Of course, FictionAlley will be there. And to celebrate the fandom, and our second birthday, we're having a party the second night of the event - Friday, July 18, 2003. Come to the COPA BANANA, right at the hotel, starting at 8:30 P.M. on Friday night, and for a small cover charge ($10/person + cash bar) you can dance and party until late - and enjoy our special birthday cake at eleven o'clock. The event will be open to all registrants and any guests of registrants who are over 14. No RSVP necessary - just be prepared to come and have a great time! And yes, there will be an online component of the party - no, we can't simulcast the music, but if you can't make it to Nimbus - 2003, you can still celebrate as FA turns two! ****** Heidi