From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Tue May 6 01:31:57 2003 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 01:31:57 -0000 Subject: Psychic Serpent Trilogy Update - Triangle Prophecy Message-ID: Since the last time I posted here, there are two new chapters of Harry Potter and the Triangle Prophecy up on Schnoogle.com: Chapter 20: Reservations In which Ron and Charlie return to the dragon reservation to investigate, Draco tells Harry more about his extra-curricular summer activities, Sirius finally explains to Harry why he can't tell Draco about his budding relationship with Ginny, Harry finds out who Ron is writing to at St. Mungo's, Draco lets something slip to Ginny that Harry didn't want her to know, and Harry's discovery of a non-Gryffindor in the common room causes him to realize exactly why Dumbledore has been acting so strangely....Go to: http://www.schnoogle.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=8433 Chapter 21: Chamber In which Harry learns how Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, Alicia's dad goes on trial, and Harry and Snape have a talk. Harry is also disturbed by more than one thing in the newspaper, especially something about a friend....Go to: http://www.schnoogle.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=8680 And for folks waiting for a new chapter of the Psychic Serpent prequel, "The Lost Generation," it's taking me a little longer to write Chapter 14 than I would have liked, but I should be sending it to the betas in a couple of days. In the meantime, if you haven't read the above, that should keep y'all occupied! Enjoy! --Barb Join the Psychic Serpent Yahoo group! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent - Harry's fifth year http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/barb/PS01.html Harry Potter and the Time of Good Intentions - Harry's sixth year http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/barb/TOGI01.html Harry Potter and the Triangle Prophecy - Harry's seventh year http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/barb/TP01.html The Lost Generation (1975-1982) http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/barb/LG01.html From irina at irina_author.yahoo.invalid Wed May 7 13:20:41 2003 From: irina at irina_author.yahoo.invalid (Irina) Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 13:20:41 -0000 Subject: Plug - Galatea 10 Message-ID: Hi All! This is just a quick note to let you know that the tenth and final chapter of Galatea is up at the HP Pendragon yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPPendragon), schnoogle, and ffn. In all locations, author name is Irina. Galatea is the second act in the M?rr?gna trilogy. Five years after the events in The Rebirth (which you'll probably want to read first to cut down on confusion), Draco Malfoy is finally ready to overthrow the Dark Lord and take his place as the head of the Death Eaters. Ginny Weasley, an Auror disillusioned with the light side, is the last thing he needs to turn his dreams into reality. But Draco has underestimated Harry...and Voldemort. Adventure, angst, romance, humor, and a bad-ass Celtic goddess ? what more could you want? Thanks for reading! Irina From eliasheldon at eliasheldon.yahoo.invalid Sat May 10 02:08:31 2003 From: eliasheldon at eliasheldon.yahoo.invalid (Elia Sheldon) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 19:08:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Lumos Dissendium Site Updates - 5/09/03 Message-ID: <20030510020831.63950.qmail@...> Greetings all, Lumos Dissendium was updated this evening. Visit the site at: http://www.lumosdissendium.org/ Lumos Dissendium is FictionAlley's newest addition - a section for tips and tricks on writing and other fandom activity. It's a good place to start for the new member of fandom - and also a good place to visit occasionally, in order to make sure you're still in the loop! Here are the changes to the site: 1. Added premiere issue of the new advice column, Fic Talk by Swish and Flick. In this issue, Swish and Flick dole out advice on developing characters and plot. E-mail them your fanfic woes at fic_talk at ..., and they will help. 2. Uploaded a new essay, "Steps to a Good Crossover Fic" by wcspegasus, which offers helpful advice on writing crossover fics. 3. Updated list of contributors at the bottom of the main page Enjoy the updated site, and stay tuned for more. Cheers, Elia On behalf of the Lumos Dissendium Elves __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From Anmllvr2222 at ... Sun May 11 15:21:13 2003 From: Anmllvr2222 at ... (anmllvr2222) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 15:21:13 -0000 Subject: Leaving Message-ID: Sorry, guys, but I am having to leave. It seems my everyday life is getting in the way of me responding to any posts, or even really reading them... Sorry. I might try to come back again someday when there is more time for me to actually reply. So hopefully, see you soon! Marah From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Mon May 12 18:11:49 2003 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 18:11:49 -0000 Subject: FictionAlley's Second Summer of Niffling is Here Message-ID: For the past year, rotating packs of Nifflers have made the FictionAlley Niffler Recommendations (found at http://www.fictionalley.org//fictionalleypark/forums/forumdisplay.php ?&forumid=106) a sparkling success! We've seen a wonderful range of fiction pass through those boards, and hopefully have helped some authors gain some new readers and more exposure for their excellent stories. And it's time for some new Nifflers! FictionAlley needs a new pack of Nifflers (those little creatures from GoF who find glittery things) to pick a few fics each month - things that might have been overlooked when they were first uploaded, or fics that you feel really deserve a wider audience - and recommend them to the FictionAlley readers. All you have to do, if you want to be a Niffler, is send an email (by May 25) to nifflers at ... with the following information: 1. vBulletin User Name: (you must be a registered user of FA) 2. Email address: 3. Review of a multichaptered story that is archived on FA 4. Review of a one-shot story that is archived on FA Notes (for both the application and the Niffler Program): A. Each review must be between 100 and 300 words and must contain proper grammar and spelling. B. You cannot review a fic that you beta-read or wrote. C. Current Nifflers cannot reapply at this time. How will we pick Nifflers? We're looking for people who point out the good things in a story - these are recommendations after all - but don't shy away from offering constructive criticism if necessary. However, we're not looking for counter-recommendations. Good grammar and correct spelling (especially for character names) - both are necessary! What will the Nifflers actually do? Each month, each Niffler will submit at least four recommendations (all at once or one a week). The recommendations will be fics that the Niffler thinks are good reads. Each recommendation will be between 100 and 300 words, and not violate the terms of use. Nifflers can recommend any Harry Potter fanfic (except NC-17 ones), whether it's on FictionAlley or on another site - no matter how old it is, as long as it's never been Niffled before. If you have questions, please post them to FictionAlley's Writers & Artists Yahoogroup at http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/FAWA. Heidi for FA From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Mon May 12 20:08:38 2003 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 13:08:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Nimbus - 2003 Deadlines for May 15 Message-ID: <20030512200838.58751.qmail@...> This is a reminder that our Art Contest and the current Registration Rate ($149.75) both have *deadlines* on May 15. If you want to register at the current rate, you *must* do so and pay via credit card or PayPal in the next 3 days. To register go here: http://www.hp2003.org/nimbusregister.html Here's a forwarded announcement about the Art Contest: Nimbus - 2003 T-shirt and Program Cover Art Contest Nimbus - 2003, the first every Harry Potter inspired educational symposium and fan convention, invites all artists who are fans of the series to enter art for consideration for the Symposium's official T- shirt and Program Cover art. For more information about Nimbus - 2003 visit: www.hp2003.org For specific contest guidelines visit: http://www.livejournal.com/community/hp_orlando Just scroll down to the "April 10, 2003 Official Artwork Contest" entry for full details on art specs. One extra important detail on art specifications is that we ask all artists to notice that the name of the event "Nimbus - 2003" must contain the dash for copyright purposes. Good luck! The Nimbus - 2003 Ministry of Magic looks forward to being amazed by your creations. More Nimbus - 2003 announcements coming soon... only 8 1/2 weeks to go! ===== 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 bearmagic470 at ... Wed May 14 04:23:37 2003 From: bearmagic470 at ... (bjamminwj4) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 04:23:37 -0000 Subject: Hogwarts Rpg..... New...... Love for you to join Message-ID: Hello, I was wondering if you would like to join my online Hogwarts- > type RPG. If so, please go to > http://pub28.ezboard.com/bhogwartsrpg63209 . You will need an ezboard > account to join, if you don't have one you can get one at > www.ezboard.com . Thank you, and if you have any questions or > comments you may IM or email at aries41985 at a... Thanks and please > tell your friends! > > Also, we are just creating this site right now, but if more people > join... the better it will be. If you would. Just take a look at it > at least. Thank you again. > > Ben Also to the creater of this thread... thank you for letting me post this announcement From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Wed May 14 18:41:58 2003 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 18:41:58 -0000 Subject: Meetups, Travel + Disney-related Updates from Nimbus - 2003 Message-ID: We've got a lot of travel- and recreation-oriented updates today, so we'll just toss them our, 1-2-3... but first... Just a reminder that you have a little over 24 hours to take advantage of the $149.75 registration fee before the registration costs go up again. 1. We know a lot of you are ready to make your flight arrangements. OneTravel.com, a collective website made from small travel agencies worldwide, has offered a slight discount to travellers making their plans for Nimbus - 2003. You can access their flight search here: http://eair.onetravel.com/index.cfm?action=FBHome&DK=1000010946 (note: you may need to cut & paste the link - or you can follow it right from the travel page at http://www.hp2003.org/nimbustravel.html. 2. The Swan's made it possible for you to pre-order discounted passes to the parks - you can go here: https://secure.hes- services.com/wdwticket/swandolphin03.asp. In addition to the regular passes, all of which are available at discounts, you can also get a very nifty "After 2" pass, which will allow you to get into one park per day at a price that's about 30% off the cost of a full day pass. And given that the Magic Kingdom is open until after 9 each night, and EPCOT and MGM are both open until 9, it's a pretty good deal. FYI, the park hours are also now available here: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/waltdisneyworld/parksandmore/parkhou rs/parkhoursindex?id=SEAllParksLocationCrit&date=72003 3. Nimbus - 2003 has been added to MeetUp.com's listing of Harry Potter gatherings worldwide. For those of you who do not know, MeetUp.com is a service that connects people through a series of monthly meetings, all held in public places like bookstores or coffee shops. The Harry Potter MeetUps are on the third Tuesday of each month at 8:00 pm local time, and they have other MeetUps for subgroups of Harry Potter fans. They'll also be holding a one-time MeetUp on the evening of June 20. We're very pleased that Nimbus - 2003 is now included in the list of gatherings that will occur this spring and summer through MeetUp.com. For more information about MeetUp and the Harry Potter gatherings, visit the Harry Potter-focused sections of their website at: harrypotter.meetup.com hpforgrownups.meetup.com seanbiggerstaff.meetup.com alanrickman.meetup.com danielradcliffe.meetup.com And we can't divulge all the info just yet, but we can give a sneak preview of the fact that Nimbus - 2003 is thrilled that The-Leaky- Cauldron.org is going to be a great resource for information about OoTP release events - keep your eye on that site (and our links section here) for more information! Any questions? Heidi for Nimbus - 2003 PS - we still have a number of programming sessions which are available for sponsorship! Check out http://www.hp2003.org/nimbuspgmsponsor.html for more details, or ask us about the process at sponsor at ...! From coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid Tue May 20 05:37:58 2003 From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 05:37:58 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter Filks - 900 Strong Message-ID: Harry Potter Filks latest update put us over the 900 mark with 46 new filks on topics ranging from Diagon Alley to Mudblood Support Groups to house-elf liberation. As usual, contributors include such illustrious filkers as Marina Frants (aka Mariner), Haggridd, Amy Z, Gail B., Eric oppen, Jonathan Pessin, Ellen Anglin, GiNnY, Meg D. & Darrin, as well as such newcomers as Stickbook, Sodoff B, addictedto bass, Alex H, J. Lynn & Cindysphinx. Enter the word "Filks" in to Google or Yahoo, and HPF comes out number 1! - CMC HARRY POTTER FILKS http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Tue May 20 13:33:43 2003 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 06:33:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: EPCOT passes after 4 pm Message-ID: <20030520133343.44722.qmail@...> Hi, everyone! Just a clarification on our earlier announcement regarding reduced price passes for conference attendees and their travelling companions. There are tickets that admit you to EPCOT only from 4 pm to 9 pm, which are available at the Swan/Dolphin itself. You cannot pre-order them, you don't have to be staying at the hotel to get them, but only conference attendees can purchase them (in other words, you will need to show them your badge). They are approximately $31 each and you can use them any of the days of the conference (Thursday - Sunday) - we're checking to see if they could be used Wednesday as well. We hope this helps once again to make your Nimbus - 2003 experience more magical in every way. Gwen and Heidi (For Nimbus - 2003) ===== 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 psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Wed May 21 01:28:27 2003 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 01:28:27 -0000 Subject: FF: Psychic Serpent Series Updated-TP22 and LG14 Message-ID: New chapters of The Triangle Prophecy and the Lost Generation are up on Schnoogle.com! Harry Potter and the Triangle Prophecy Chapter 22: Salvage Harry's seventh year. (Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent" and "Harry Potter and the Time of Good Intentions.") In this chapter, plans are made to rescue the Aurors, exciting news comes from Hog's End and Harry sings in History of Magic class. Go to: http://www.schnoogle.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=8905 The Lost Generation (1975-1982) Chapter 14: Suspect The prequel to "Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent." We go from late 1979 to spring of 1980. Lily learns Remus's "new" secret, Percy forms an attachment to a certain rat he has found living in his garden, Molly has another baby but she's not as happy as you'd think she'd be, Bill and his friends try--not completely successfully--to survive the O.W.L.s, and Alex finds out that he's not as alone as he thought. Go to: http://www.schnoogle.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=9150 To folks who were waiting for a ridiculously long time for a new LG chapter, sorry there were so many weeks between Chapter 13 and this one. For a while I took it into my head that I had to complete The Triangle Prophecy before June 21. I'm over it now. I will be alternating TP and LG chapters until both fics are done. The new schedule is posted here: http://martnet.com/~purdom/schedule.html If you just can't wait for the next chapter of The Triangle Prophecy, that's already up on the Psychic Serpent Yahoo group: Chapter 23: Penitentiary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent Enjoy! --Barb From love2write_11098 at love2write_11098.yahoo.invalid Fri May 23 02:28:47 2003 From: love2write_11098 at love2write_11098.yahoo.invalid (Stacy) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 02:28:47 -0000 Subject: Chapter 19 of Darkly Inclined Message-ID: Chapter 19 of Darkly Inclined, "Gratia," is now available at Schnoogle: http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/shart/DI19.html and HPFF_Fics: http://f2.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/oIDNPoSXv9uiz3C5K1av6xzy7HAl_Ez9zdn1SwlDXNiqOj_cR2UemVSzaM03XkzVQrBPWQqGodDqTB-jGngDbmYhnJXOohZUd1KH4w/Darkly%20Inclined/19DI.htm Pairings are RL/SB, HP/HG, HG/RW (sorta), HP/DM, SS/FOC. In Chapter 19: Harry and Hermione have The Talk with Ron; Sirius returns to Hogwarts and has an interesting conversation with Hermione, who in turn has an interesting conversation with Draco (who has, as usual, much angst); and we look in on the situation at the Manor and find out what Raven and Narcissa have been up to. Thanks for reading and please drop me a review! Stacy From unplottable at ... Sat May 24 16:01:58 2003 From: unplottable at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Unplottable=20RPG?=) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 17:01:58 +0100 (BST) Subject: RPG ANNOUNCEMENT: Crucio, an Order of the Phoenix RPG Message-ID: <20030524160158.26379.qmail@...> Introducing a new Harry Potter RPG due to start in July directly after Book 5 ends... Full of drama, action and intrigue, this game is intended to role play the dramatic confrontation between good and evil - the Order of the Phoenix versus the Death Eaters, with the Ministry getting involved and mixing things up as usual. If you'd like to be a part of this RPG, which currently involves adult characters only so far, then go here - http://crucio.ingrad.net/ - for more information and fill in the Application form. Additional information is available on the user info page of the OOC community http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=knight_bus You must be 18 years old or older to apply. Crucio Mod Team. --------------------------------- It's Samaritans' Week. Help Samaritans help others. Call 08709 000032 to give or donate online now at http://www.samaritans.org/support/donations.shtm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From selah_1977 at selah_1977.yahoo.invalid Sat May 24 16:22:54 2003 From: selah_1977 at selah_1977.yahoo.invalid (Ebony) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 16:22:54 -0000 Subject: Nimbus - 2003 Second Call for Daytime Session Volunteers Message-ID: BULLETIN FROM PROGRAMMING The response to our first Call for Program Volunteers was overwhelming! But we are still in need of other folks to help out! A Session Coordinator's duties might include: --Introducing guests, initiating the Q and A period (if there is time), thanking panelists and presenters for their participation, and signaling that the session is closed --Keeping time (extremely important for sessions that are more full than others) --Making sure that the A/V equipment stays in good working order (and if not, communicating that to Carole or me) A Session Chaser's duties might include: --Ensuring that presenters/panelists have arrived at their assigned location at least 5-10 min before session's start (and if not, communicating that to me) --Distributing any literature to the assembled guests and/or participants --Transcribing or otherwise recording part or all of the session for our published proceedings (this is a definite *maybe*--we are looking into a separate group of Aurors for this task!) --Taking care of immediate presenter/panelist needs and communicating any special situations to me --Other session-related tasks, as they arise. The following daytime sessions are still in need of volunteers. I've listed the open positions next to the session title the slash in this case means that we're in need of both positions. *Friday* Parseltongue for Non-Native Speakers (Coordinator/Chaser) PoA: A Case Against the Death Penalty (Chaser) Will Cease and Desist Cease to Exist? (Coordinator/Chaser) Tanya Grotter: A Harry Potter Knock-Off? (Coordinator/Chaser) What Makes a Professor Behave Like Snape? (Chaser) Panel: Harry Potter and Pop Culture (Chaser) Harry Potter vs. Other Fantasy Tales (Coordinator/Chaser) HP Library Events Workshop (Coordinator/Chaser) Pottermania Brag and Meet (Coordinator/Chaser) Cloaks and Cauldrons: Wizarding Fashion (Coordinator/Chaser) The Geography of Harry Potter (Coordinator/Chaser) Technology Meets Magic (Coordinator/Chaser) Platform 9 ?: Ontological Barriers (Coordinator/Chaser) The Science of Harry Potter--Roger Highfield (Coordinator/Chaser) The Danger of Dynamics: Magical Transport (Coordinator/Chaser) But That's the Title on the Manifesto! Labor/Class Concerns (Coordinator/Chaser) Strangers in a Strange Land (Coordinator/Chaser) The Great Tradition and Harry Potter (Coordinator/Chaser) Panel: Once Upon a Time-Turner: Fandom History (Coordinator/Chaser) Panel: The Importance of Being Ron (Coordinator/Chaser) Affinity and Lexical Choice in the Fan Community (Coordinator/Chaser) The Pleasure and the Pain of the Scar (Coordinator/Chaser) Don't Tell the Grownups: Text/Fandom Subversion (Chaser) *Saturday* Online Writing Workshops (Chaser) Ophelia's Quill Pen (Chaser) Publishing on Potter (Coordinator/Chaser) Panel: The Wizarding World: Past, Present, Future Timeline (Coordinator/Chaser) Harry Potter: A Universal Hero (Coordinator/Chaser) Within the Pantheon: Harry Potter and the Epic Question (Coordinator/Chaser) The Heroic Journey and Harry Potter (Chaser) The Heroic Quest: Harry Potter and Myth (Chaser) Celluloid Polyjuice: Filmic Transfiguration (Chaser) Greenhouses Are For Girls, Beasts Are For Boys? (Coordinator/Chaser) Harry Potter: Witchcraft? Pagan Perspectives (Chaser) Can Any Wisdom Come From Wizardry? (Coordinator/Chaser) Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Heavenly Virtues (Chaser) Jewish Perspectives on Harry Potter (Chaser) What's a Christian To Do With Harry Potter?--Connie Neal (Coordinator/Chaser) Imagination at Work: HP/Stoic Virtue (Coordinator/Chaser) Talking About Harry: Fairy Tale/Moral Character (Coordinator/Chaser) Language and Fictional Reality: Words/Potterverse (Coordinator/Chaser) Narratorial Control: Harry Potter/Three Investigators (Coordinator/Chaser) Interested? Come on, I know you are! You're going to be in that session anyway so why not help out? Please send the following information to hpcfp at yahoogroups.com ASAP: Name (whatever you want us to call you at Nimbus) E-mail Address Session(s) and Positions (list as many as you choose) Other Remarks/Comments Don't worry about time conflicts I'll worry about that for you, as the schedule is still in the process of being finalized. Less than two months to go, everyone! Magically yours, Ebony AKA AngieJ Co-Chair, Programming Nimbus ? 2003, A Harry Potter Symposium http://www.hp2003.org From lmrourke at lmrourke.yahoo.invalid Sun May 25 21:34:01 2003 From: lmrourke at lmrourke.yahoo.invalid (Lisa Rourke) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 21:34:01 -0000 Subject: New Fan Art Message-ID: Hi, Everyone! I see I haven't announced any new art since December and although I've been busier than usual, I have managed to create several new drawings since then :-) Among the new ones are a couple of "Firsts" for me- my first H/H ship pic and my first rendering of a young Peter. I also have a brand new version of PoA Sirius entitled "First Real Smile" and colorized version of my Fleur and Charlie pics. They can all be viewed at my yahoogroup in the photo section at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LMRourkeArtGallery/ But the one I'm most proud of is my latest. It's a drawing of Harry entitled: "Thinking in the Shadows" http://f2.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0C7RPqZmmOfPjF1DBideTcv1Y0heCyoRZhri2OdfZyFpdsYZmwGJguyboJytng5SF28Ndfx0p5QVZFZEuyArtUD2xoM/FanArt/%20LMR%27s%20Drawings/Thinking.jpg Thanks! Any comments, reviews or critiques are always welcome! Lisa From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Tue May 27 21:19:09 2003 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 21:19:09 -0000 Subject: MUARI: Meet Up and Read In with Order of the Phoenix! Message-ID: Press Release HARRY POTTER FANS WORLDWIDE TO "MEETUP & READ-IN" IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE "HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX" For Immediate Release: CONTACTS: Myles Weissleder, for Meetup Inc. myles at ... +1.415.332.3205 B.K. DeLong, for MUARI.org press at ... +1.617.797.2472 New York, NY (May 27, 2003) - The Leaky Cauldron, a Harry Potter news site, in association with several other Harry Potter fan sites, announced today it has tapped the services of Meetup Inc. to organize celebrations for the much-anticipated release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in hundreds of small cities and towns spanning the globe. The "Meet Up And Read In" effort (MUARI), aims to galvanize Harry Potter fans, offering thousands of kids of all ages an easy pipeline to a Potter party. By logging on to http://www.muari.org, those who want to take part in the event can find fans in their area, choose a location and come together for a face-to-face celebration in establishments in as many as 568 cities around the world. Two global Harry Potter Meetup events are planned to coincide with the book release: * The International Order of the Phoenix Release Party will commence Friday, Jun 20 @ 6:00PM, local time. This Meetup is currently organizing globally at: http://orderphoenix.meetup.com * The International Order of the Phoenix Read-In commences the next morning, Saturday, Jun 21 @ 12:00PM, local time. This Meetup is currently organizing globally at: http://readorderphoenix.meetup.com "The fan community has been waiting to celebrate this momentous event for three years," explained B.K. DeLong, Editor-in-Chief of The Leaky Cauldron. "We felt the only way to do it right was to do it together. The best and most efficient way to accomplish that was to align with Meetup.com and setup a central location where people can find out about events around the globe." The Leaky Cauldron has unified the Harry Potter fan community before; in December 2002, with help from organizations, Web sites and fans around the world, the news site raised $24,000 to participate in a charity auction for a 93-word card written and signed by Rowling, containing clues to the plot of the upcoming Potter tome. While the card went to a American investor, all the money raised by the 2,000 fans who donated to The Leaky Cauldron's "Get a Clue" drive was sent to Book Aid International (http://www.bookaid.org), where it has helped to buy over 11,000 books for libraries in developing countries. "Meetup is very excited at the prospect of bringing local Meetups to Harry Potter fans around the world," said William Finkel, Outreach Manager for Meetup. "Meetup's mission is to unite people with a common interest, and there are few groups more dedicated or energetic than Harry Potter fans. We're glad to have the opportunity to provide this service for the millions of Harry Potter's Followers who have been waiting so long for the release of his 5th novel." About Meetup Meetup, Inc. creates global Meetup Days for most any topic. Meetups are real world, face-to-face get-togethers that take place in 568 cities in 35 countries at local cafes, restaurants, bookstores, and other local establishments. Meetup's mission is to create local group gatherings and help stimulate local community. Since launching in June 2003, Meetup has become a grassroots phenomenon, with over 300,000 people signed up for monthly Meetups on more than 1,100 topics and interests. Meetup is non-partisan, based in New York City, and is privately held. Online at http://meetup.com. About The Leaky Cauldron (Leaky, Inc.) The Leaky Cauldron is a international, non-profit, Harry Potter- themed Web site run by a handful of dedicated fans in their spare time under the guise of Leaky, Inc. a New York-based, not-for-profit corporation. The site's goal is to provide the Harry Potter fan community with the most recent and detailed news about the Harry Potter enterprise including books, movies and related merchandise. For more information, visit http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org. posted by Heidi Tandy, Editor, The Leaky Cauldron From albusthewise at albusthewise.yahoo.invalid Fri May 30 12:48:57 2003 From: albusthewise at albusthewise.yahoo.invalid (Albus Dumbledore) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 12:48:57 -0000 Subject: ADMIN: Some changes... Message-ID: Could I have everyone's attention? The HPfGU Administration Team would like to talk to you, just for a minute. Okay, maybe two or three minutes, but it's important. As you might imagine, running a list of this size is a daunting task. It needs to be accessible to everyone, the posting standards need to be maintained, and the volume needs to be kept to a manageable level. This is presently done by an administrative team of about thirty people, who are listed as "moderators" in the Members section of this list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/members?group=mod&start=1 In the past, this team was divided into three subgroups--list elves, poltergeists, and a small subgroup called, confusingly enough, Moderators. Most of you have met at least one list elf--these are the folks who welcome you to the list, answer your questions, check the messages submitted by the moderated members, etc. Poltergeists perform various technical or administrative tasks, like throwing water balloons and sticking gum into keyholes. The Moderators were a small subgroup of the administrative team who made all the overall policy decisions. However, we have recently come to the collective realization that this sort of hierarchical structure is simply not viable. Following a lengthy discussion and self-evaluation of the entire administrative structure, the Moderator subgroup has been disbanded. Their responsibilities are now shared across the entire team, which is working on reorganizing the administrative infrastructure of the HPfGU community. At the same time, as a result of this difficult and time-consuming process, a number of the Moderators have chosen to step down from the administrative team. Fortunately, most of them remain as members of the HP for Grownups community. The HPfGU Administrative Team is saddened and diminished by this loss. We raise our goblets to the tremendous contributions made by Catherine (catorman), Cindy (cindysphynx), Jim Flanagan (jamesf991), John (queerasjohn), Neil (FlyingFordAnglia), Parker (harpdreamer), and most especially to our Founding Mother, Penny Linsenmayer (plinsenmayer). We express our profound gratitude and appreciation for your work, and hope to live up to your standards of commitment and care, and look forward to discussing OoP with you. Also two of our Geists, Jenny (jenny_ravenclaw) and Jen P (jenp_97), and one of our Elves, Ebony (selah_1977), have chosen to step down from the administration team. To them we give our heartfelt thanks for their hard work and the great spirit they've brought to the HPfGU community. The rest of us remain committed, with your help, to being the best Harry Potter forum on the Web. We are continuing to oversee the daily smooth operation of the various HPfGU lists as well as exploring ways to best restructure how we run HPfGU. We have updated the Humongous Bigfile to reflect these changes, and will continue to refine it until our new structure is firmly in place. Although the process is not yet complete, we would like to assure you that a new administrative structure is rising, phoenix-like, from the ashes of the old and that as soon it is fully fledged, it will spread its wings for all to see. Or, if you prefer, a new administrative structure is rising, Voldemort-like, out of the bones of the old, and that as soon as it is fully clothed and holding its wand, it will press the "Special Notices" mark to summon you all. Either way, we will report back to you as soon as possible to tell you of our progress. Oh, and if you have any questions or comments, please email us at HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com, and one of us will respond. --The HPfGU List Administration Team The members of the team are: Ali (Merry Elf), Amanda (Amandageist), Amy Z (Amygeist, ex- Moderator), Barb (Babsgeist), Carole (Carolegeist), David (Davey Elf), Debbie (Debby Elf), Dicentra Spectabilis (Dicey Elf), Elkins (Elkigeist, ex-Moderator), Eloise (Weezy Elf), Gwendolyn Grace (Gwenny Elf), Heidi (Heidy Elf, currently on maternity leave), Jen F (Jenny Elf), Jim Ferer (ex-Jimmy Elf), Joy (ex-Joysie Elf and Help Desk Diva), Joywitch (Curmudgeon), Judy (Judey Elf), Kelley (Kelley Elf, ex-Moderator), Kimberly (Moony Elf), Luke (Lukey Elf), Marina (Filky Elf), Mary Ann (Dizzy Elf), Michelle (ex-Shelly Elf), Mike (Aberforth's Goat, ex-Moderator), Paul (technoGeist), Pip (Pippy Elf), Pippin (Peppy Elf), Porphyria (Ashey Elf, currently on sabbatical), Saitaina (Saity Elf), Sheryll (Rylly Elf), Simon (ex- Simey Elf, Dr. Branford), Steve Vander Ark (Keeper of the Lexicon), Tabouli (Tooly Elf). From bobafett at neednewbooksoon.yahoo.invalid Fri May 30 17:45:45 2003 From: bobafett at neednewbooksoon.yahoo.invalid (BoBaFeTT) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 10:45:45 -0700 Subject: A Few Things From Godric's Hollow References: Message-ID: <001101c326d3$4cd9c140$def942cf@home> Greetings Friends, Countrymen... Oh wait, Potter Fans. I have posted some exclusive images of the Prisoner of Azkaban Set. Including images from across the lake where at the end of the movie Harry cast Expecto Patronus and sees himself. http://www.godrics-hollow.net/pictures/Across_the_lake1/poa_lake.php Also tomorrow is the last day to enter Godric's Great Giveaway, where by simply entering with your name and e-mail addy you can win One of two wands or a House Scarf. http://www.godrics-hollow.net/giveaway/giveaway.php So come visit us -BoBafeTT Webmaster http://www.godrics-hollow.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]