From lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Tue May 4 13:32:59 2004 From: lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 13:32:59 -0000 Subject: Corrected News about The Witching Hour (Salem, Mass, October 6-10, 2005) Message-ID: Three exciting announcements today from The Witching Hour, the Harry Potter symposium set for Salem, Massachusetts from October 6-10, 2005: 1. Newberry Award-winning author Nancy Farmer will be presenting on two panels with Holly Black. 2. Author and haunted-house-resident Rose Earhart will be speaking before the Halloween Ball. 3. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! You can visit http://www.witchinghour.org/registration/ and register - and if you're among the first fifty registrants, you'll receive a special, limited-edition TWH t-shirt. More about the above... Nancy Farmer, author of The Eye, The Ear and The Arm, A Girl Named Disaster and The House of the Scorpion, is coming to TWH! Nancy has won three Newbery Awards, a Michael L. Printz Award and a National Book Award. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border, served in the Peace Corps in India and lived in both South Africa and Zimbabwe. Her next book, a YA fantasy novel called Sea of Trolls, will be out this fall. Nancy will sit on From Scribbles to Autographs: A Writers' Panel and Moral Twlight: When Absolutes Are Shadowered in Fantasy Literature, both with Holly Black. Second, Rose Earhart is also speaking at TWH. Rose has written Dorcas Good, the Diary of a Salem Witch, and Salem's Ghosts, both fictional novels set against the backdrop of Salem's hisory. Rose is a former professional ballerina, actress and journalist, and lives in a haunted house on the Salem Common. Rose will sit on Thinning the Veil, a panel on death and the afterlife that's part of the Hallowe'en Ball, and will present on HP and witchcraft. Third, registration is open! That's right, after many months of arduous work by the tech team and others, the system is up and ready for you to register! First 50 registrants will receive a free t- shirt with a never-to-be-used-again TWH design. ************ Questions? Check out the FAQ page at http://www.witchinghour.org/info/ or email the Help Desk at help at .... From cailleach822 at ... Thu May 6 00:48:50 2004 From: cailleach822 at ... (cailleach822) Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 00:48:50 -0000 Subject: POA Line Party in NJ Message-ID: Hello, Any one residing in Burlington, Camden, or Mercer county interested in attending and/or co-hosting a POA line party. Contact me directly. Thanks, Kelly cailleach822 at ... From lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Thu May 6 16:22:28 2004 From: lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 16:22:28 -0000 Subject: Update on POA NYC tickets Message-ID: I've deleted the other post I made this week, because I didn't want people to continue buying tickets for the POA show at the IMAX right now. I just got a call from IMAX. Despite what they originally said, they may not be able to sell all the tickets to the show at the discounted price that they originally gave us - they may have to sell the tickets (after the first 250) at the full price of $15.00 for adults and $12.00 for kids (and we'd need to charge a PayPal processing fee for anyone who paid via PayPal, although not for those paying by check at this point). So we're putting a hold on further ticket sales, effective immediately - please don't PayPal us money, and if you haven't sent a check or money order yet, please don't until I give an update as to the cost. Next week, we *will* reopen ticket sales at the price provided by the theater, but at least until Monday - possibly Tuesday - ticket sales for POA IMAX NYC are on hold. Heidi From s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid Sun May 9 00:25:59 2004 From: s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid (Sheryll Townsend) Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 00:25:59 -0000 Subject: Convention Alley goes to the ballgame! Message-ID: Last year the Ottawa Lynx Triple A baseball team held a Harry Potter day before the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Given the success of that event, they will be holding another Harry Potter day on May 30, 2004, just before the release of the Prisoner of Azkaban movie. Here's where you come in. They've asked Convention Alley to help them find some people to take part in this event. HP fans, ideally fans willing to dress up and help them have fun. There will be games and prizes, though those will most likely be geared toward the children in the stands. If you're interested in joining some of the Convention Alley volunteers at the Lynx Stadium in Ottawa for the afternoon, we'll happily welcome you on board. Those interested in donning robes or hats, waving wands or just coming to enjoy the ballgame are all welcome to participate. Your children and friends included! Unfortunately, we haven't been able to conjure up free tickets. Should enough people be interested (20 or more), we will receive discounted tickets. Regular ticket prices range from $7.00 - $11.00. Discounted tickets range from $5.50 - $8.50. Interested parties should contact Amanda at bluerain22 at ... . Tickets will be purchased 2 weeks prior to the event, so sign up now! Sheryll Townsend Convention Alley Planning Committee From hpforme123 at hpforme123.yahoo.invalid Sun May 9 00:42:54 2004 From: hpforme123 at hpforme123.yahoo.invalid (Samantha) Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 00:42:54 -0000 Subject: The Fairy Prophecy Message-ID: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFairyProphecy/ The latest chapter of The Fairy Prophecy is up. ~Samantha~ From saitaina at saitaina.yahoo.invalid Tue May 11 12:51:35 2004 From: saitaina at saitaina.yahoo.invalid (Saitaina) Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 05:51:35 -0700 Subject: The End of the Begining--Neville's Story References: <001801c42400$62cb3120$01fea8c0@...> Message-ID: <002201c43756$b21d5b40$01fea8c0@...> The latest chapter(s) of The End of the Beginning has been uploaded to schnoogle.com (http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Saitain a/The_End_of_the_Beginning/ ) Er, put the URL back together. The Story Summary: Neville is the Wizarding World's new hero, but is he ready to face those that betrayed him? The Story Basics: Neville has finally stopped the second war of Voldemort, but as the Wizarding World starts to rebuild, the survivors must deal with the fall out of war. Life is tough for a hero who never wanted to be. Between his boyfriend turning on him, his best friend being a temperamental dark wizard and his comrades going insane, Neville must deal with life as it is, and life as it will be. And with a new Dark Lord rising, life only looks like it's getting more hellish. (note about the chapter summaries below: due to an interlude on Schnoogle.com chapter eight is really chapter nine and so on). In these chapters: Chapter Eight: Heroes- Neville must face a challenge to prove his worth but when faced with a choice to choose between a destiny he never wanted and a quiet life, will he make the right choice? Also, someone from the past returns to Hogwarts and Harry finds something else missing in Hogwarts. Chapter Nine: Battle Seamus finally has to make a choice, some of the past is revealed, and young Cotty is returned to Hogwarts, but things aren't well as Death Eaters storm the castle. Rating: R (blood, sex, Lucius) Main Characters: Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Seamus Finnigan, Percy Weasley, Lucius Malfoy Major Minor Characters: Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore, Peter Pettigrew, Justin FF, Dennis Creevey. Please Note: The beginning three chapters of the story are under revision, so while the basic plot is there, the newer chapters will actually contain decent writing. So you can read it now, or later...though now would be better as the revisions are taking forever. From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Tue May 11 14:00:54 2004 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 07:00:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Four Immediate Openings at HP Education Fanon, Inc. Message-ID: <20040511140054.33934.qmail@...> Four Immediate Openings at HP Education Fanon, Inc. 1. HPEF, the organization who brought you Nimbus 2003, is in need of a designer for our website, and we'd like him or her to be one of our talented supporters. If you're interested, please send an email to designer @ hpeducationfanon.org (no spaces). Include (as an attachment) an 800x600 JPG image of a mock-up of what you think our front page should look like. Candidates should ideally have an extensive knowledge of HTML, CSS and accessible design (see http://www.webstandards.org), and of course a deep and abiding love for Harry Potter. Membership in an internet standards organization (such as IETF, W3C, etc.) is a definite plus, but not required. Please include any other relevant qualifications with your submission, as well as anything else you think we should know about you. We're looking for a design that integrates the themes and goals of our organization to: (i) foster study, appreciation, interpretation, discussion and debate of the Harry Potter novels; (ii) select sites and provide oversight and management of the planning of annual or periodic symposia for fans and scholars of the Harry Potter novels; (iii) educate the public about the benefits of reading. A removable logo design and a layout that captures the fun of the books and movies (illustrations and themes) is also a possibility. The look is up to you, but open books and libraries are two of the concepts we would like to see incorporated. The designer we choose will become part of the HPEF corporate team, spearhead our design, help integrate individual event pages, and be on hand to manage other changes/developments at HPEF. Submissions are due by May 31. Thank you in advance for your interest, and we're looking forward to seeing your concepts! 2. In addition, HPEFs second event, The Witching Hour, seeks a volunteer with SQL and PHP expertise to help manage their web needs. If you are qualified and have approximately two to four hours a week to spend, please contact The Witching Hour as soon as possible via web @ witchinghour.org (no spaces). 3. Finally, HPEF, Inc., once again finds itself in need of both a treasurer and an independent accountant. For the position of Treasurer, HPEF seeks an accountant (preferred) or an individual with extensive experience in bookkeeping and familiarity with financial statements, Quickbooks and MS Excel. The Treasurer will be responsible for making bank deposits, writing checks, keeping the corporate checkbook via Quickbooks and coordinating records and funds with the event treasurer of each of HPEF's active planning committees. The Treasurer will also work with HPEF's independent accountant and its tax counsel as necessary. The Treasurer attends quarterly (and special) meetings of the HPEF Board of Directors and must prepare a quarterly report for the Board, and work with tax counsel to prepare annual returns. Interested applicants should submit a resume outlining their experience and interest to treasurer @ hpeducationfanon.org (no spaces). The Accountant applicant will ideally be a CPA or else must have at least two years' accounting experience, familiarity with GAAP regulations, and be able to produce comprehensive financial reports. Experience in financial planning is a plus. The Accountant will work with the Treasurer and the Tax Counsel to review periodic financial statements and annual returns. The Accountant will be required to prepare and certify audited financial statements for HPEF in the near future. If you're interested, please submit a resume outlining your experience, qualifications and interest to us as soon as possible at treasurer @ hpeducationfanon.org (no spaces) Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who might be interested. From lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Tue May 11 20:23:49 2004 From: lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 20:23:49 -0000 Subject: Tickets for POA IMAX NYC are back on sale! Message-ID: We have some great news about the TLC, FictionAlley, Sugarquill, HPANA and Everyone Else June 5 POA IMAX showing in NYC! The LOEWS IMAX theater is still offering tickets at a discount - although the prices have gone up a little for those who are post-college-graduate-ages. If you're paying via PayPal - Tickets are still $10.00 for those who are college students or younger, but tickets for adults are now $13.00. The popcorn/soda combination is still $2.50. If you're paying via check or money order - Tickets are 9.50 for a kid/college student ticket, 12.50 for an adult ticket, 2.25 for popcorn+soda. If you want to pay for tickets this way, please send an email to help at ... with your name and the number of tickets that you're reserving. Your email will hold your ticket reservation until your payment arrives, and sending an email obligates you to send a check or money order. We do not recommend sending cash. Address information for this type of payment is at http://www.fictionalley.org/POA_NYC.html If you want to purchase tickets via PayPal, please click here: http://www.fictionalley.org/POA_NYC.html As of today, we'd already sold over 250 tickets - the theater holds 600 people, but we don't know how quickly we're going to sell out. So if you want to be sure that you'll have a seat, order sooner than later. Tickets will be distributed in the 90 minutes before showtime, and closer to the date, we'll post here to let everyone know exactly where we'll be. Seats are first-come, first served, based on arrivals at the theater that afternoon. We still don't know a definite start time, but we *think* the show will begin at 4:00 pm. See you there! Heidi From lauren at vlamidala.yahoo.invalid Thu May 13 20:24:05 2004 From: lauren at vlamidala.yahoo.invalid (lauren kent) Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 16:24:05 -0400 Subject: NYC PoA line party on 6/3 - tix on sale! Message-ID: <1084479845.40a3d965a7cd9@...> For anyone who is near NYC, or plans to be there when PoA opens - Tickets for the Thursday evening PoA line party in New York are on sale! We've scheduled the private fan-only screening to start at 8pm on June 3 at Loews Kips Bay (570 Second Ave between 30th and 33rd Sts), with the party beginning around 5 at a nearby indoor location. The tickets are $18.50 each, which covers admission to the screening and party, a $5 concession coupon good at any Loews cinema, and various fees assessed by the theatre. Seating order is determined by the order in which tickets are purchased, so get yours soon before the good seat picks are gone! For more information, or to buy tickets, go to http://www.hplineparty.com . Lauren -- http://atypically.net the lives of some people are one long apology. mine was, once, but not now. i go through the world unexplained. [stephen crane] From hpforme123 at hpforme123.yahoo.invalid Mon May 17 17:54:37 2004 From: hpforme123 at hpforme123.yahoo.invalid (Samantha) Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 17:54:37 -0000 Subject: The Fairy Prophecy--FF Message-ID: Chapters P-7 of The Fairy Prophecy are up on Schnoogle. http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/S_E_Spotwood/The_Fairy_Prophecy/ Thanks ~Samantha~ From hpfgu_list_elves at hpfgu_list_elves.yahoo.invalid Mon May 17 23:57:34 2004 From: hpfgu_list_elves at hpfgu_list_elves.yahoo.invalid (hpfgu_list_elves) Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:57:34 -0000 Subject: ADMIN: Call for Elves Message-ID: The HPfGU Admin Team is looking for A Few Good Elves. All elves are expected to perform one or both of the following duties: ? Welcoming new list members -- Send personal welcome e-mails to all of the people who join the list on your assigned day and enter related information in a database. ? Participation in the list-reading rota -- Read every message posted to HPforGrownups (the main list) on your assigned day, check for compliance to posting guidelines, and note the non-compliant posts in a database. ADDITIONAL TASKS In addition, if you are interested in assisting with the following additional (optional) tasks, please note this in your Elf Enslavement Application: ? Pending Messages -- Approve, reject, or edit moderated posts from new members and explain why a message was rejected or edited. ? Help Desk -- Those who have problems with grammar, spelling, and punctuation (non-native English speakers, people with dyslexia or visual impairments, etc.) submit their messages for editing before they post them to the list. ? Technical Support -- Please have one or more of the following skills: knowledge of the mysterious inner workings of Yahoomort, HTML markup, using or writing scripts (Perl, Java, SQL, etc.), security measures, or other Internet technologies. ? Public Relations -- Respond to messages sent to the HPforGrownups- owner account. ? Database Maintenance -- Clear out old entries, ensure the accuracy of database entries, and cull relevant information. (We use the databases provided by YahooGroups.) ? Monitoring HPfGU Sister Lists -- Check OT-Chatter, Movie, and other HPFGU lists for spammers, flame wars, and other irregular or illegal behavior. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS An elf candidate must ? Have been a member of HPfGU in good standing for at least 6 months -- "Good standing" means that you are not on permanent moderated status. (Those few who are permanently moderated have been notified.) ? Have a good sense of HPfGU's posting conventions -- You understand the basic HPfGU standards of snipping, attribution, and courtesy. (You don't need to have the rules memorized, though.) ? Have good spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills -- You don't have to be a Master Linguist, but you should know the difference between a semicolon and a hole in the ground. :-) Non-native English speakers are welcome to apply. ? Have good communication skills -- It is important that you know how to express your ideas (especially disagreement) courteously and with clarity. ? Have good interpersonal skills -- Your fellow List Elves will come from a variety of backgrounds and have a variety of communication styles. You'll need to know how to get along with people you may not particularly like or understand, how to go along with decisions with which you don't necessarily agree, and how to be discreet (not reveal confidential list business to non-admins). ? Be reasonably level-headed -- You should be slow to react when insulted, slow to jump to conclusions, and quick to forgive misunderstandings. If you are in the habit of responding in anger (instead of waiting before posting), this might not be the job for you. Patience is definitely a virtue in HPFGU list admin; a sense of humor (especially in the face of the absurd) is mandatory. ? Score respectably well on the Percy scale -- If you have some perfectionist tendencies, you'll fit right in! ? Have no life -- Just kidding! However, we do ask that your real life not be so full as to prevent you from performing your elfly duties. (You can negotiate how many elfly duties you have.) We prefer that you commit to a minimum of six months in List Admin; however, you can don clothing sooner if the need arises. The ability to keep the rest of the Team supplied with eclairs is a bonus but is not required. :-) BENEFITS Becoming an HPfGU List Elf allows you to ? Blow your Harry Potter Obsession score through the roof. ? Imbibe all the butterbeer you want (except when on duty). ? Become the target of bitter and sometimes delicious insults, e.g., "Moderator Tart." ? Acquire a stylish new wardrobe of colorful tea cozies, lurid pillowcases, and violently mismatched socks. ? Get immediate first aid for ears-in-the-oven-door slammings, hand ironings, foot-in-blender jammings, and other self-inflicted punishments. If a large number of candidates apply, it may not be possible to accept every qualified candidate right away. Every application will be acknowledged, and we'll keep the applications on file for future consideration unless you notify us otherwise. You can find the Elf Enslavement Application (EEA.txt) at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/ The application includes instructions on where to send the application. The deadline for sending in applications is Friday, May 21, 2004, at 00:00 (midnight) GMT. Best regards, The HPfGU Admin Team From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Tue May 18 23:13:51 2004 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:13:51 -0000 Subject: "Replay" updated on FictionAlley Message-ID: Chapter eight of "Replay" is up on The Dark Arts at FictionAlley! Replay is a 30+ chapter post-OotP mystery/romantic comedy: Aunt Marge's arrival causes Harry to flee to avoid performing accidental magic again. But when number four, Privet Drive is attacked, he becomes the chief suspect and a fugitive from both the Muggle police and the Ministry. He tries going to Mrs Figg's but finds unfamiliar wizards there. With an Invisibility Cloak and nowhere to turn he hides in the house next door, to keep watch on Mrs Figg's. He has no idea that this will irrevocably alter the rest of his life.... Link to first chapter: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=12536 Teaser for chapter eight: You say it's your birthday! It's my birthday, too! We're gonna have a good time. Well, once my family's gone Plus Snape's telling Petunia She must take Harry back. And Dumbledore is talking Inside poor Harry's head! Yes, you say it's your birthday. It's my birthday, too! We're gonna have a weird time. Please stay under your Cloak... Link for chapter eight: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=14252 I'm fairly certain I forgot to mention chapter seven's upload here, so if you missed it, the link to seven is: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=13577 Enjoy! --Barb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psychic_serpent http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Barb http://www.thedarkarts.org/authorLinks/Barb http://www.astronomytower.org/authorLinks/Barb http://www.riddikulus.org/authorLinks/Barb From here_be_dragons at hebridean_black_dragn.yahoo.invalid Wed May 19 20:24:35 2004 From: here_be_dragons at hebridean_black_dragn.yahoo.invalid (hebridean_black_dragn) Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 20:24:35 -0000 Subject: HPEF Announces 2006 Event! Message-ID: Lumos 2006: HPEF Announces A Harry Potter Symposium coming to Las Vegas in 2006! Las Vegas, NV ? With a whirl of the wand and a hearty chant of "Lumos," HP Education Fanon, Inc. (HPEF) is proud to shed first light on its next event! >From July 27-30, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada ? the muggle's "City of Lights" ? will play host to Lumos 2006: A Harry Potter Symposium. Utilizing a theme of "Back to School", a variety of academic presentations and panels is planned, including special workshops for educators and librarians. In addition to its scholarly daytime programming, an assortment of evening activities, including Water Quidditch, Magical Night Classes, and Live Chess will be available to symposium attendees. This event will mark the third such offering to be sponsored by HPEF, a non-profit educational (501(c)3) organization. Other events include Nimbus - 2003, which took place in July 2003 in Orlando, Florida, and The Witching Hour, which is scheduled for October 2005 in Salem, Massachusetts. "Lumos 2006 will offer a fun, educational atmosphere that's exclusively Harry Potter," says Debbie McLain, the event's Minister of Magic. "From British food all weekend long, to Butterbeer in the hotel's Irish pub, attendees will be completely immersed in J.K. Rowling's unique, magical universe." In keeping with the theme, conference planners intend to decorate the host hotel to give it a "Hogwarts" feel. There will be house tables in the Great Hall, a Common Room for all four houses exhibiting school spirit with their house banners, and a library in the Art Gallery to browse the latest books about Harry. A diverse and enthusiastic team of Harry Potter aficionados has worked tirelessly to author the winning bid. Anyone one wishing to join in the planning process, or to volunteer at the event itself, may register at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vegasroomofrequirement/. For additional information as it is released, please visit Lumos 2006: A Harry Potter Symposium's upcoming website at http://www.lumos2006.org/. Lumos 2006 is an unofficial event, and is not endorsed by Warner Bros., the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K. Rowling and her representatives. Contact for Lumos 2006: Jamie Rubin, Muggle Relations rubyjamie at ... Contact for HPEF: Leeanna Izuel, Secretary Leeanna.Izuel at ... From lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Fri May 21 20:28:29 2004 From: lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 20:28:29 -0000 Subject: Announcing FictionAlley's PoA Harry Potter Community Contest Message-ID: You can also read about it at http://www.fictionalley.org/contest/ For ten years, Harry Potter spent much of his time in a cupboard under the stairs, at the house of his cruel aunt and uncle. After his letter from Hogwarts arrived, he was freed to explore a world of magic and wonder - and to join a fascinating community of witches and wizards. Through the Harry Potter books and movies, people from around the world have become part of the fandom, whether as lurkers who read and occasionally review stories, artists whose creativity is inspirational, and storytellers, essayists, commentators and observers. We have become a thriving, vibrant, worldwide community. Everyone who sees Prisoner of Azkaban will be seeing it as part of that community - whether you attend a line party, or see the film in New York City on June 5 with hundreds of other fans, or whether you see it with family and "real-world" friends and later discuss it online, the community belongs to you. And FictionAlley wants to know your thoughts about this community! Our HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN COMMUNITY CHALLENGE gives you an opportunity to creatively express your perspective on seeing Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban as a member of this Harry Potter fandom. There will be one first prize winner in each of four categories: ages 13-15, ages 16-19, ages 19-22 and ages 23 and over. There will also be one second prize winner in each of those four categories; age will be determined by the age of the entrant on June 15, 2004. There will be one grand prize winner chosen from among all entries; the grand prize winner will win the Trelawney Tea Set. Each first prize winner will win a Time- Turner. Each second prize winner will win a HARRY POTTER #7 hat and shirt. Additional prizes, including house badges, wizarding hats, sets of temporary tattoos, and magnets, will be awarded to entries that are randomly selected from the total pool of all eligiable entries by a representative of FictionAlley, whose selections are final and binding in all respects. Check out the contest, and please enter! We're looking forward to seeing the art and writing submissions from all of you! Heidi for FictionAlley From coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid Sat May 22 04:48:07 2004 From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius) Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 04:48:07 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter Filks: Gilbert & Sullivan, Queen, Eels & Ship! Message-ID: We're proud to announce that our latest update includes not one but two full-length Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, H.M.S Dumbledore (a PS/SS musical by yours truly) and Indigo Ziona's Trial by Wizengamot. (OOP, Chap. 8) Additionally, Sodoff Baldrick has filked in their entirety the albums A Night at the Opera by Queen and the Eels' Daisies of the Galaxy, while Gail Bohacek gives us Part One of her unique prose fanfilk-fic Ship, a Draco/Ginny romance based on the musical Grease. Lots of other cool stuff by the likes of Constance Vigilance, RJ Lupin, Jason LeBouef, The Pixie Chicks (aka The Rowling Stones), Ginger, Star Opal, et al. Check us out today! - CMC HARRY POTTER FILKS http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm From lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Tue May 25 01:51:31 2004 From: lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi) Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 21:51:31 -0400 Subject: POA IMAX NYC Message-ID: <5913e6f80405241851a987ce@...> This post concerns POA IMAX NYC on June 5, 2004 (3:30 pm showing). We are putting a stop on ticket sales. We're too close to 600 to feel comfortable selling any more via PayPal or snail mail right now, although we're working on a way to tally what we've sold so far, and we may put a dozen or two on sale on June 1, if it turns out that we actually still have some available.

I feel terrible that we're not able to give any warning on this, but we've been so busy the past 36 hours with teh PoA premiere (and had a few unexpected 10+ ticket sales) that this is the only option we have at the moment. If you've already paid, or already sent a check or money order, or if I've already emailed you about how to do so (or if you get an email from me before 10:30 pm Eastern Time today) you're all set.

We are also going to talk with the theater tomorrow and see if we can get a small block - say, 50 seats - at the 6:30 pm show, so those who aren't able to come to the earlier one will still have a chance to have a get-together (and those who want to see it twice in a row, can).

We'll keep you posted! From pennylin at plinsenmayer.yahoo.invalid Tue May 25 18:16:59 2004 From: pennylin at plinsenmayer.yahoo.invalid (pennylin) Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 13:16:59 -0500 Subject: HPEF Names Two New Board Members, President Message-ID: <0f8501c44284$797259b0$4f5ffea9@cq5hs01> HP Education Fanon, Inc. (HPEF) is pleased to add two new representatives to its Board of Directors. Dr. Philip Nel is an Assistant Professor of English at Kansas State University. He published JK Rowling's Harry Potter Novels: A Reader's Guide in 2001 and Dr. Seuss: American Icon in 2004. Dr. Nel teaches a class on Harry Potter at Kansas State University, is a list-member of HP for Grownups, and was a Special Guest Presenter at Nimbus - 2003. Dr. Catherine Schaff-Stump holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies and has taught for over 15 years at various institutions, including Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa. Dr. Schaff-Stump is an administrator at SugarQuill and presented at Nimbus - 2003. HPEF's second President, Peg Kerr, most regretfully resigned in April 2004. HPEF is happy to keep a little bit of Peg around as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors. To replace her, Lee Hillman, AKA Gwendolyn Grace, former Vice President (and advising director) of HPEF and the organizer of their first event, Nimbus - 2003, was elected President and elected to the Board of Directors as a full, voting member. HPEF's second event, The Witching Hour, will occur October 6-10, 2005 in Salem, Massachusetts. Last week, HPEF also announced that its third event, Lumos, will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 27-30, 2006. From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sat May 29 18:54:52 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 18:54:52 -0000 Subject: Introducing Accio UK 2005 Message-ID: Introducing Accio UK 2005: The first Harry Potter Conference in the UK. Accio UK is delighted to announce that our first conference will take place over the weekend of 29-31st July 2005 at Reading University, England. Accio 2005 will be a friendly event, bringing together adult Harry Potter fans and academics to discuss all aspects of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, in what we believe is the first such conference in the UK. Planned events include presentations, panels, speeches, games, Quidditch, a banquet, and informal discussions into the small hours! Accio UK aims to foster an intimate atmosphere so that members can get to know fellow fans without being overwhelmed. For this reason, we are offering attending membership as an all-inclusive package ? with all accommodation and all meals, including the feast, being part of the ticket price and a secondary option which allows members to arrange their own overnight accommodation but still share in everything other than breakfast. We are now open for registration and payments are acceptable by Paypal or UK cheque. Places are limited by the size of the venue, so early registration is encouraged. We are also offering an early bird discount of ?20 off the full price which we will honour until Halloween 2004. We recognise that some fans might wish to spread the costs of membership, and for this reason we are offering an instalment plan in which membership is payable in three quarterly payments. We are contemplating adding optional bolt-on day trips or even a mini-tour to the event; so watch this space for further details. Although this event is sponsored in part by HPfGU, further discussion of Accio should not take place here. Instead, we'd like to summon you to our website http://www.accio.org.uk to find out more about Accio." Meanwhile, please register at the Accio 2005 volunteer Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hpukcon-volunteers if you are interested in volunteering for the convention Ali Hewison Accio Chair From mrharryotter at mrharryotter.yahoo.invalid Sat May 29 14:43:38 2004 From: mrharryotter at mrharryotter.yahoo.invalid (mrharryotter) Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 14:43:38 -0000 Subject: ifilm.com presents "Life & Times: Harry Otter" Message-ID: For those of us who can't wait until June 4, here's a short film mockumentary that takes a peek into the "story behind the story" a la E! True Hollywood Stories, or VH1's Behind the Music. Definitely for fans of the books. It's actually gotten a bunch of mentions by fansites like mugglenet, hogwartswire, iharrypotter.net, and darkhorizons.com, and is currently one of ifilm.com's Top 100 Most Popular Short Films of All Time. Here's the link: Pass it on! From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Mon May 31 03:17:22 2004 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 03:17:22 -0000 Subject: New Replay Chapter Message-ID: A new chapter of "Replay" is up on The Dark Arts at FictionAlley: Chapter Nine: Special Delivery Tilda's family arrive to celebrate her birthday early, resulting in much madness as she makes sure they don't find Harry, who has to sleep in Tilda's room so that her brother can kip on the couch. Tilda is starting to have some thoughts about Harry that she knows are utterly inappropriate for a woman her age, but before she can think much about this a letter comes for him, special delivery.... "Replay" is a work-in-progress, a novel-lenth (eventually) post- Order of the Phoenix fanfiction (mystery/romantic comedy). (Chapter 10 is being sent to FA very shortly.) For chapter nine go to: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=14390 For the beginning, to to: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=12536 Enjoy! --Barb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Barb http://www.thedarkarts.org/authorLinks/Barb http://www.riddikulus.org/authorLinks/Barb http://www.astronomytower.org/authorLinks/Barb From lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Mon May 31 15:01:03 2004 From: lists at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 15:01:03 -0000 Subject: The Alfonso Cuaron Fangirl & Fanboy Fanfic & Fanart Extravaganza Message-ID: FictionAlley, purveyors of aids to Fanfic Authors and Artists, are pleased to bring you: The Azkaban Assignment! It's an Alfonso Cuaron Fangirl/Fanboy Extravaganza for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Reviews of the film so far (from fans as well as professional critics) have acclaimed the film for its cinematographic brilliance and its darker, richer tone. To celebrate Cuaron's success, our challenge is to write a fic or create a piece of fanart which incorporates an image (like the Frog Chorus or the piano in the Shrieking Shack) that doesn't contradict Book Three, but likewise doesn't appear in the book. Post your art (in the usual way) at http://www.fictionalley.org//fictionalleypark/forums/forumdisplay.php ?s=&forumid=181 or post your cookies or ficlets at http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark/forums/forumdisplay.php? s=&forumid=181 sometime within the month of June. Fics may be drabble length (100 words) or up to 3000 words. And, of course, you can post even if you're not fangirling or fanboying the film, or Cuaron. It's entirely up to you. heidi for FictionAlley