From britta at brittadotcom.yahoo.invalid Fri Oct 1 19:15:42 2004 From: britta at brittadotcom.yahoo.invalid (brittadotcom) Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 19:15:42 -0000 Subject: new Harry Potter guidebook published - including party ideas! Message-ID: I am featured as "mega-fan Britta Peterson who has thrown two Hogwarts-themed extravaganzas" in the "How to Host Your Own Harry Potter Party" chapter of this new Harry Potter guidebook, including my photos and instructions for certain party props, recipes, and activities! The book is "A Muggle's Guide to the Wizarding World: Exploring the Harry Potter Universe" by ECW Press, author Fionna Boyle. Fionna has done quite an excellent job writing the book as a reference about characters, places, fun facts, and even navigating the fandom! Even though by being such a rabid fan myself I know most of the fun facts already, let alone that I of course know all the character details, I still enjoy her clever writing style, so it has been fun for me to read. I think other fans will enjoy reading it as well. She found my Hogwarts Celebration webpages ( http://www.britta.com/hogwarts/ ) online while researching her book, then contacted me asking for permission to use my ideas and for my input on the party chapter. The book is available on Amazon.com (link on http://www.britta.com/hogwarts/ ), and it has also been sighted in a few Borders from Canada to California so far, so you might be able to find it in stock at your local bookstore. Thanks! Britta Britta Blvd is located at http://www.britta.com Hogwarts Celebrations: http://www.britta.com/hogwarts/ From sklein at sklein.yahoo.invalid Thu Oct 7 15:51:21 2004 From: sklein at sklein.yahoo.invalid (Shawn Klein) Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 08:51:21 -0700 Subject: Harry Potter and Philosophy Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20041007083053.0323e2b0@...> I am proud to announce the publication of a book I co-edited with David Baggett: "Harry Potter And Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts." This book is the latest in the Open Court series on Pop Culture and Philosophy. This series includes "The Simpsons and Philosophy," "The Matrix and Philosophy," "The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy", and several others volumes. The idea is to use a feature of pop culture, like Harry Potter, as a way to talk about philosophy and raise philosophical questions. For instance, several essays use Volder....sorry, You-Know-Who and company to discuss the nature of evil. Other essays use Rowling's treatment of time and time-travel as a jumping off point to talk about the philosophy and nature of time. Here is the table of contents for you'll to get a picture of the book: 1. The Courageous Harry Potter by Tom Morris 2. Dursley Duplicity: The Morality and Psychology of Self-Deception by Diana Mertz Hsieh 3. Voldemort's Agents, Malfoy's Cronies, and Hagrid's Chums: Friendship in Harry Potter by Harald Thorsrud 4. Feminism and Equal Opportunity: Hermione and the Women of Hogwarts by Mimi R. Gladstein 5. Heaven, Hell, and Harry Potter by Jerry L. Walls 6. Magic, Science, and the Ethics of Technology by Benjamin J. Bruxvoort Lipscomb and W. Christopher Stewart 7. The Mirror of Erised: Why We Should Heed Dumbledore's Warning by Shawn E. Klein 8. Kreacher's Lament: S.P.E.W. as a Parable on Discrimination, Indifference, and Social Justice by Steven W. Patterson 9. Is Ambition a Virtue? Why Slytherin Belongs at Hogwarts by Steven W. Patterson 10. A Skewed Reflection: The Nature of Evil by David and Catherine Deavel 11. Voldemort, Boethius, and the Destructive Effects of Evil by Jennifer Hart Weed 12. Magic, Muggles, and Moral Imagination by David Bagget 13. Finding Platform 9?: The Idea of a Different Reality by Gareth B. Matthews 14. Space, Time, and Magic by Michael Silberstein 15. Why Voldemort Won't Just Die Already: What Wizards Can Teach Us about Personal Identity by Jason T.Eberl 16. The Prophecy-Driven Life: Foreknowledge and Freedom at Hogwarts by Gregory Bassham For an even better sample, essays #3 and 14 are online. Voldemort's Agents, Malfoy's Cronies, and Hagrid's Chums: Friendship in Harry Potter by Harald Thorsrud http://www.hp-lexicon.org/essays/essay-friendship.html Space, Time, and Magic by Michael Silberstein http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/editorials/edit-silberstein.shtml The book is now available at most major bookstores and online at: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812694554/ Barnes and Nobles: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0812694554 Open Court Publishing Co.: http://www.opencourtbooks.com/books_n/harry_potter.htm I am sure as fans of Harry Potter many of you will find this book fun, enlightening, and enjoyable. I know that's the way this Harry Potter fan felt writing and editing the book. Thanks, Shawn [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid Sun Oct 10 02:54:48 2004 From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius) Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 02:54:48 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter Filks: House-Elf on the Roof/Snape-Specific Message-ID: Harry Potter Filks was updated today with 41 new filks by eight contributors, including two new musicals: Murasaki's epic saga of the decline and fall of the House of Black, titled A House-Elf on the Roof; Act One of my Severus Snape fanfic-musical titled Snape- Specific (set in the year 2018, it features Snape as the new Hogwarts Headmaster dealing with rebellious faculty, the Potter Foundation and its HTM Spell Project, a new Dark Lord, and worst of all, the mysterious and beautiful Amy Sumeria, the new Potions Mistress with a tragic past and a mysterious secret. Also, the first-ever filking of an entire Tom Lehrer album as "This is the Wiz That Is" and an archive of HP-Xmas Carols (suitable for both amphibian and non- amphibian bearing choirs). Hop over for a visit now! - CMC HARRY POTTER FILKS http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm From soulbrotha at rockstar064.yahoo.invalid Wed Oct 13 07:34:12 2004 From: soulbrotha at rockstar064.yahoo.invalid (rockstar064) Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 07:34:12 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter the Musical Message-ID: Hey guys! I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm currently producing a broadway/ disney type music CD with music and lyrics inspired by the Harry Potter series. I was just wondering how many of you would be interested in buying something like this? It is basically Harry Potter the musical! I know it may sound odd, but it is actually very good. Let me know how many would be interested so I can get an idea of how many to press. Thanks rockstar064 From s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid Wed Oct 13 14:44:08 2004 From: s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid (Sheryll Townsend) Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:44:08 -0000 Subject: "Fandomopoly" and "Wizarding Triple Crown" - The Witching Hour Announces... Message-ID: NEWS RELEASE OCT. 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more info: The Witching Hour Amy Tenbrink, lead event organizer amy at ... "FANDOMOPOLY" AND "WIZARDING TRIPLE CROWN" ? THE WITCHING HOUR ANNOUNCES TWO WAYS FOR FANDOM TO GET INVOLVED. Got a favorite fandom community? A `ship close to your heart? A LiveJournal where you and hundreds of your closest friends marvel at the many mysteries of Professor Snape? Well if you've ever pictured your group's name in lights, this could be your chance. The Witching Hour is pleased to announce the opening of Fandomopoly, a special edition of the popular board game Monopoly. The one-of-a-kind board game will be auctioned off at The Witching Hour ? an academic symposium on all things Harry Potter to be held Oct. 6-10, 2005, in Salem, Mass. Game cards will also be available for viewing and download on the Web site. Fandomopoly's properties will bear the names of Harry Potter-related groups and sites, but in order to get the site's name on a property, the site must first make a donation to The Witching Hour. Each group's donation will be applied to both the game as well as the conference, giving sites a chance to sponsor a programming session, concert or other special event. Harry Potter Sites, Yahoo! Groups, blog communities, `ships, and all other Harry Potter fandom-related Internet communities are eligible to participate; individuals and for-profit companies are not. Sites or groups need not be solely concentrated on the Harry Potter fandom, but must have a verifiable presence in the fandom. For more information, go to http://www.witchinghour.org/sponsor/fandomopoly.html, or e-mail fandomopoly at .... And in celebration of the autumn season, The Witching Hour is issuing a call for wizarding competitors with the announcement of its Wizarding Triple Crown competition, designed to test the creativity, intelligence and bravery of magic folk from across the globe. In this First Challenge of the Wizarding Triple Crown, inspired witches and wizards ages fourteen and older are being asked to submit artistic creations with the theme of "The Great Hall at Hallowe'en". This theme will encompass an original and tasteful scene of a great hall, with no distinguishable aspects of copyrighted material. All submissions will be judged by a panel of artists. The winner of this grand challenge with have the honor of having their artwork displayed at the conference, as well as a ticket to the long sold out "Tea With Trelawney" event also being held at the conference. For a full description of the rules, check out http://www.witchinghour.org/events/otheramuse.html. All interested are being asked to send their questions and entries to wizardingtriplecrown at .... From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Wed Oct 13 23:16:11 2004 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:16:11 -0000 Subject: FF: New Replay Chapter Message-ID: A new chapter of Replay (first chapter: http://www.thedarkarts.org/barb/R01.html ) is up on The Dark Arts at FictionAlley. Chapter Seventeen: Departures and Arrivals http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=17110 Harry returns to Grimmauld Place to find some changes in Ron and Hermione's friendship. He feels oddly jealous when Ginny mentions that Luna fancies Ron (he's having trouble separating her from Tilda in his mind). Harry feels that he will burst if he doesn't tell someone about Tilda and finds that Ginny has become exactly the sort of good friend in whom he can confide the events of the previous fortnight.... Enjoy! NOTE: This is the last chapter taking place in the summer after Harry's fifth year. The fic is post-OotP but it is NOT a sixth-year story. After this it jumps to Harry's adult years, the reason for which will be revealed soon. --Barb From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Fri Oct 22 18:26:36 2004 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:26:36 -0000 Subject: FF: YARC (Yet another Replay chapter) Message-ID: A new chapter of Replay (http://www.thedarkarts.org/barb/R01.html ) is up on The Dark Arts at FictionAlley. Chapter Eighteen: The Other Foot Nearly four years after battling Voldemort in Little Whinging and almost two years after finishing his seventh year Harry is a married man and about to become a father. However, he isn't coping with the wizarding tradition of men being shut out while his wife is giving birth. Just who is his wife and how did they become a couple? (Includes flashbacks to his sixth year by way of explanation; seventh year flashbacks to come in future chapters.) Go to: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=17201 Enjoy! --Barb http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent From seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid Fri Oct 22 19:51:46 2004 From: seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid (shanti_50130) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:51:46 -0000 Subject: Lost Souls Found fanfiction update Message-ID: Hi! For those of you interested in these sorts of stories, I've finally at long last resumed updating my fanfiction! Lost Souls Found: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1789723/1/ Severus Snape, and an original female character. Romance,Drama. After OotP, Voldemort out in the open, Snape involved in DE activities, OotP Spy role, researcher from Ministry offers to aid and assist Dumbledore. Snarky Snape, indepth plot. WIP Rated for later chapters. I have just added Chapter 25, I'm polishing Chapter 26 after recommendations from my Beta, and I have chapter 27 nearly ready to send to her, so things are moving again. I am not in any way `giving up' on this fic, nor am I stalled for where to go?I have it thoroughly outlined I just had a period of `burn out'. My beta has been very wonderful in gently nudging me to get writing again, as have several fans of the story?THANK YOU!! It is not necessary to read the "Prologue Lost Souls Found", though it gives childhood background on the characters and is a story unto itself. You can find the link to that from my Author Profile page here: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/557897/ I'm "Lisa'sImaginings" on fanfiction.net, and Shanti on adultfanficiton.nexus and Sycophanthex, though I haven't started submitting this story there yet. I hope you enjoy! From seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid Thu Oct 28 18:29:19 2004 From: seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid (shanti_50130) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:29:19 -0000 Subject: Lost Souls Found fanfiction update Message-ID: For all two of you who are interested,(*smirk*) Chapter 26 is up, and actually 'visible' on ffn and afn as of today (10/28). Chapter 27 is back from my Beta, and Chapter 28 is 'in progress'. To repeat the review: Severus Snape and OFC, Romance/drama. After OotP so loads of spoilers for that book, but before Half Blood Prince (hmm, is that one word, halfblood, or two?); so AU to that book when it arrives, Voldemort out in the open, Snape involved in DE activities because of his OotP Spy role, a researcher from Ministry offers to aid and assist Dumbledore and is reacquainted with our Potion's Master whom she knew slightly from school. Snarky Snape, in depth plot. (Way too much plot for those of you who want PWP.) WIP Rated for later chapters. Here are the links again: http://www.fanfiction.net/~lisasimaginings Author page http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1789723/1/ Story link at ffn http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/story.php?no=25336 Story link at afn. Please note that the story is "cleaner" at FFN, not only content of course, but general editing, repair of typos, flow of sentences, etc. I have not mastered how to get AFN to accept things like bold and italic text, and it is often 'down' so that a repair I can do easily at FFN takes ages to get around to posting at AFN. I am eventually going to get around to submitting it to Syncophanthex in Occlumency, but haven't gotten there yet. Hope you enjoy. Like probably the majority of fanfic authors, I thrive on reviews, so at the risk of sounding pathetic... Please Review! :) From moonstone_mystyk at moonstone_mystyk.yahoo.invalid Fri Oct 29 00:35:52 2004 From: moonstone_mystyk at moonstone_mystyk.yahoo.invalid (moonstone_mystyk) Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:35:52 -0000 Subject: FIC: Baby Serena NC-17 HP/DM (WIP Slash) Message-ID: Answer to the Daddy Harry Challenge by Dahlias at the silver snitch: Challenge #2, it's summer vacation and Harry has returned 'home' to find something so unbelievable he is in a daze. Dudley is a - a - Daddy! Harry is torn between allowing Vernon dumping the kid in an orphanage once some 'freakish' abilities show themselves or taking the child in for his own. The answer is simple and now he is an only father on his own and not even out of school. Poor Harry. HP/DM Rated for later chapters. The first six chapters have been posted. You can read it here: http://www.thesilversnitch.net/fic/viewstory.php?sid=2435 here: http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/viewstory.php?sid=6725 or here: http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/story.php?no=38275 From jodel at jodel_from_aol.yahoo.invalid Sun Oct 31 22:18:57 2004 From: jodel at jodel_from_aol.yahoo.invalid (jodel_from_aol) Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:18:57 -0000 Subject: New Red Hen Publications website now online Message-ID: The completely redesigned and rebuilt Red Hen Publication website is now online. (It looks terrible in AOL - sorry.) I cannot promise that it will load any faster than the old one did (I'm on a slooooow server), but the navigation has been much improved. All essays have been gone through, many rewritten, some extensively. 3-4 have been added. And there is undoubtedly a whole *new* collection of typos that managed to slip past me. All Publication projects except the costume book have been re-exported, and there is one new Publication project posted: Textualsphinx's "A Letter from Exile One Merciful Morning". Bookmarks to the Home page, the Publications page and the Potterverse page *ought* to still be good, but you may need to go and re-mark them. Links to internal pages may need to be resaved as well since there has been some renaming. Home page URL, just in case you may have lost it; http://www.redhen-publications.com Publications URL; http://www.redhen-publications.com/Publications.html Potterverse URL; http://www.redhen-publications.com/Potterverse.html