LOTR/Narnia/Graveyards, Death, Burial Practices/& Happy New Year

[carolynwhite2]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "Eustace_Scrubb" 
<dk59us at y...> wrote:

I come to the Potterverse having progressed from Narnia to Middle-
earth in my formative years (a long time ago in a galaxy known as the 
70s) and also taking in the fantasies of William Morris and Lord 
Dunsany. 

Carolyn:
I was a fully-paid up Tolkie in my teens as well, but sadly it has 
lost its magic for me. I re-read it about a year ago after a gap of 
about 20 years, and the boys-own aspect of the story really irritated 
me, never having been much good at the handmaiden bit. Similarly for 
Narnia. Once I found out the religious gunk I was being fed, I'm 
afraid I threw them away. I just looked for 'The King of Elfland's 
Daughter' on the shelf, and found a bookmark halfway through it from 
a few year's back. Ah well..

However, E.R.Eddison (The Worm Ouroboros etc) has survived the 
years..and I love a new author, Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl series). 
Jury is currently out on the Potterverse.


Doug:
So unlike those who'd gotten an earlier start on the series we only
had to wait about a month for OoP--which makes the current 
interregnum a new experience, and following HPfGU's been part of 
that. 

Carolyn:
As a relative newbie, be curious to know how you have used the HPfGU 
site - have you explored the archives much ? Are the old theories of 
interest, did you spend a lot of time reading up??


Doug:
In 32603 (Jan.2002) and a fairly long thread that follows, which I'm 
trying to catalog, we get a discussion of the WW's practices in
regards to disposal of the deceased--among the topics touched on are
--burial and graveyards, including whether they are magically
protected;
--use of body parts in (mostly, but not exclusively Dark) Magic;
--location of the Potter's graves if such exist.

I can't find a category that seems to fit. But it's clearly an
important subject and one that saw quite a lot of related posts
earlier this year due to the Cuaron-Rowling conversation about the
location of a graveyard at Hogwarts and subsequent speculation about 
the role this location might play in Book 6 or Book 7.

I'd be happy for any advice--did I miss the correct category or is
this something that needs to be added?

Carolyn:
I think this is a good topic to add, and I have put in a new category 
as a subset of 'Death & Immortality' -
1.1.5.1 Graveyards & Burial Practices

Strictly speaking, probably this should be in section 3, and not in 
meta themes, but we can always move it around later.


Doug:
Anyway, I'm glad to join you all and hope to make a modest
contribution to the project! Happy New Year!

Carolyn:
Yes, Happy New Year to everyone, even Grumpy Old Men residing in 
caves on the Welsh Border, planning to see in 2005 with the hour-long 
ABBA special on Channel 5...