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[corinthum]

Me:

> >>>2) I got dropped into the middle of the Neville Memory Charm
> Symposium, and just read Cindy's MATCHING ARMCHAIR with Jobberknoll
> variant. Do Jobberknolls need their own category under beasts? I
> don't remember whether they were ever discussed outside of this
> context, but they do appear several times in this thread.<<<

Carolyn: 

> Aagh, damn her. My thoughts are NO, on the basis that Jobberknolls 
> are the product of Cindy's excitable imagination and not Potterverse 
> creations. Ticking MATCHING ARMCHAIRS will be *quite sufficient*.

What's this?  I thought one of the prerequisites for this job was the
ability to recite all Harry Potter books verbatim.  Schoolbooks
included, Miss Havisham.

"JOBBERKNOLL
M.O.M. Classification: XX

The Jobberknoll (northern Europe and America) is a tiny blue, speckled
bird which eats small insects.  It makes no sound until the moment of
its death, at which point it lets out a long scream made up of every
sound it has ever heard, regurgitated backwards.  Jobberknoll feathers
are used in Truth Serums and Memory Potions."

FBAWTFT p. 22-23

While I begin a debate on Cindy and her excitable imagination,
Jobberknolls come from JKR.  Now, if you want to start a debate on the
canonicity of the schoolbooks...

-Kelly

Can viruses be transmitted through the internet?  If so, Anne, I blame
you for spending today on my couch rather than in New Orleans watching
Mardi Gras parades.  :)