radical remedy

[Jo]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., foxmoth at q... wrote:
> This thread reminds me of something...
> 
> "But they were *our* kind weren't they?"
> "They were a witch and wizard if that's what you mean."
> "I really don't think they should let the other sort in, do you? 
> They're just not the same, they've never been brought up to know our 
> ways.Some of them have never even heard of Hogwarts until they get 
the 
> letter, imagine. I think they should keep it in the old wizarding 
> families."
>    
> Pippin
> seriously on topic

Having been away from the list for several days while getting my 
classroom ready for school to begin, I have come in late to this 
discussion.  I am one of those wizard "wannabes" who lives in the 
Kingdom of Lurk.  Seldom do I comment due to the fact that by the time 
I read all of the posts on a subject, whatever I was thinking of 
saying has been said much more elequently by someone else.  I have 
friends who have read the books on my recommendation and who have 
enjoyed our thought provoking conversations.  However, most of them 
will not read the books a second time, therefore they remember fewer 
details and begin to forget things that happened.  I mention this to 
say that this list (even though I seldom post) has been a joy for me. 
I have been a member since school was out for the summer and have 
finally found people who find humorous the things that I find 
humorous.  About a week ago my principal was describing a student as 
having long, blonde hair; I said that maybe she was part Veela.  She 
laughed, but no one else in the group had a clue. She told them that 
she had to reread all of the books this summer so that she could keep 
up with what I was talking about. It is nice to have people with whom 
I can communicate on my occasional venture from my side of this 
computer monitor.  If you had stopped allowing new members three 
months ago, I would have missed out on many hours of enjoyment.  There 
are many of you whose opinions I value, and I find myself quoting your 
opinions to friends and family.  

I would also like to mention that as much as I get from the main list, 
this OT list has been even better.  Because we have more freedom to 
discuss personal experiences, I feel that I have become aquainted with 
many of you. Here we can talk about ourselves with the love of HP as 
our common link.

Professor Phlash (A.K.A. Jo Crabtree)who is glad you didn't cut off 
membership before June