Miriam Margolyes

[Neil Ward]

I went to look up the Hugh Grant story Amy mentioned, on The Leaky Cauldron
site, and spotted that Miriam Margolyes is apparently in the Harry Potter
movie.  Hurray!!!

This isn't exciting just because MM is a *great* character actress, but
because I really wanted her to be in the film; she's like the missing piece
of a jigsaw.  Back in February I posted a picture of her to our Graphics
list (yes, we do have yet another list...) and suggested that she should
play Madam Pomfrey.  The LC thinks she's playing Professor Sprout, which
would also be wonderful.  However, if I find out she's playing "Upper Half,
Troll" or "plump woman on bus", I'll have to write to Warner Brothers
immediately and put them right.

I never guess correctly on such things, so you'll have to forgive my silly
gushing over this.

Neil/FFA