A couple questions for Brits
linda_mccabe
lmccabe at sonic.net
Mon Jul 8 21:23:47 UTC 2002
--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "davewitley" <dfrankiswork at n...> wrote:
> Athena:
>
> > I'm writing a fan fic, (like so many others) and wanted to
verify
> that a few
> > things we do here in the states is also done across the pond.
> >
> > 1) Do British children go from house to house Trick-or-Treating
for
> candy on
> > Halloween?
>
> Kathryn:
>
> > not really.It's becoming a little bit more common now but it's
> still pretty
> > unusual.
> >
> I'd say it's become quite common, but it is recent, so if your fic
is
> set, say in the MWPP era it might not have happened.
>
> David
I was thinking of Harry. Whether or not he might have gone Trick or
Treating while living in Surrey. I thought if he did that he might
have had a few sweets pocketed away before Dudley snatched Harry's
sackful of candy. Just thought it might be an interesting contrast
to the Halloween feasts at Hogwarts, but don't want to include that
if it wouldn't be likely in Britain.
I grew up Trick or Treating and looked forward to it each year.
That was long before I knew anything about what the holiday was
about. It just seemed like a fun time for kids. Get dressed up in
a weird costume and go house to house begging for candy! Such a
deal.
--So if ice hockey is more common than street hockey -- does that
mean people watch it on the telly? (Maybe on satellite TV or at
sports bars?) I'm looking for games where there's a similarity in
game strategies to the scoring in Quidditch. Football where there's
a goal and goalie is similar enough to hockey (even if there aren't
the same number of players). Basketball doesn't use a goaltender,
but it still has players who will try and block shots, rebound, etc.
What I'm looking for is the likelihood that a sports crazed Muggle
such as Dean Thomas might be up on different sports such as
basketball and hockey. We know he loves football. But could he be
a fan and know some of the strategies of hockey even if he never put
on a pair of skates in his life?
And thanks for the tip on Rugby, but I don't really want to learn
all about these games - just enough to be dangerous...;-)
Athena
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