OWLs, California, Birthday, Names, movie casting

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

Anne U wrote:

<< (who assumes Tonks got an "O" in her Transfiguration O.W.L. and 
N.E.W.T. "...and all she had to do was act naturally") >>

I'd expect the Transfiguration OWL and NEWT to include Transfiguring 
other things, not just Transfiguring oneself.

Kaisenji wrote:

<< I met so many awesome people including several of you from 
california! I understand there are some regional groups for HPFGU and 
hopefully I can hook up again with those same people for a 
pre/post-PoA party/viewing. >>

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP4GU-California/messages

Sheryll wrote:

<< Today's birthday honouree is Christian. >>

Hooray, Pengolodh_sc! Huzzah, prince_galrion!

Terry LJ wrote:

<< When my first daughter was born, the name Jordan was popular for 
boys, but not girls. So we named her Jordyn, thinking that it was 
sufficiently unusual. Apparently everybody in the South had the same 
idea, because out of 27 kids in first grade last year, six were named 
some variation of Jordan--one boy, five girls. At least she was the 
only one with a "y". >>

Apparently it often happens that parents choose a name that they 
expect won't be too common, and then it's the most common name in 
their child's first grade. This suggests that the popular names get 
into parents's minds in some unconscious way, not from imitating 
celebrities or popular song lyrics or such.

sjlupin wrote:

<< Same here - I picture him with sandy brown hair, definetly a
little longer. Yup, friendly, sweet face. Oh and Dead Sexy. <grins 
and blushes>  >>

Same here. And what's to blush about for merely stating a true fact?

Barb wrote:

<< (even though in my mind Daniel Day-Lewis is still how I picture 
Sirius Black) >>

Me, too.