The Chance for NEW CANON- cont.

[Erin]

 http://www.bloomsbury.com/Childrens/news.asp?id=185
 
David:
 Am I being brainless or were there no actual instructions for 
 getting into the chat at that url?

Erin:
Yeah, that was a bit worrying to me also.  I was hoping that when the 
time comes, they might just have a big button that says "Chat". Here 
is the actual url where it will take place.  I'm thinking about 
emailing and asking for more instructions on how to participate.  

http://www.worldbookdayfestival.com/


David:
 
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
 
> EST: 5 hours behind; Pacific time, 8 hours behind; Australia 8 - 11 
> hours ahead (for some reason Sydney and Melbourne seem to observe 
> Daylight saving Time but not Perth).


Erin:
Okay, so it will be 5 in the morning for those in EST, 4 in the 
morning for me in central time (hey, at least I won't be skipping 
work).  Thanks for the addy, David! 


A Question from the list:
 Why all the bad teeth?  At last count, Snape, Sirius, and 
 Karkaroff all had yellow teeth, and now Hagrid's gotten some teeth 
knocked out by Grawp. Has the wizarding world never heard of dentists?

David: 
> Isn't this just a cultural difference between the US and the UK?  
> Her answer may well just be 'haven't you read the passages with 
> Professor Lockhart in?'  Sirius, Karkaroff and Snape don't have bad 
> teeth, they just happen not to be slaves to fashion.


Erin:
Well, that's what I thought was possibly the answer, but then I 
thought that it might be insulting to the British people here to say 
that. :-)    Anyway, I do think JKR considers them bad, Snape's at 
least.  They're often mentioned in conjunction with the greasy hair. 

I personally don't consider having good personal hygiene being a 
slave to fashion.  It's often suggested that Snape's poor hygiene is 
a form of self-loathing.  Or possibly a clue to vampirism (for yellow 
and jagged, translate bloodstained and pointy, lol)  I for one would 
like to know.

But nothing says that you have to ask that question, if you choose to 
try and participate in the chat.  I was really thinking that people 
could copy and paste the questions they like from the list onto 
documents on their own computer, and then on March 4th they'd have 
them there for guidance as they tried to get in the chat.  If no one 
likes or chooses to ask a question except the person who originally 
put it on the list, then its chances of being asked and answered go 
way down.  

Erin