Bonfire night

[justcarol67]

> Thanks so much for the indepth explanation!  I have never heard of
that, and 
> I am a lover of history, so thanks for the information.  Did you go
out and 
> celebrate?  :)
> 
> "Luna"

Just a quick addendum: Bonfire Night is referred to in SS/PS chapter 1
by Jim McGuffin, the Muggle weatherman: ". . . Viewers as far apart as
Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that
instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of
shooting stars! Perhaps people have been celebrating Bonfire Night
early--It's not till next week, folks! . . ." (SS Am. ed. 6).

As several people on the main list have noted, November 5 would not be
"next week" if November 1 (the day of the newscast) is a Monday, but,
oh, well. McGonagall evidently gave her students the day off, so
anything can happen in the Potterverse, even four-day weeks!

Carol