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[meriaugust]

Hello and Happy Birthday to another August baby (I turn 22 next 
week!). Meri here, please to join in for a cuppa of hot coccoa! 
  
* Name(s) - Meri or meriaugust
  
* Provide the etymology of your signature/handle/moniker/email 
address. In other words, how and why did you choose the name 
you use on the HPfGU lists. - I usually sign "Meri" which is short 
for "Merideth". My parents spelled it that way but always 
wrote "Merry" until I got completely sick of being called "Merry 
Christmas" (which I still am) and so I changed it to "Meri". I found 
out later that "Meri" is actually an Old Norse/Celtic word 
for "ocean" which suits me as I am from New England and love to 
swim/be on boats. "Meriaugust" is my nickname and my birth month - 
August babies rule! 

* Whose signature/handle/moniker/email address at HPfGU 
(a) do you wish you had come up with first? - "Quigonginger" I read 
that one about five times before I really got it and now I read 
every one of her posts. Star Wars fans also rule. 
(b) intrigues you? - "phoenixgod2000" Who is this phoenixgod and why 
doth he be a god? 
  
* If you lived in the Potterverse, who would you be, and what 
would you do for a living? - Minerva McGonagall, stern but fair 
Hogwarts professor. Or a professional Oliver Wood groupie. 
  
* What would you see in the Mirror of Erised? - My true love, 
whoever he is, holding a Brigham's vanilla ice cream with chocolate 
jimmies on top. 
  
* What shape would a boggart take, if you chance upon one? - 
Something dark and scary; I hate things jumping out of the dark at 
me. 
  
* What happy memory will you rely upon, if you are to conjure up a 
Patronus? - A July 3rd from two years ago: fireworks, bonfires, good 
food, poker, and a charming old friend. 
 
* What form might your Patronus take? - My dog. 
  
* What might your animagus form be? - A cat, though hopefully not 
something unattractive like a bug. 
  
* What gifts would you register for in Diagon Alley?  Or would it be 
Knockturn Alley?  How about at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes? - Magic 
wand, Firebolt, Fizzing Whizbees, and a neverending supply of potion 
ingredients. Plus that model of the solar system. 
  
* Times being what they are...what is your favorite flavor of jam?  
What is your dearest ambition? - Strawberry jam and traveling around 
the world and to outer space. 
  
* Which of the HP books is your favorite? - Goblet of Fire. 
  
* Who is your favorite character? - Other than Harry, Neville and 
Cedric Diggory. 
  
* What do you hope will happen in Book 7? - I want to see Ginny go 
off with Harry, Ron and Hermione to track down the horcruxes. I also 
want to see Malfoy redeem himself and for Neville to finally get a 
girl. 
  
* What do you think will happen in Book 7? - Harry's probably gonna 
die - I'm making my peace with it. 
  
* Given all the books whose titles are canon (see http://www.hp-
lexicon.org/wizworld/books.html ) which would you read cover to 
cover *first*? - Hogwarts, A History. 
  
* What's in your Scrapbook for JKRowling.com ? - Everything. 
  
* What's your personal best for Expert Level Minesweeper? - I'm a 
solitaire girl, meself. 
  
* When did you join HPfGU?  How did you find us? - June of 2003, 
just after Order. I found you through the Fantastic Posts. 
  
* Point us to your delurking post...how was that maiden voyage? - It 
was one about whether or not Draco would even go back to Hogwarts 
after dear old dad got arrested. I remember I was brushing my teeth 
when I thought of it. 
  
* What things about you often come as a surprise to others? - That I 
went camping and whitewater rafting, as am usually an indoor girl. 
Amd that I'm over seventeen, people tend to think that I am still in 
high school. 
 
* Things you do when not staring at the computer: Reading, watching 
movies, hanging with my friends, listening to music, photography, 
scrapping, running, anything I set my mind to really. 

Also, I am a confirmed Hufflepuff (with a touch of Gryffindor here 
and again...ironically all of my friends are Slytherins), I have 
gotten 103 questions right in a row in the Scholastic challenge, I 
have scored a 74% on the HP obsession test (I have other interests, 
but am still pretty obsessed) and am patiently waiting to purchase a 
Diggory T-shirt to wear to the opening of GoF. 

Peace out everyone, and here's to another five years of nuttiness. 

Meri