[HPFGU-OTChatter] Tink-Tink-Tink!

[Ladi lyndi]

PenapartElf at aol.com wrote:


"HERE'S to FIVE more YEARS!"
 
Congratulations!  With with crew there's no doubt for at least another 5 years.



* Name(s). Lynn

* 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've used ladilyn (for Lady Lynn) since I started on computers, it just sounded nice.  However, some other yob had the name when I signed up for Yahoo so I added the first two letters of my daughters name for ladilyndi rather than adding numbers or changing the name completely.


* Whose signature/handle/moniker/email address at HPfGU 
(a)  do you wish you had come up with first?
(b)  intrigues you
 
a. None, really since none of the ones I've seen would suit me
 
b.  None as I'm a total washout with names and it takes many sighting for me to actually remember a name never mind wonder about it

* If you lived in the Potterverse, who would you be, and what 
would you do for a living?
 
I'd either be the editor of the Daily Prophet or the first criminal attorney.  After seeing the trials, the WW needs a few of those.
 
* What would you see in the Mirror of Erised?
 
Living with my family in Australia, kicking back on the beach

* What shape would a boggart take, if you chance upon one?
 
My daughter sick or dead

* What happy memory will you rely upon, if you are to conjure 
up a Patronus?
 
Either when my daughter was born or my wedding day, can't figure out which was happier

* What form might your Patronus take?
 
A lioness

* What might your animagus form be?
 
Well, if ones' physical form affects the animagus form - either a rhino or a hippo, depending on whether I have horns that day or not

* What gifts would you register for in Diagon Alley?  Or would 
it be Knockturn Alley?  How about at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?
 
A sneakoscope, dress robes, an owl and some of the various Weasley's Wheezes

* Times being what they are...what is your favorite flavor of 
jam?  What is your dearest ambition?
 
Either blackberry or black cherry jam.  As to dearest ambition - to figure out how to win the state lottery without having to actually play

* Which of the HP books is your favorite?
 
GOF, no wait, POA, no, maybe HBP, no, I was right the first time, GOF, well, let me think some more

* Who is your favorite character?
 
Florean Fortescue - I like anyone who gives away ice cream

* What do you hope will happen in Book 7?
 
Voldemort is defeated, Snape is humiliated, Harry triumphs and goes off to be Seeker for England, marries Ginny and has lots of little Potters

* What do you think will happen in Book 7?
 
The saga ends.  I figure the less expections I have about what is going to happen, the less defensive I'll be when reading it thus I'll have more enjoyment.

* 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*?
 
Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed

* What's in your Scrapbook for JKRowling.com ?

Not a clue, I do know I have some stuff in there though since I remember collecting some

* What's your personal best for Expert Level Minesweeper?
 
Finishing without getting blown up

* When did you join HPfGU?  How did you find us?
 
April 2003.  I was searching Yahoo for a group where people discussed the HP books without having to wade through a ton of posts about how cute the movie characters were.

* Point us to your delurking post...how was that maiden voyage?
 
It was soon after I joined.  Scary, inane and I remember thinking that people really weren't that friendly to newbies.

* Point us to your favorite posts, your own or otherwise.
 
I'm lucky I remember my name, never mind posts.  When I read one I really like, I try to comment off-list to the writer.  There are some posters I read simply because I am generally amazed, amused, enlightened, etc. whenever I read them.  

* Point us to, in hindsight, what you now wish you'd never said 
[ex.: ships sunken by new can(n)on, being flagged by LOONs...]
 
I have made it my life's work to forget anything I do to humiliate or embarass myself -- so nothing right now - but that may change by the end of this post.

* Have you been around since August 2000?  What were the hot 
topics for you personally five years ago, post-GoF?
 
Nope

* What things about you often come as a surprise to others?
 
My good looks, my excellent sense of humor and the fact that I can prevaricate so convincingly.  Nah, it's usually that I do have a brain.

* Things you do when not staring at the computer:
 
Relearning the piano, editing a magazine, writing, playing Mommy, baking, reading HP and various other authors, playing computer games, spending time with my hubby, though not necessarily in this order.  I used to bike a lot as well but it is scary to bike where I live in England.


More HP fun (share your results please!):

* Ever wonder into which Hogwarts House the Sorting Hat would 
put you? 
 
I've ended up in all 4 houses at one time or another so I guess the Sorting Hat would have to take a bit of time with me
 

* Is your interest in Harry Potter just good, harmless fun...or
are you bordering on obsessive? Find out here:
 
I got rated a full-time Potter fan - at 34%


* Speaking of your interest in Harry Potter, you can share all 
the details by posting your own Harry Potter Geek Code. 
 
HPG a++ e* z++++ A? R3 HP4>HP3>HP6<HP4 S+ Mo++ O+ct stD
(tried to find the code for all this has given me a pounding headache but I couldn't find it)

* Finally, just how well do you know the canon? Take the quizzes, 
play the puzzles and games.  So, are you savvy or sorry?

Savvy - usually


 

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