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[justcarol67]

> * Name(s). 
Carol (justcarol)
>  
> * 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.
Well, I used to be DrCarol and got tired of people asking what kind of
doctor I was or making snide remarks like "I'll bet you're not a real
doctor" (actually, I do have a PhD in English), so I became justcarol.
>  
> * Whose signature/handle/moniker/email address at HPfGU 
> (a)  do you wish you had come up with first?
Hm. Not sure.
> (b)  intrigues you?
I've always liked SiriuslySnapeySusan's, but not being a Sirius fan, I
wouldn't have chosen it for myself.
>  
> * If you lived in the Potterverse, who would you be, and what 
would you do for a living?
Since I happen to be the real-life descendant of Martha Carrier, who
was hanged at the Salem witch trials, I'd probably be the Muggle
Studies teacher--teach them some *real* history rather than Goblin
rebellions, some art and literature and classical music--Muggle
Appreciation as opposed to how an electrical circuit work (which I
don't know, in any case). And I'd pass around Muggle sweets on the
last day of school.

>  
> * What would you see in the Mirror of Erised?
I'd see someone I loved and lost. They'd have to pull me away.
>  
> * What shape would a boggart take, if you chance upon one?
Poor old crippled Carol penniless on the street, begging for small
change. 
>  
> * What happy memory will you rely upon, if you are to conjure 
> up a Patronus?
How about winning the Coconino County Spelling Championship when I was
thirteen? That's not really my happiest memory, but the others are too
personal and bittersweet.
>  
> * What form might your Patronus take?
Severus Snape? Oh, seriously. Some sort of animal. Hm. A dolphin, I
suppose.
>  
> * What might your animagus form be?
Definitely *not* a dolphin as I'd be stranded on dry land! A cat or a
bird, maybe. Something with more freedom than a person has.
>  
> * What gifts would you register for in Diagon Alley?  Or would 
> it be Knockturn Alley?  How about at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?
Anything that would do the housework for me. Self-correcting quills or
something of the sort to mark essays if I were the Muggle Studies
teacher or an editor. Nothing from Knockturn Alley or Weasleys'
Wizarding Wheezes.

>  
> * Times being what they are...what is your favorite flavor of 
> jam? 
Apricot
What is your dearest ambition?
I have, alas, no ambition whatever and would be a dismal failure as a
Slytherin. If I had world enough and time (I mean money, drive,
energy, and better eyesight), I'd write well-researched historical novels.
>  
> * Which of the HP books is your favorite?
GoF, by far.
>  
> * Who is your favorite character?
Severus Snape.
>  
> * What do you hope will happen in Book 7?
Snape saves Harry and is redeemed, even helping him to remove the
curse on the next-to-last Horcrux (the unknown one before Nagini).
Harry defeats Voldemort by possessing him and kills him with Love.
Snape leaves to become headmaster of Durmstrang and Harry returns to
Hogwarts a year late to study for his NEWTS. Percy redeems himself. OBHWF.
>  
> * What do you think will happen in Book 7?
No idea. HBP violated most of my expectations and all of my hopes. I
think Harry defeating Voldemort is a given. More characters will die,
probably at least one Weasley and Remus Lupin. Snape, too--almost a
given. And there'll be something about House Elves and Giants and
Acromantulas. Mrs. Figg will perform magic at an advanced age. As I
said, no idea.
>  
> * 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 ?
> (
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/sources/jkr.com/jkr-com-scrapbook.html )
I had the first five items till my computer crashed after which I
retrieved four. Can't get the marble to work. Now I'll probably follow
this link even though I'm not sure it's worth the time. . . . 
>  
> * What's your personal best for Expert Level Minesweeper?
Um, uh, I know how to get to it on my PC! If I *must* waste time, I'd
rather play solitaire.
>  
> * When did you join HPfGU?  How did you find us?
Not absolutely certain. I think it was August 2003.
>  
> * Point us to your delurking post...how was that maiden voyage?
Come on, now. You know how long it takes to find anything with that
search engine. I remember being warmly welcomed by Tonks, who was glad
to see another Snape fan. (Hi, Tonks!)
>  
> * Point us to your favorite posts, your own or otherwise.
Since you asked:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/134812
 (my Impedimenta theory)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/137961
 (my DADA curse theory)
>  
> * 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...]
Anything and everything about Mark Evans.
>  
> * Have you been around since August 2000?  What were the hot 
> topics for you personally five years ago, post-GoF?
Nope. The only hot topic for me, ever, has been Snape.
>  
> * What things about you often come as a surprise to others?
That I'm intrigued by the Harry Potter books? That I have a rather
wicked sense of humor?
>  
> * Things you do when not staring at the computer:
Read HP, with or without a twelve-year-old. I do occasionally get out
of the house, but this time of year, it's either too hot to go
anywhere or raining.
 
> More HP fun (share your results please!):
>  
> * Ever wonder into which Hogwarts House the Sorting Hat would 
> put you? 
Ravenclaw, no question.
>  
> * Is your interest in Harry Potter just good, harmless fun...or
> are you bordering on obsessive? 
*Bordering on?*

> * Passionate about HPfGU's myriad of theories? Pick up some 
> acronyms to decorate your signature with at
I came up with ACID POPS. That's as close to Inish Alley or T-Bay as I
come.

Carol, hoping that she hasn't bored everyone to tears with her responses