From dla123 at hughes.net  Fri Dec  1 02:02:48 2006
From: dla123 at hughes.net (Diane Alderman)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:02:48 -0500
Subject: Why did you start reading HP fanfiction and why do you continue?Cheryl
References: <ekl2jr+p1ob@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <053e01c714ec$d27e5300$2415730a@yourxb2x7j77gn>

  > Eleanna wrote:
  > > Why did you start reading (or writing) HP fanfiction?
  >
  > Cheryl:
  > I actually started writing it before I read any at all. I 
  > didn't plan to, but one day my mind was wandering and I 
  > thought, "What would Hermione miss most from the Muggle 
  > world while she was at Hogwarts?" I had to grab a pen. One 
  > week and 60 pages later my first fanfic was finished. <snip>


Cheryl, can you tell me where your's are? I want to read them. 

Diane in WV



From sbejster at yahoo.com  Fri Dec  1 04:58:48 2006
From: sbejster at yahoo.com (sbejster)
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:58:48 -0000
Subject: My failure on Ebay
In-Reply-To: <ekn6ca+1u82@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <ekocq8+103dm@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "thekrenz" <thekrenz at ...> wrote:
> I have made 2 attempts to but the HP books on cd through Ebay and 
> both have ended in claims!  I am so disappointed.

Cyndi,

I'm so sorry to hear you've had such trouble on eBay.  Good luck
getting the second dispute worked out.  Hopefully PayPal will let you
cancel the first claim (since you have them) and submit another one
with the corrected claim.

Contacting your credit card company is a great idea.  Just the fact
that they are copies and not originals is illegal.

My question is how the heck did she manage to get a whole book on one
CD?!!!  I used to own HP4 on CD and it took 10 CDs to hear the whole book.


Sandra
Dearborn, MI





From bunniqula at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 05:53:17 2006
From: bunniqula at gmail.com (Dina Lerret)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 00:53:17 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay
In-Reply-To: <ekocq8+103dm@eGroups.com>
References: <ekn6ca+1u82@eGroups.com> <ekocq8+103dm@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <1a2738400611302153ia7d8974i24bfeb39d0aca004@mail.gmail.com>

On 11/30/06, sbejster <sbejster at yahoo.com> wrote:

> My question is how the heck did she manage to get a whole book on one
> CD?!!!  I used to own HP4 on CD and it took 10 CDs to hear the whole book.

Let's just say, *theoretically*, it'd be based on compression and
bitrate chosen, after the audio tracks were ripped.  Most bootlegs are
at a lower quality for easier distributions.  Some folk who buy the
CDs recompress them to fit on iPods (to save room) and the like, so
fitting a book or more than one onto a CD is definitely possible while
maintaining reasonable audio.

Dina



From n2fgc at arrl.net  Fri Dec  1 05:53:46 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:53:46 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Supernatural is rated #1 Family TV for CW/WB
 network?
In-Reply-To: <1a2738400611300938p714145a2r56473f9db0e1b2eb@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000301c7150d$1232b660$66a4a8c0@rosie>

[Dina]:
| 6. Family TV: Can You Say 'Smackdown'?
| 
| Guess what is the second-most-watched show that adults watch with
| children in prime time? Thinking "7th Heaven" or "Gilmore Girls"? Try
| CW's "Friday Night Smackdown." The No. 1 show is CW's "Supernatural,"
| a show with its own dark side.

[Lee]:
Hmm--I find that very disturbing!  I have to wonder what the demographic of
this is.  I would certainly not let any of my kids, if I had ever had any,
watch that stuff.  It's just too violent and, IMHO, evil, and sends a bad
message.

Give me The Waltons any time! :-)

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.




From n2fgc at arrl.net  Fri Dec  1 06:03:04 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:03:04 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: My failure on Ebay
In-Reply-To: <ekocq8+103dm@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <000401c7150e$5ddfc520$66a4a8c0@rosie>

[Sandra]:
| My question is how the heck did she manage to get a whole book on one
| CD?!!!  I used to own HP4 on CD and it took 10 CDs to hear 
| the whole book.

[Lee]:
Not if it's in MP3 format.  You can easily fit one book per CD.  I have them
that way as a backup when I travel; takes up less space than audio CD books.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.




From xcpublishing at yahoo.com  Fri Dec  1 15:53:28 2006
From: xcpublishing at yahoo.com (Cheryl)
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:53:28 -0000
Subject: Why did you start reading HP fanfiction and why do you continue?
In-Reply-To: <1164902049.1C1DC873@dl11.dngr.org>
Message-ID: <ekpj5o+nm1g@eGroups.com>

Heidi wrote:
> We have a section on FictionAlley called The Nifflers Recommend...
***I was just flitting through there yesterday and went to "Niffled 
fic that have the most comments" and I found a depressing amount of 
broken links!  It looks like a lot of the fics are simply gone, which 
is a bummer because some of us haven't been reading fanfic since 
2002.  Many of us just started!

Some of the links in other sections don't work, either, but I found a 
workaround.  As long as you know the author's name, the fics can be 
found on the Alphabetical listing by name.  Those links seem to always 
work, if the fic is still on FA.

> Since 2002, we've had a rotating series of fic-recommenders - and 
we're going to be taking applications for a new Pack in January so if 
you're interested, drop me an email now and I'll make sure to notify 
you when we do.
***I'm interested!  I just started hanging around in fanfic-land and 
now I'm hooked.

Cheryl




From legrinstl at charter.net  Fri Dec  1 16:11:47 2006
From: legrinstl at charter.net (Cindi Gille-Rowley)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:11:47 -0600
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Why did you start reading HP fanfiction and why do you continue?
In-Reply-To: <ekpj5o+nm1g@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <003d01c71563$66e72b40$0202a8c0@Gateway>

Heidi:

*      Since 2002, we've had a rotating series of fic-recommenders - and 
we're going to be taking applications for a new Pack in January so if 
you're interested, drop me an email now and I'll make sure to notify 
you when we do.

I'm interested too.  Could you please also notify me?  Thank you.

Eleanna



 



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From sbejster at yahoo.com  Fri Dec  1 19:00:48 2006
From: sbejster at yahoo.com (Sandra Bejster)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:00:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CD Formats - Was: "My failure on Ebay"
In-Reply-To: <1164982282.926.96721.m20@yahoogroups.com>
Message-ID: <459789.67279.qm@web37210.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> [Lee]:
> Not if it's in MP3 format.  You can easily fit one
> book per CD.  I have them
> that way as a backup when I travel; takes up less
> space than audio CD books.


Lee,

Of course!  That makes perfect sense and I don't know
why I didn't think of it myself.  MP3 format is much
smaller.

I should consider doing that for long trips.  I can
borrow books on tape/cd from the library, convert them
for my MP3 player so they are more portable.

Thanks!


Sandra


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From bumbledor at comcast.net  Fri Dec  1 18:34:12 2006
From: bumbledor at comcast.net (bumbledor)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:34:12 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay
References: <ekn6ca+1u82@eGroups.com> <ekocq8+103dm@eGroups.com> <1a2738400611302153ia7d8974i24bfeb39d0aca004@mail.gmail.com>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dina Lerret" <bunniqula at gmail.com>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay


> On 11/30/06, sbejster <sbejster at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> My question is how the heck did she manage to get a whole book on one
>> CD?!!!  I used to own HP4 on CD and it took 10 CDs to hear the whole 
>> book.
>
> Let's just say, *theoretically*, it'd be based on compression and
> bitrate chosen, after the audio tracks were ripped.  Most bootlegs are
> at a lower quality for easier distributions.  Some folk who buy the
> CDs recompress them to fit on iPods (to save room) and the like, so
> fitting a book or more than one onto a CD is definitely possible while
> maintaining reasonable audio.
>
> Dina
>

They got the whole book, by "ripping it" to MP3 format.  I.E. converted the 
raw aduio traks to Mp3, which is a lot smaller than raw audio. HBP if I 
remember right, is like 20 something CD's. but only 3 with MP3.




From n2fgc at arrl.net  Fri Dec  1 20:40:12 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:40:12 -0500
Subject: MP3 Files RE: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay
In-Reply-To: <005d01c71577$4c0c8950$6401a8c0@bumbledor>
Message-ID: <000301c71588$e6a86680$66a4a8c0@rosie>

[bumbledor]:
| They got the whole book, by "ripping it" to MP3 format.  I.E. 
| converted the 
| raw aduio traks to Mp3, which is a lot smaller than raw 
| audio. HBP if I 
| remember right, is like 20 something CD's. but only 3 with MP3.

[Lee]:
Well, that depends on the bit-rate of your file.  I save my book files at
64-bits-stereo so I could fit HBP on one CD

Of course, if you save at 128 or higher, you'll take up more CDs but have a
higher audio quality.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.




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From sherriola at earthlink.net  Mon Dec  4 02:12:50 2006
From: sherriola at earthlink.net (Sherry Gomes)
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:12:50 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Why did you start reading HP fanfiction and why do you continue?
In-Reply-To: <eki35e+2l2e@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <E1Gr3KB-0003ub-Vm@elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

late on this thread, but I wanted to add my two cents!

> Why did you start reading (or writing) HP fanfiction?

I started reading it, as so many did, during the long wait between books
four and five, out of a thirst for more Potter.  I actually find I read less
since book six came out, probably because so much of it is based on good
Snape beliefs or because the ships are all not in canon.
 


> Why do you continue to read (or write)fanfiction?

I continue to read it because there are things I can find in fan fiction I
can't find in the books now.  I usually read AU fics with Sirius alive, or
with Harry raised by Sirius now, but I still read a few fics based on the
author's view of what will happen next or post Hogwarts stories or marauder
fics.

 
> What makes a good fanfic?

Characters, plot and action.  Also the subject matter, but that's directly
related to what I want to read.  I want Sirius alive, refuse to read
anything AU which has Harry sorted into Slytherin or not friends with Ron
and Hermione and won't read certain ships, such as Draco and Hermione.

 
> Who are your top 5 fanfic authors and/or stories?

Whew, that's a difficult choice.  I love almost anything by Katling,
especially Guild of the Night.  Fate by Eowyn Jade, HP and the battle of
wills, Resonance, Never alone, Never again and the promises trilogy by robin
Lady.  do you see a pattern?  oh, I also loved After the End and Stealing
Harry.  I don't like the Sequel to stealing Harry because, as I said, it
doesn't have Harry being friends with the Weasleys and Hermione.  There are
just some absolutes for me.  Sigh.


I realize you have had your meeting with the reporter, but I am always in
hopes of finding new fics to read and curious about what others think and
read, so I wanted to answer.

sherry

 
> 




From jeopardy18 at comcast.net  Mon Dec  4 03:59:51 2006
From: jeopardy18 at comcast.net (seanmulligan2000)
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:59:51 -0000
Subject: Why did you start reading HP fanfiction and why do you continue?
In-Reply-To: <ekhqgo+hcgu@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <el06fn+nekf@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Cindi" <legrinstl at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Greetings:
> 
> Why did you start reading (or writing) HP fanfiction?
> 
> Why do you continue to read (or write)fanfiction?
> 
> What makes a good fanfic?
> 
> Who are your top 5 fanfic authors and/or stories?
> 
> 
> The reason I'm posing these questions is I'll be meeting with a 
> reporter sometime this week regarding an article she is writing on 
> fanfiction for our local newspaper (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)  I 
know 
> what drew me to HP fanfic but was curious as to what others 
thought.
> 
> I'll answer my own questions first.
> 
> I started reading fanfic after GOF.  During that long wait, my 
then 
> 13 year old son introduced me to some the PG and PG-13 rated 
fics.  I 
> found many were really well written (and many not) but was then 
> hooked.
> 
> I continue to read fanfiction as I believe in many cases it is 
better 
> written than JKR's books...expecially the last two.  There is a 
depth 
> to fanfic you can't get in a single published book.  So in effect, 
> JKR is operating at a disadvantage as her books are limited in 
length 
> and time.
> 
> My favorites?  Barb's Psychic Serpent series, Arabella & 
> Zensya "After the End", Wishweaver's "Realization", 
Bobmin's "Sunset 
> Over Britain" and "Sunrise Over Britain", Lori's "Paradym of 
> Uncertainty Trilogy".
> 
> Please share your opinion.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Eleanna
>

I don't remember why I started reading HP fanfiction.  I think that 
I had already started reading fanfiction and after I read the first 
four Harry Potter books I started reading HP fanfiction and now I am 
addicted.  I also like Realizations, and the Psychic Serpent 
Trilogy.  I also like any of the stories by DrT on Fiction Alley, 
The Slytherin Rising Series by J.L. Matthews on Fiction Alley and 
FFN and The Power of the Quill on FFN.  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2367597/1/  I like fanfics that have 
interesting plots and that are well written. I like different types 
of stories both pro and anti snape and other characters. 




From tonks_op at yahoo.com  Tue Dec  5 07:12:15 2006
From: tonks_op at yahoo.com (Tonks)
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:12:15 -0000
Subject: JKR website
Message-ID: <el364f+16i5@eGroups.com>

I have been gone again for a bit. And I think it is time for the door 
to open soon. Have I missed anything? 

Tonks_op




From spin01 at aol.com  Wed Dec  6 05:30:17 2006
From: spin01 at aol.com (spinelli372003)
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:30:17 -0000
Subject: My failure on Ebay
In-Reply-To: <ekn6ca+1u82@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <el5kh9+bge0@eGroups.com>

I would skip the whole ebay thing and go to Target.  Not sure where 
you live but target sells them pretty cheap as does sams or walmart 
here in the US.  I got OOTP for $40 and hbp for about the same.  
course it was on sale.  but still you could probably get all of the 
books for close to what you were spending on ebay.  Good luck
sherry

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "thekrenz" <thekrenz at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Ok, since this is the OT chatter I hope my post is within the 
> boundaries of the group.
> I have made 2 attempts to but the HP books on cd through Ebay and 
> both have ended in claims!  I am so disappointed. On my first try, 
I 
> bid on a set of the first six books.  I won the auction at a bid of 
> $202.  That seemed like a pretty fair price to me and I was quite 
> anxious to own the cds.  So I made a prompt (same day) payment 
> through paypal and waited....and waited...and waited.  After 2 
weeks 
> I emailed the seller.  No response.  I emailed him a total of 3 
times 
> with no response, so after nearly 5 weeks I filed a dispute with 
> paypal.   Apparently, paypal put some sort of hold on the seller's 
> account which finally got his attention.  I received a frantic and 
> apologetic email stating the books had been mailed "forever ago" 
and 
> he would look in to their whereabouts immediately.  "Would you 
please 
> cancel your dispute as it is tying up my account?"  I responded 
that 
> I would cancel the dispute as soon as he provided me with a 
tracking 
> number for the shipment of the audiobooks.  Well, you guessed it!  
I 
> never got the tracking number and paypal refunded my money.
> I was disappointed, but determined to buy the cds.  I began 
watching 
> similar auctions and found some that looked great.  I bid on the 
> books individually, and wonder of wonders, they were all being sold 
> by one person!  I won all the books for a total of $175.  Cool, 
even 
> less than my first try.  I was so pleased with myself!
> That didn't last long.  This time, the seller communicated with me 
> quickly.  After 10 days, I asked when I should expect my shipment.  
> The seller was listed in Israel and she said it would take about 15 
> business days for the books to arrive.  Ok....I am a little wary 
> since my first attempt went badly, so I started watching her 
feedback 
> to see how long her other items took to ship.  Guess what?  Right 
> after I read the email assuring me the items would arrive in 15 or 
so 
> days, I found a negative feedback in which the buyer stated he did 
> not receive some of his cds, and the ones he did receive were 
bootleg 
> copies.  Oh, man, here we go again....
> I decided to look more closely at the things the seller had sold in 
> the past.  There were nearly 300 items that had positive feedback.  
> Hmm.  They all had the same item number.  Huh?  How can that be?  
The 
> item turned out to be wallpaper.  No, not the kind that goes on 
your 
> wall, the kind on your desktop.  What the .....?  So I emailed the 
> seller again.  "I am concerned by the negative feedback you 
> received.  Can you provide me with a tracking number and a ship 
> date?"  The response was "Oh, don't worry about that negative.  He 
is 
> just mad because other people have filed disputes against him."  No 
> tracking number or ship date.  This is not going well at all.  I 
> waited a couple more days and then checked my ebay concerning some 
> other auctions I was watching.  The seller of my HP cds is now no 
> longer a registered user with ebay!  "That does it", I thought.  I 
> sent another email to the seller asking why she was no longer 
> registered with ebay.  She responded by giving the date she shipped 
> the cds, but no answer as to why she was not a registered user any 
> more.   Well, yesterday I gave up and filed a second claim with 
> paypal.  I hope I can collect my refund, since she is not 
registered 
> with ebay anymore.  Time will tell.
> Thanks for reading my rant.  Do any of you know of a reputable 
seller 
> on Ebay from whom I can buy the HP audiobooks?  Or, should I just 
> fork over the retail price and buy from Barnes and Noble or someone 
> like that?
> 
> Cyndi
>





From xxSalesboy52 at aol.com  Wed Dec  6 17:20:08 2006
From: xxSalesboy52 at aol.com (Mark)
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:20:08 -0000
Subject: Goblet Of Fire Movie
In-Reply-To: <ekioc3+65s5@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <el6u48+u18d@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "jeff" <jscudder at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello All! I've just joined and have a question. In Goblet Of Fire,
> Voltamort says to Harry "Your dear Muggle Mother." Is that right? His
> Mother was a witch, not a Muggle.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>   Jeff
>
Jeff, Harry's Mother was a  muggleborn witch!




From Schlobin at aol.com  Wed Dec  6 23:31:50 2006
From: Schlobin at aol.com (Schlobin at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 18:31:50 EST
Subject: this weekend's Harry Potter event in Humboldt County
Message-ID: <cc9.4feb843.32a8ace6@aol.com>

I wanted to update you all on our Harry Potter event this Saturday.
 
 
It's called Magic in  Manila: A Free  Harry Potter Festival for Children of 
All Ages. Kids and adults are urged to  come in costume. 
This Saturday,  December 9th from Noon - 4 p.m. at the Manila Community  
Center. To get to the Manila Community  Center you take US - 101 to Eureka, from 
Eureka, you go to CA-255  North, and go over all the bridges over the beautiful 
water. Then you turn right  on 255. Soon there will be a sign for Peninsula 
Blvd., 
turn left (you can  only turn left) and take Peninsula  Drive to the Center, 
1611 Peninsula  Drive, it's on the left. 
The event is  sponsored by the Manila Community  Center and 100 Fires Books  
(100Fires.com) 
Here's the  scoop: 
There will be a free  Hogwarts banquet for kids -- served around 3 p.m. 
Barbequed chicken,  rice, salad, soup, bread, cookies, ice cream, coffee, 
cider...LOTS of food, and  MCC does a wonderful job with its meals. 
There will be games  for small children and some crafts throughout. 
The magician  performance with Shantaram the Magician will be at 2 p.m. 
There will be Harry  Potter quizzes throughout the day. Karen and I are 
generating about 500 quiz  questions. We'll start with kids Kindergarten through 
2nd grade, and then get  older and older, ending with a set of FIENDISH 
questions that we hope no one  will be able to answer. For the first four quizzes, 
there will be small prizes  (J.K. Rowling's book Fantastic Beasts and Where to 
Find  Them) 
If we have time, we  will have discussions of such burning issues as -- Is 
Snape really evil, or Will  Harry and Ginny get back together? What will Aunt 
Petunia do in the last  book? 
There will be a free  raffle -- children 8 grade and under eligible to enter 
for two refurbished  Macintosh computers loaded with children's games and 
educational programs (no  internet access). We may also be raffling off some new 
books. You wouldn't  believe the wonderful sorting hat (about 3 foot high) that 
my partner made to  hold the raffle tickets. 
There will be  readings of the Harry Potter books. 
100Fires Books  (100fires.com) will be giving away used books for children, 
and will be selling  a wide variety of social change oriented books for adults 
and children - as well  as all the Harry Potter books, all the audio tapes and 
all the videotapes - and  some great children's books (they are guaranteed to 
please, as they were  selected by my own children).  
Please feel free to  email me at _SusanGSMcGee at aol.com_ 
(mailto:SusanGSMcGee at aol.com)  or to  call at 707-441-1434, or to respond to this email. I will try 
to upload pictures  to the yahoogroups site.


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From drednort at alphalink.com.au  Thu Dec  7 05:24:43 2006
From: drednort at alphalink.com.au (Shaun Hately)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:24:43 +1100
Subject: It is over
In-Reply-To: <el6u48+u18d@eGroups.com>
References: <ekioc3+65s5@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>

I have been formally notified that I have been awarded my Bachelor of Education degree.

The only expression that comes to mind is Woohoo.


Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia



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From doddiemoemoe at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 07:48:53 2006
From: doddiemoemoe at yahoo.com (doddiemoemoe)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:48:53 -0000
Subject: congratZ!
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <el8h15+m3j5@eGroups.com>

I wish my children would be taught in your classrom!

best wishes in furtherance in your career..

D
> 




From hermionesmum at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 09:45:41 2006
From: hermionesmum at yahoo.com (Sam)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:45:41 -0000
Subject: It is over
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <el8ns5+h1bc@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> 
wrote:
>
> I have been formally notified that I have been awarded my Bachelor 
of Education degree.
> 
> The only expression that comes to mind is Woohoo.
> 
Shaun,
      I'm thrilled for you, and all the kids that are going to be 
lucky enough to be taught by you. I've not been in chat for ages, my 
isp and yahoo apparently have some glitches, so I've not seen you 
around. I remember your enthusiasm and commitment to teenagers very 
clearly.
Congratulations:)
 love Sam




From maria8162001 at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 12:36:24 2006
From: maria8162001 at yahoo.com (Maria Vaerewyck)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:36:24 -0000
Subject: It is over
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <el91s8+fkbp@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> 
wrote:
>
> I have been formally notified that I have been awarded my Bachelor 
of Education degree.
> 
> The only expression that comes to mind is Woohoo.

maria8162001:

Congrats, Shaun. Oh you've been busy with your education, that's why I 
haven't seen you posting for quite a while. Good luck with your 
teaching now.




From comtnlady at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 07:40:28 2006
From: comtnlady at yahoo.com (CoMtnLady)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:40:28 -0000
Subject: Where would YOU hide if you were a wizard?
Message-ID: <el8ghc+36t5@eGroups.com>


Project Ferret is at it again!

To celebrate the beginning of its fourth year of existence, Project 
Ferret is holding a grand anniversary celebration and contest.  

Qualified writers (you must join the site and provide proof that you 
write reasonably  well, understand syntax, punctuation and so forth) 
will be asked to compete in the collaborative story writing contest 
which starts Saturday, December 9th, 2006. 

A challenge will be issued, the parameters specified, and the 
members will vote for their favourite among the submitted entries.  
Each Round winner will receive their choice from the prizes shown in 
the official announcement, and that winning story will be the basis 
for the next Round of writing the following week.  There will be 
three Rounds, with the final voting ending on December 29th, 2006.


You say you aren't up for writing?  Then join at the Stoat level.  
Stoats can read and comment on the stories submitted, and vote for 
favourites, which also makes them eligible to win a Harry Potter 
Journal at the end of the competition.


Project Ferret grew from a fan fiction writing contest at Snitch 
Seeker in 2003.  The founding members enjoyed the collaborative 
nature of that competition and went on to create a site where people 
could continue to assist each other and grow in their writing 
skills.  It is a friendly community of Harry Potter fans, a place to 
chat and feel comfortable.  The site guards its "general audience" 
rating-level, insuring no bad language or adult situations in any of 
the writing there.

Stop by and check us out!  www.ProjectFerret.org


Questions? admin at ProjectFerret.org








From comtnlady at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 07:43:26 2006
From: comtnlady at yahoo.com (CoMtnLady)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:43:26 -0000
Subject: My failure on Ebay
In-Reply-To: <el5kh9+bge0@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <el8gmu+bjjg@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "spinelli372003"
<spin01 at ...> wrote:
>
> I would skip the whole ebay thing and go to Target.  Not sure
where
> you live but target sells them pretty cheap as does sams or
walmart
> here in the US.  I got OOTP for $40 and hbp for about the same.
> course it was on sale.  but still you could probably get all of
the
> books for close to what you were spending on ebay.  Good luck
> sherry
>



Check out Amazon.com (especially "used" if they have that for your
particular ones) or Half.com.  They aren't auctions, so you just buy
the CDs, but you actually get them with few-to-no hassles.




From n2fgc at arrl.net  Thu Dec  7 17:19:07 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:19:07 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] It is over
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <001601c71a23$ced17700$66a4a8c0@rosie>

Congratulations, friend!  Keep up the good work and hope that your future
students realize the treasure you will impart to them.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.




From swartell at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 18:33:22 2006
From: swartell at yahoo.com (Sue Wartell)
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 10:33:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] It is over
In-Reply-To: <001601c71a23$ced17700$66a4a8c0@rosie>
Message-ID: <20061207183322.91106.qmail@web53204.mail.yahoo.com>

That's a wonderful end-of-year gift.  Congratulations.

Sue (in cold, slippery* Ohio)

*1/2 inch of snow with a glaze of ice underneath -
commuting thing morning was ... exciting.


 
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From bboyminn at yahoo.com  Thu Dec  7 18:32:49 2006
From: bboyminn at yahoo.com (Steve)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:32:49 -0000
Subject: It is over
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <el9moh+1oqg@eGroups.com>

---  "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> wrote:
>
> I have been formally notified that I have been awarded 
> my Bachelor of Education degree.
> 
> The only expression that comes to mind is Woohoo.
> 
> 
> Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
> Shaun Hately 

Steve/bboyminn:

Congradulations Shaun, I just hope the kids appreciate a
teacher like you. I know you've worked long and hard at 
this, and that you take the job of teaching very seriously.
If anyone deserves it, it is certainly you. 

I also know you've had good and bad experiences in you
own young education, so you can appreciate and empathize
with any kids who are struggling for whatever reason. 
Don't lose that, because I think that, in the long run,
is your greatest asset. You may not be able to 'save' 
them all, but take heart in the fact, that you can 'save'
some. 

Don't want to burst you bubble, but there is always a
Masters and PHD to look forward too ;) .

Congradulations again.

Steve/bboyminn




From michel56 at earthlink.net  Thu Dec  7 23:10:02 2006
From: michel56 at earthlink.net (Michele)
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:10:02 -0000
Subject: It is over
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <ela70a+ng1v@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> 
wrote:
>
> I have been formally notified that I have been awarded my Bachelor of 
Education degree.
> 
> The only expression that comes to mind is Woohoo.
> 
> 
> Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
> Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
> 


Woohoo, indeed!  
Congratulations, Shaun.  I know that anyone who has you
as their teacher will be very, very fortunate.   
I wish you all the best in the future!

Michele 




From jeopardy18 at comcast.net  Fri Dec  8 03:33:53 2006
From: jeopardy18 at comcast.net (seanmulligan2000)
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:33:53 -0000
Subject: It is over
In-Reply-To: <4578404B.3806.DF243@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <elamf1+uprc@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" 
<drednort at ...> wrote:
>
> I have been formally notified that I have been awarded my Bachelor 
of Education degree.
> 
> The only expression that comes to mind is Woohoo.
> 
> 
> Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
> Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
> (ISTJ)       | drednort at ... | ICQ: 6898200 
> "You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
> thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
> facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
> uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
> need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
> Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia
> 
> 


Congratulations.  I graduated from College a few months ago with a 
History Major. 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





From Giallar2 at aol.com  Fri Dec  8 21:10:44 2006
From: Giallar2 at aol.com (Nancy)
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:10:44 -0000
Subject: news of the pending book or movie
Message-ID: <elckck+ud5t@eGroups.com>

Hi I usually used to post to the WB adult thread and then to this adult 
thread. When I tried to ask my question to the group I got told to come 
here.  I have been away from the Hogwarts scene for a while... reality 
came before this... Please I need to know ANY news of the book or 
latest movie.  Spoilers tidbits anything.
n




From drdara at yahoo.com  Sat Dec  9 00:12:26 2006
From: drdara at yahoo.com (danielle dassero)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:12:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] news of the pending book or movie
Message-ID: <20061209001226.62124.qmail@web60725.mail.yahoo.com>

You should check at jkrowling.com, mugglenet or the leaky cauldron. Those are really good places to look for news.  http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/, http://www.mugglenet.com/, http://www.jkrowling.com/

Danielle

----- Original Message ----
From: Nancy <Giallar2 at aol.com>
To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 8, 2006 2:10:44 PM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] news of the pending book or movie

Hi I usually used to post to the WB adult thread and then to this adult 
thread. When I tried to ask my question to the group I got told to come 
here. I have been away from the Hogwarts scene for a while... reality 
came before this... Please I need to know ANY news of the book or 
latest movie. Spoilers tidbits anything.
n





 
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From Giallar2 at aol.com  Sat Dec  9 18:58:56 2006
From: Giallar2 at aol.com (Nancy)
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:58:56 -0000
Subject: news of the pending book or movie
In-Reply-To: <20061209001226.62124.qmail@web60725.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <elf11g+5v2q@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, danielle dassero <drdara at ...> 
wrote:
>
> You should check at jkrowling.com, mugglenet or the leaky cauldron. 
Those are really good places to look for news.  http://the-leaky-
cauldron.org/, http://www.mugglenet.com/, http://www.jkrowling.com/
> 
> Danielle

Danielle,
Thanks for your quick and polite response.  I have those sites 
bookmarked but find them not as quick a source for information as 
asking a group of fans.  Do you post on the WB site and since they 
changed it, does it appear larger on your screen? It does for me and I 
am not sure how to bring it back to normal size. Can you or anyone else 
help?
Nancy




From catlady at wicca.net  Sat Dec  9 23:43:09 2006
From: catlady at wicca.net (Catlady (Rita Prince Winston))
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:43:09 -0000
Subject: Crookshanks (was: Beauty over personality? RE: choosing pets
In-Reply-To: <ekek43+ebem@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <elfhmd+94ic@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Maria Vaerewyck"
<maria8162001 at ...> wrote:

> Yes, but crookshanks is exceptional, I don't know if JKR has debunk 
> this idea already, or if there are others out there that think that 
> perhaps crookshanks is Regulus or any other wizard? Cheers.
>
JKR has stated that Crookshanks is not an Animagus but he is half-
Kneazle. 

Separately, she has stated that Mrs. Figg 'does a roaring trade' in 
cat-Kneazle cross-breeds. At first I thought that was silly, as anyone
can get a cat for free, and why not get a Kneazle if you want a
Kneazle?  But people on these lists pointed out that pure Kneazles
have to be registered with the Ministry of Magic, and part-Kneazles
presumably don't.




From maria8162001 at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 10 12:36:55 2006
From: maria8162001 at yahoo.com (Maria Vaerewyck)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:36:55 -0000
Subject: Is Tonks on Undercover Mission?
Message-ID: <elgv17+8d6q@eGroups.com>

Just wondering where Tonks is, she disappeared on the face of the 
earth again. Tonks are you on undercover mission now a days, haven't 
seen you posting both on HPFGU and HPFGU-OT for some time now. Hope 
you're doing well and not in any less undesirable situation if you're 
on undercover mission. May the force be with you(ooppss wait that 
phrase is not for this thing,lol).

maria8162001




From HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com  Sun Dec 10 16:46:47 2006
From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com (HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com)
Date: 10 Dec 2006 16:46:47 -0000
Subject: Weekly Chat, 12/10/2006, 11:00 am 
Message-ID: <1165769207.15.8239.m29@yahoogroups.com>


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Date: 10 Dec 2006 18:46:46 -0000
Subject: Weekly Chat, 12/10/2006, 1:00 pm 
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From OctobersChild48 at aol.com  Mon Dec 11 06:20:35 2006
From: OctobersChild48 at aol.com (OctobersChild48 at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:20:35 EST
Subject: MP3 Files RE: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay
Message-ID: <cf1.4476a6b.32ae52b3@aol.com>

In a message dated 12/1/06 4:04:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, n2fgc at arrl.net 
writes:


> bumbledor]:
> | They got the whole book, by "ripping it" to MP3 format. I.E. 
> | converted the 
> | raw aduio traks to Mp3, which is a lot smaller than raw 
> | audio. HBP if I 
> | remember right, is like 20 something CD's. but only 3 with MP3.
> 
> [Lee]:
> Well, that depends on the bit-rate of your file. I save my book files at
> 64-bits-stereo so I could fit HBP on one CD
> 
> Of course, if you save at 128 or higher, you'll take up more CDs but have a
> higher audio quality.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lee :-)
> 
> 

Sandy:

My HBP, as well as all of the other books, is on one CD and I am quite 
satisfied with the audio quality. I love having the books on MP3. I don't know how 
to do any of that sort of thing but my son does. I had to buy a CD/Mp3 player 
to listen to them on, but it was not expensive (about $25) and now I can take 
the entire audio book with me where ever I go. I love that. My next investment, 
after a new computer, is going to be a portable DVD player so I can take the 
movies with me. 

Sandy, who thinks the person who started this thread (sorry, can't remember 
who) should consider keeping the MP3's, although they were very over-priced.


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From bumbledor at comcast.net  Mon Dec 11 08:39:55 2006
From: bumbledor at comcast.net (bumbledor)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:39:55 -0500
Subject: MP3 Files RE: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay
References: <cf1.4476a6b.32ae52b3@aol.com>
Message-ID: <001601c71cff$ef508be0$6401a8c0@bumbledor>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <OctobersChild48 at aol.com>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: MP3 Files RE: [HPFGU-OTChatter] My failure on Ebay


> In a message dated 12/1/06 4:04:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> n2fgc at arrl.net
> writes:
>
>
>> bumbledor]:
>> | They got the whole book, by "ripping it" to MP3 format. I.E.
>> | converted the
>> | raw aduio traks to Mp3, which is a lot smaller than raw
>> | audio. HBP if I
>> | remember right, is like 20 something CD's. but only 3 with MP3.
>>
>> [Lee]:
>> Well, that depends on the bit-rate of your file. I save my book files at
>> 64-bits-stereo so I could fit HBP on one CD
>>
>> Of course, if you save at 128 or higher, you'll take up more CDs but have 
>> a
>> higher audio quality.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Lee :-)
>>
>>
>
> Sandy:
>
> My HBP, as well as all of the other books, is on one CD and I am quite
> satisfied with the audio quality. I love having the books on MP3. I don't 
> know how
> to do any of that sort of thing but my son does. I had to buy a CD/Mp3 
> player
> to listen to them on, but it was not expensive (about $25) and now I can 
> take
> the entire audio book with me where ever I go. I love that. My next 
> investment,
> after a new computer, is going to be a portable DVD player so I can take 
> the
> movies with me.
>
> Sandy, who thinks the person who started this thread (sorry, can't 
> remember
> who) should consider keeping the MP3's, although they were very 
> over-priced.
>

Well, I thought of doing that too, getting a portable DVD player.. then I 
found out laptops were cheaper, and could play more formats.. so I got the 
laptop instead.
Now I can view just about anything I can download from the internet.
Much better on long trips.. and you can rip DVD's to WMV or DVIX formats 
which means they take up less space, like MP3's.




From HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com  Sun Dec 17 16:45:55 2006
From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com (HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com)
Date: 17 Dec 2006 16:45:55 -0000
Subject: Weekly Chat, 12/17/2006, 11:00 am 
Message-ID: <1166373955.928.33614.m35@yahoogroups.com>

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From hermione1024 at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 17 17:44:27 2006
From: hermione1024 at yahoo.com (hermione1024)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:44:27 -0000
Subject: Plano Hogwarts: Experience the Magic!
Message-ID: <em3vlr+n2r2@eGroups.com>

You've read the books. You've seen the movies. Do you wish that you
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Potter and all his friends?

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The staff and students here are some of the most wonderful people you
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From bunniqula at gmail.com  Tue Dec 19 02:36:23 2006
From: bunniqula at gmail.com (Dina Lerret)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:36:23 -0500
Subject: My three 'troublemakers' RE: cockatiels
Message-ID: <1a2738400612181836x674cb0fbkc0b5d17d09373560@mail.gmail.com>

My first one, Pretty:
http://archive.nu/bunniqula/images/bird_pretty.jpg

The two new cockatiels...

Lucky:
http://archive.nu/bunniqula/images/bird_lucky.jpg

Sammy:
http://archive.nu/bunniqula/images/bird_sammy.jpg

Pretty is the picky eater and very much a 'prima donna', Lucky eats
his food okay but is *very* active (plays and plays some more) and
burns it off, so he's skinny when I hold him, and Sammy... she likes
to eat and is the 'chubby' bird.  Heh, I suppose being white also
isn't very 'slimming'. {chuckle}  It's not too clear in Sammy's
picture but she has a fawn/brown pearled pattern on her back.  Hm,
pictures are via a cell phone camera, meh. :-\  Still, they're cutie
pies to me.

It's kinda funny Lucky quickly learned how to say 'Pretty good girl'
after hearing Pretty say it, *but* she gets pissy at him and attacks
him.  I separate them before they get hurt.  Since they're both safe,
I can appreciate the humour of Lucky telling Pretty that she's a 'good
girl' after having a temper at him. {chuckle}  Lucky is a masochist.

Pretty also picked up a Buddhist chant from my mom and even holds one
foot up in front to mimic the traditional prayer hand position as she
'chants'.  Lucky also picked up chanting in a week from hearing Pretty
but he doesn't do the foot in the air... I've got two Buddhist birds.
{quirks eyebrow}

Dina



From drednort at alphalink.com.au  Tue Dec 19 12:39:15 2006
From: drednort at alphalink.com.au (Shaun Hately)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:39:15 +1100
Subject: My thesis
In-Reply-To: <1a2738400612181836x674cb0fbkc0b5d17d09373560@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <45887823.5425.2F08462@drednort.alphalink.com.au>

If anyone would like to read the thesis I wrote to complete my B.Ed. degree, you can 
download it at:

www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/MyThesisBlackAndWhite.zip

It's title is: "What boys and girls know and what they would like to know: Similarities and 
Differences." and it basically looks at a relatively minor part of the gender and education 
debate.  

It was unfortunately (in my view) somewhat limited by the strict format requirements for my 
course - some issues I would have liked to address couldn't be fitted into the word limits.

But I still think it might interest some people.


Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia



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From retired153 at yahoo.com  Wed Dec 20 00:28:41 2006
From: retired153 at yahoo.com (j15300)
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:28:41 -0000
Subject: Fwd:  Re:  a "Coast" interview tonight
Message-ID: <ema03p+2um1@eGroups.com>

Another circular movement reflecting the dance of science/scientism
and psi/charlantry is reflected in "PSIence," Marie D. Jones'
keep-it-simple co-relating of psi and quantum physics.  She, by happy
coincidence, will be interviewed on "Coast to Coast AM" this evening
(Tuesday night into Wednesday a.m.).

cordially,

j.

--- End forwarded message ---





From krulwich at yahoo.com  Wed Dec 20 07:21:26 2006
From: krulwich at yahoo.com (krulwich)
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:21:26 -0000
Subject: More on Harry Potter and Torah book
Message-ID: <emao9m+pgt3@eGroups.com>

Following up on my previous message, the web site for my new book Harry 
Potter and Torah now contains a sample chapter, the table of contents, 
and a list of the Jewish sources used in the material.

http://www.harrypottertorah.com

As I said before, the book is a collection of Jewish insights related 
to themes from the Harry Potter series.  The book is written for adults 
or teenagers, but the material can be used for discussions with kids.

Questions or comments are welcome at author at harrypottertorah.com





From tonks_op at yahoo.com  Thu Dec 21 17:53:34 2006
From: tonks_op at yahoo.com (Tonks)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:53:34 -0000
Subject: Book 7 Title Anounced
Message-ID: <emehmu+48ku@eGroups.com>

I guess this is really for the main list. But if you want to read about 
it here is the link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_en_ce/books_potter_title

Tonks_op




From tonks_op at yahoo.com  Thu Dec 21 18:21:57 2006
From: tonks_op at yahoo.com (Tonks)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:21:57 -0000
Subject: Hangman - how do you play it?
Message-ID: <emejc5+c84a@eGroups.com>

My age is showing. Or my stupidity. I have never played Hangman. What 
do you do??

Tonks_op




From maritajan at yahoo.com  Thu Dec 21 18:41:21 2006
From: maritajan at yahoo.com (MJ)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:41:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Hangman - how do you play it?
In-Reply-To: <emejc5+c84a@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <20061221184121.44856.qmail@web36812.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

You try to guess the word by using one letter at a time.  Everytime you get a letter wrong, another piece of the hanging guy is drawn.   If you draw him completely before you guess the word, you lose.
   
   
  MJ

Tonks <tonks_op at yahoo.com> wrote:
          My age is showing. Or my stupidity. I have never played Hangman. What 
do you do??

Tonks_op



         


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From heidi8 at gmail.com  Thu Dec 21 18:30:11 2006
From: heidi8 at gmail.com (Heidi)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:30:11 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Hangman - how do you play it?
In-Reply-To: <emejc5+c84a@eGroups.com>
References: <emejc5+c84a@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <5913e6f80612211030i73b0592w5076072773a67dbd@mail.gmail.com>

On 12/21/06, Tonks <tonks_op at yahoo.com> wrote:
> My age is showing. Or my stupidity. I have never played Hangman. What
> do you do??
>

There are how-to's on a lot of sites by now, but the one we posted on
FictionAlley (http://forums.fictionalley.org/park/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121183)
 says you need to type in the letters to guess them.

Heidi

(also, title discussion going on at
http://forums.fictionalley.org/park/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121178
among a thousand other places)



From jillily3g at yahoo.com  Fri Dec 22 05:27:10 2006
From: jillily3g at yahoo.com (Beth)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:27:10 -0000
Subject: Release date?
Message-ID: <emfqbe+6nvi@eGroups.com>

I looked up the time span between the release of the title of HBP and its release as a 
book and noted that it was just over a year. Does this have any implication for the 
release of book 7? (Please, no!)

Beth




From tonks_op at yahoo.com  Fri Dec 22 08:01:09 2006
From: tonks_op at yahoo.com (Tonks)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:01:09 -0000
Subject: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <emfqbe+6nvi@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <emg3c5+p8bl@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Beth" <jillily3g at ...> wrote:
>
> I looked up the time span between the release of the title of HBP and 
its release as a > book and noted that it was just over a year. Does 
this have any implication for the release of book 7? (Please, no!)
> 

Tonks:
I think we are all hoping for July. I like the idea of 7-7-7. But it 
could be possible given the title that October 31 could be a date, but 
that does not fall on a Sat and July 7th does. It is a bit strange for 
a July date when she says that she is still writing. Wasn't she still 
writing in Dec. when the last one was out in June or July?

Tonks_op




From jamiesonwolf at gmail.com  Fri Dec 22 14:57:15 2006
From: jamiesonwolf at gmail.com (Jamieson Villeneuve)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:57:15 -0500
Subject: Book 7 Title Anounced
Message-ID: <5cb2ac630612220657i74bc4578h789fbd731428197a@mail.gmail.com>

THAT'S FANTASTIC!!! What a great Christmas gift! And the hangman game was
fun too. WOOHOO BOOK SEVEN'S TITLE! That's so exciting!

Now it's just me salivating for book seven!!!

Happy Christmas everyone!

Cheers,

Jamieson

-- 
JAMIESON WOLF
Weaver of Words, Teller of Tales
http://jamiesonwolf.tripod.com/
CHECK OUT MY NEWSLETTER
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jamieson_Wolf/
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From joseph at kirtland.com  Fri Dec 22 15:14:13 2006
From: joseph at kirtland.com (Joe Bento)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:14:13 -0000
Subject: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <emfqbe+6nvi@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <emgso5+cjkd@eGroups.com>

I'm still hoping...

With JK's special attraction to the number 7, not to mention this is 
Book 7, I'm hoping the release date is 07/07/07.

Joe





--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Beth" <jillily3g at ...> wrote:
>
> I looked up the time span between the release of the title of HBP 
and its release as a 
> book and noted that it was just over a year. Does this have any 
implication for the 
> release of book 7? (Please, no!)
> 
> Beth
>





From rmmiller at gci.net  Fri Dec 22 18:13:20 2006
From: rmmiller at gci.net (rmmllr6)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:13:20 -0000
Subject: Help, door won't open
Message-ID: <emh780+em2e@eGroups.com>

Hello
 Can somebody help me -- the door does not have the sign, but I
can't open it. what do I do to open the door?

rmmllr6



From jnferr at gmail.com  Fri Dec 22 14:40:51 2006
From: jnferr at gmail.com (Janette)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:40:51 -0600
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <emg3c5+p8bl@eGroups.com>
References: <emfqbe+6nvi@eGroups.com> <emg3c5+p8bl@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <8ee758b40612220640v68cdb206m2d378b1ee2b5ba09@mail.gmail.com>

>
> Tonks:
> I think we are all hoping for July. I like the idea of 7-7-7. But it
> could be possible given the title that October 31 could be a date, but
> that does not fall on a Sat and July 7th does. It is a bit strange for
> a July date when she says that she is still writing. Wasn't she still
> writing in Dec. when the last one was out in June or July?
>
> Tonks_op


montims:
7/7/7 is the 2 year anniversary of the London bombing - I don't think it was
ever on the cards...


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From hpfreakazoid at gmail.com  Fri Dec 22 17:35:13 2006
From: hpfreakazoid at gmail.com (Jeremiah LaFleur)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:35:13 -0800
Subject: Buying Book 7
Message-ID: <948bbb470612220935j3685efecoe7055b3872f3d63a@mail.gmail.com>

Hey, (please do what you need about my post: if it's concidered an
advertisement...)

I have a friend who works for "Mysterious Galaxy" in San Diego, Ca. I asked
her if there was a list started to pre-order Book 7 and she said "Yes... and
you're the first one on it."

This is a great independant bookstore tailored to Sci-Fi/Fantasy. If you
Google the name you will find their website and a little link to email them.
Just ask them to add your name.

In fact, when I told them that I wanted the British edition they said they
can do it, so, support your local stores! These guys are great and you can
pick it up on the release date (whenever that is...)!

[The reason I am sending this is because I went through an online source for
both the American and British editions. At one point they said my name was
deleted on accident but if I signed up again I will be ensured a copy. I
ended up with 2 American editions and 2 British editions costing me over
$100.00.]

Jeremiah


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From olly at olly86.co.uk  Fri Dec 22 20:33:03 2006
From: olly at olly86.co.uk (Olly)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:33:03 -0000
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Help, door won't open
In-Reply-To: <emh780+em2e@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <001801c72608$8de18730$957ba8c0@OllyLaptop>

Hello
Can somebody help me -- the door does not have the sign, but I 
can't open it. what do I do to open the door?

rmmllr6

Olly now:

Visit mugglenet, or similar for help on opening the door.  There's a few
items that need to be clicked before you get the key; in the mirror from
memory.

Olly

Hoping we see book seven soon, but not during exams.

 



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From morianna at mindspring.com  Fri Dec 22 23:12:30 2006
From: morianna at mindspring.com (Morianna)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:12:30 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Help, door won't open
In-Reply-To: <001801c72608$8de18730$957ba8c0@OllyLaptop>
References: <001801c72608$8de18730$957ba8c0@OllyLaptop>
Message-ID: <458C665E.4020709@mindspring.com>

Mori wote:  be sure you're not using the "Accessibility Enabled 
version".  From JKR's first main page, select the site represented by 
the Union Jack (British Flag) and try from there.  I've noticed the 
"Accessible" site usually doesn't allow you to fully solve puzzles.  
ok--from JKR's Desktop, Portkey using the pink eraser.

Click on the door in the mirror until you get a decorated Holiday tree
Click on the upper part of the main door until you get a wreath
Click on the ceiling in the mirror until you get garlands
Click on one of the two spiderwebs until they vanish
Click on the windchime until you get a brass key
Click and drag key to the lock.  click on the prezzie.

If you're using the Accessible site, you won't be able to click and drag 
the key. 


Olly wrote:
> Hello
> Can somebody help me -- the door does not have the sign, but I 
> can't open it. what do I do to open the door?
>
> rmmllr6
>
> Olly now:
>
> Visit mugglenet, or similar for help on opening the door.  There's a few
> items that need to be clicked before you get the key; in the mirror from
> memory.
>
> Olly
>
> Hoping we see book seven soon, but not during exams.
>
>  
>
>
>   




From snapes_witch at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 23 02:28:32 2006
From: snapes_witch at yahoo.com (Elizabeth Snape)
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:28:32 -0000
Subject: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <emfqbe+6nvi@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <emi48g+o9oj@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Beth" <jillily3g at ...> wrote:
>
> I looked up the time span between the release of the title of HBP and 
its release as a 
> book and noted that it was just over a year. Does this have any 
implication for the 
> release of book 7? (Please, no!)
> 
> Beth
>

Was it really that long?  I was thinking it was the December before the 
release.  Oh, well.

Snape's Witch







From isolde_tameir at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 23 20:45:56 2006
From: isolde_tameir at yahoo.com (isolde_tameir)
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:45:56 -0000
Subject: WOMBATS
Message-ID: <emk4i4+j966@eGroups.com>

How does one get a student ID to take the test?

Isolde




From luckdragon64 at yahoo.ca  Sat Dec 23 21:52:35 2006
From: luckdragon64 at yahoo.ca (Luckdragon)
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:52:35 -0000
Subject: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <emi48g+o9oj@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <emk8f3+smm1@eGroups.com>

 "Beth" <jillily3g@> wrote:
> >
> > I looked up the time span between the release of the title of HBP 
and 
> its release as a 
> > book and noted that it was just over a year. Does this have any 
> implication for the 
> > release of book 7? (Please, no!)
> > 
> > Beth
> >
> 
> Was it really that long?  I was thinking it was the December before 
the 
> release.  Oh, well.
> 
> Snape's Witch

Luckdragon:
 It's not looking good for 07/07. I'm still hoping sometime next 
year; perhaps Halloween or Christmas. I think a few of us may expire 
if we have to wait til 08!





From catlady at wicca.net  Sat Dec 23 23:38:03 2006
From: catlady at wicca.net (Catlady (Rita Prince Winston))
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:38:03 -0000
Subject: My three 'troublemakers' RE: cockatiels
In-Reply-To: <1a2738400612181836x674cb0fbkc0b5d17d09373560@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <emkekr+moi3@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Dina Lerret" <bunniqula at ...>
wrote:

> It's kinda funny Lucky quickly learned how to say 'Pretty good girl'
> after hearing Pretty say it, 

> Pretty also picked up a Buddhist chant from my mom 
>  Lucky also picked up chanting in a week from hearing Pretty

That sounds like Lucky learns to speak from Pretty rather than from
humans.





From jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 24 00:27:48 2006
From: jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com (Jordan Herkowski)
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:27:48 -0000
Subject: H/G in Book 7
Message-ID: <emkhi4+t5no@eGroups.com>

I've seen alot of discussion on this,
Do you think Harry will get Ginny pregnant in Book 7?




From n2fgc at arrl.net  Sun Dec 24 03:18:23 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:18:23 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Help, door won't open
In-Reply-To: <458C665E.4020709@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <002b01c7270a$2b7a4ca0$66a4a8c0@rosie>

| Mori wote:  be sure you're not using the "Accessibility Enabled 
| version".  From JKR's first main page, select the site represented by 
| the Union Jack (British Flag) and try from there.  I've noticed the 
| "Accessible" site usually doesn't allow you to fully solve puzzles.  
| ok--from JKR's Desktop, Portkey using the pink eraser.
| 
| Click on the door in the mirror until you get a decorated Holiday tree
| Click on the upper part of the main door until you get a wreath
| Click on the ceiling in the mirror until you get garlands
| Click on one of the two spiderwebs until they vanish
| Click on the windchime until you get a brass key
| Click and drag key to the lock.  click on the prezzie.

[Lee]:
For the accessible site, hit spacebar or enter on the key which will then
open the room.

I got in and solved the hangman on the accessible site.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.




From morianna at mindspring.com  Sun Dec 24 03:39:03 2006
From: morianna at mindspring.com (Morianna)
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:39:03 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Help, door won't open
In-Reply-To: <002b01c7270a$2b7a4ca0$66a4a8c0@rosie>
References: <002b01c7270a$2b7a4ca0$66a4a8c0@rosie>
Message-ID: <458DF657.8020707@mindspring.com>

<snip>

> Mori wrote: Click and drag key to the lock.  click on the prezzie
> [Lee]:
> For the accessible site, hit spacebar or enter on the key which will then
> open the room.
>
> I got in and solved the hangman on the accessible site.
>   
Thanks so much for clarifying! I'll admit I have not spent the time to 
figure out the keys for the Accessible site. 
Mori
<snip>



From sbejster at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 24 15:00:25 2006
From: sbejster at yahoo.com (Sandra Bejster)
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:00:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: H/G in Book 7
In-Reply-To: <1166967613.1030.40472.m20@yahoogroups.com>
Message-ID: <20061224150025.98166.qmail@web37205.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

> Posted by: "Jordan Herkowski"
> jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com jordan_thewizard
> 
> I've seen alot of discussion on this,
> Do you think Harry will get Ginny pregnant in Book
> 7?

I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely don't
see that happening.  He's just too shy about such
things at this point.  Plus, look how worried he was
about what Ron was going to do when he found out Harry
even LIKED her.  I think he'd be too afraid to
disappoint one of them as they are all the family he
has.

Not to mention the fact that he is going to be too
busy in book 7 trying to find the horcruxes to destroy
V.  He doesn't even want Ginny with them for fear
she'll get hurt.  However, I strongly suspect Ginny is
going to go anyway whether they like it or not! <LOL>

It's an interesting theory, though.


Sandra
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From: heidi8 at gmail.com (Heidi Tandy)
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:51:58 -0500
Subject: Filks & a Podio Play on SpellCast
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Need a break from the holidays? Want to decompress when Christmas 
festivities are done? Finished with Hanukkah and bereft of plans for 
tomorrow

Download the latest episode of SpellCast, FictionAlley's podcast on the 
HP fandom and fan creativity and insights.

We have holiday filks, a news report based on A Visit from St Nick, and 
a new Podio Play, Letters & Maps, featuring a talented cast of 
fan-actors.

  In this festive time of year, SpellCast is bringing you a special 
holiday episode to supplement your celebrations - or help you escape 
from their stresses. With our second podcast play's debut and holiday 
filks rounding out the episode, we hope you'll find it as unforgettable 
as we do.

- We ease into the holiday spirit with an Artist's Corner as Venessa 
asks Margie (cauldroncakebkr) for tips on holiday baking.

- "Holidays and Maps" makes its fandom debut as our second podcast play. 
It will be available to read on FictionAlley  on December 25.

- As a special episode treat, the hosts review two festive fics for the 
episode: Lady Ravenclaw's " A Black Christmas " and Cedar's " One for 
Each Night ."

Along the way, listen for filks sung by Zorb, Sidney, and Venessa: - 
Zorb channels the Basilisk for " Change 'Em to Rock " by Caius Marcius; 
Sidney brings us Lavender's point of view in " Won-Won Baby " by Lilac; 
Venessa finishes with "Norbert Roasting on an Open Fire."

Whether, wherever and whatever you celebrate, we hope you're enjoying 
the holiday season. Let us know if SpellCast brought you seasonal cheer 
at our website at http://www.spell-cast.com or our livejournal at 
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From krulwich at yahoo.com  Mon Dec 25 14:39:10 2006
From: krulwich at yahoo.com (krulwich)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:39:10 -0000
Subject: H/G in Book 7
In-Reply-To: <20061224150025.98166.qmail@web37205.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <emonqe+o992@eGroups.com>

> > Jordan:
> > Do you think Harry will get Ginny pregnant in Book
> > 7?
>
> Sandra:
> I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely don't
> see that happening.  He's just too shy about such
> things at this point.

More than that, JKR has been pretty careful to keep the books
clean up until this point.  Sure, we've got the whole school
"snogging" in book 6, and the reference to tattoos on Harry's
chest, but besides that, all references to things that Harry
was thinking were all oblique.  Seems to me that she's going
out of her way to keep things PG.

krulwich





From jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com  Mon Dec 25 18:05:03 2006
From: jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com (Jordan Herkowski)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:05:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: H/G in Book 7
In-Reply-To: <emonqe+o992@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <374437.78655.qm@web33613.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

well she doesn't have to describe them going at it, just insinuate that they did.

krulwich <krulwich at yahoo.com> wrote:          > > Jordan:
> > Do you think Harry will get Ginny pregnant in Book
> > 7?
> 
> Sandra:
> I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely don't
> see that happening. He's just too shy about such
> things at this point.

More than that, JKR has been pretty careful to keep the books 
clean up until this point. Sure, we've got the whole school 
"snogging" in book 6, and the reference to tattoos on Harry's 
chest, but besides that, all references to things that Harry 
was thinking were all oblique. Seems to me that she's going 
out of her way to keep things PG.

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From willsonkmom at msn.com  Mon Dec 25 19:45:16 2006
From: willsonkmom at msn.com (potioncat)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:45:16 -0000
Subject: A Visit from St . Nicholas
Message-ID: <emp9oc+tb1f@eGroups.com>

Happy Holidays to everyone. 

I just discovered this parody at the Sugar Quill, and I think most of 
the HPfGU list members would enjoy it. What do you think, is Snape on 
the nice or naughty list?

http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=3088&chapno=1

Potioncat




From n2fgc at arrl.net  Tue Dec 26 03:50:48 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:50:48 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: H/G in Book 7
In-Reply-To: <emonqe+o992@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <000601c728a1$07aa3770$66a4a8c0@rosie>

[krulwich]]:
| More than that, JKR has been pretty careful to keep the books 
| clean up until this point.  Sure, we've got the whole school 
| "snogging" in book 6, and the reference to tattoos on Harry's 
| chest, but besides that, all references to things that Harry 
| was thinking were all oblique.  Seems to me that she's going 
| out of her way to keep things PG.

[Lee]:
Which is why I like these books!  There really is no reason for explicit
sexual stuff or getting someone pregnant or any of that kind of thing, IMHO.
The story will have enough to fill it with Harry trying to defeat Volde.

I really appreciate the HP books because they are clean.  The other day I
started reading a book called "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night"
or something like that, and tossed it asside within the first three chapters
because of the use of the "f" word.  And this was supposed to be a kids'
book?  To me, it was most shocking.

Hope you all had a great Holiday. :-)

Cheers,

Lee :-)
(The Old-Fashioned Gal)

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Walk beside me, and be my friend.




From miss_megan at bigpond.com  Tue Dec 26 04:18:01 2006
From: miss_megan at bigpond.com (storm)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:18:01 +1100
Subject: Tattoos /  The curious incident of the dog in the night
In-Reply-To: <000601c728a1$07aa3770$66a4a8c0@rosie>
Message-ID: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPCECHECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>

[krulwich]]:
| More than that, JKR has been pretty careful to keep the books
| clean up until this point.  Sure, we've got the whole school
| "snogging" in book 6, and the reference to tattoos on Harry's
| chest, but besides that, all references to things that Harry
| was thinking were all oblique.  Seems to me that she's going
| out of her way to keep things PG.

________________________

Tattoos on Harry's chest! Did I real the same book as you?

[Lee]
The other day I started reading a book called "The Curious Incident Of The
Dog In The Night"
or something like that, and tossed it aside within the first three chapters
because of the use of the "f" word.  And this was supposed to be a kids'
book?  To me, it was most shocking.

_________________________
Lee, Lee, pick up that book again! It's not a kids book, it's a young adult
book. It's fantastic insight into the mind of a young man with aspersers.
It's also beautifully written (F-word or no)

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From n2fgc at arrl.net  Tue Dec 26 06:59:10 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:59:10 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Tattoos /  The curious incident of the dog in
 the night
In-Reply-To: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPCECHECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>
Message-ID: <000101c728bb$58443950$66a4a8c0@rosie>

| [Lee]
| The other day I started reading a book called "The Curious 
| Incident Of The
| Dog In The Night"
| or something like that, and tossed it aside within the first 
| three chapters
| because of the use of the "f" word.  And this was supposed to 
| be a kids'
| book?  To me, it was most shocking.
| 
| _________________________
[Storm]:
| Lee, Lee, pick up that book again! It's not a kids book, it's 
| a young adult
| book. It's fantastic insight into the mind of a young man 
| with aspersers.
| It's also beautifully written (F-word or no)

[Lee]:
Thanks, but that kind of language and some of the graphic description of
excrement I noted in scanning quickly through it completely turned me off to
it.  I guess I'm just a gal who likes my books with well thought-out plots,
well-fleshed-out characters, clean language and tasteful descrips. :)

Cheerios, and methinketh it be time for midnight snack and bed, and a Lilian
Jackson Braun cat book.

Smiles,

Lee :-)

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From drednort at alphalink.com.au  Tue Dec 26 07:25:34 2006
From: drednort at alphalink.com.au (Shaun Hately)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:25:34 +1100
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Tattoos /  The curious incident of the dog in the night
In-Reply-To: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPCECHECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>
References: <000601c728a1$07aa3770$66a4a8c0@rosie>
Message-ID: <4591691E.1005.1F6F52@drednort.alphalink.com.au>

On 26 Dec 2006 at 15:18, storm wrote:

> Lee, Lee, pick up that book again! It's not a kids book, it's a
> young adult
> book. It's fantastic insight into the mind of a young man with
> aspersers.
> It's also beautifully written (F-word or no)

No, it's a kids book. It was written for children - no matter what they would like to be called, 
that is what they are. (-8

Sorry - a pet peeve of mine is the term 'Young Adult' when it comes to classifying fiction. 
'Young Adult' books are aimed at 12 to 18 year olds - and except for the 18 year olds, they 
are *not* young adults. They are children. If that term *has* to be avoided out of a belief it is 
insulting, then the term adolescent or teen would be reasonable - but co-opting and 
corrupting the word adult in my view is a very bad idea, and a rather dishonest marketing 
ploy.

Now, personally, I think, in general, children's books should be as free of swearing as 
possible. But like all general rules, there are exceptions and I have to say 'The curious 
incident' is, in my view, one of those exceptions. I can understand the book not being 
someone's cup of tea - I didn't particularly enjoy it, even though according to some experts, 
I'm an aspie myself - but the book is powerful and would be weakened if the language was 
changed.

Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia





From jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com  Tue Dec 26 16:31:24 2006
From: jordan_thewizard at yahoo.com (Jordan Herkowski)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:31:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Tattoos /  The curious incident of the dog in the night
In-Reply-To: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPCECHECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>
Message-ID: <562185.21381.qm@web33605.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Ginny said "You'd think they'd have something better to gossip about, three dementor attacks in a week and all Romilda Vane asks me is if it's true that you've got a hippogriff tattoed across your chest." then ron and hermione laughed, harry asked ginny what she told Romilda and Ginny said "A Hungarian Horntail, much more macho."

storm <miss_megan at bigpond.com> wrote:  [krulwich]]:
| More than that, JKR has been pretty careful to keep the books
| clean up until this point. Sure, we've got the whole school
| "snogging" in book 6, and the reference to tattoos on Harry's
| chest, but besides that, all references to things that Harry
| was thinking were all oblique. Seems to me that she's going
| out of her way to keep things PG.

________________________

Tattoos on Harry's chest! Did I real the same book as you?

[Lee]
The other day I started reading a book called "The Curious Incident Of The
Dog In The Night"
or something like that, and tossed it aside within the first three chapters
because of the use of the "f" word. And this was supposed to be a kids'
book? To me, it was most shocking.

_________________________
Lee, Lee, pick up that book again! It's not a kids book, it's a young adult
book. It's fantastic insight into the mind of a young man with aspersers.
It's also beautifully written (F-word or no)

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From snapes_witch at yahoo.com  Tue Dec 26 21:39:31 2006
From: snapes_witch at yahoo.com (Elizabeth Snape)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:39:31 -0000
Subject: The curious incident of the dog in the night
In-Reply-To: <4591691E.1005.1F6F52@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <ems4qj+ahav@eGroups.com>

No, it is NOT a children/young adults book. I purchased my copy in 
the regular fiction section at B&N.

Perhaps people are misled because Mark Haddon has previously written 
children's books? And another thing, just because the protag is a 
teenager doesn't make it a children's book.

I do recommend the book to anyone over 16 or so (especially if 
they're Sherlock Holmes fans), but wouldn't force anyone to read it 
who is repulsed by the f and/or s words.

Snape's Witch
who thinks a re-read is called for


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> 
wrote:


> No, it's a kids book. It was written for children - no matter what 
they would like to be called, 
> that is what they are. (-8
> 
> Sorry - a pet peeve of mine is the term 'Young Adult' when it comes 
to classifying fiction. 
> 'Young Adult' books are aimed at 12 to 18 year olds - and except 
for the 18 year olds, they 
> are *not* young adults. They are children. If that term *has* to be 
avoided out of a belief it is 
> insulting, then the term adolescent or teen would be reasonable - 
but co-opting and 
> corrupting the word adult in my view is a very bad idea, and a 
rather dishonest marketing 
> ploy.
> 
> Now, personally, I think, in general, children's books should be as 
free of swearing as 
> possible. But like all general rules, there are exceptions and I 
have to say 'The curious 
> incident' is, in my view, one of those exceptions. I can understand 
the book not being 
> someone's cup of tea - I didn't particularly enjoy it, even though 
according to some experts, 
> I'm an aspie myself - but the book is powerful and would be 
weakened if the language was 
> changed.
> 
> Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
> Shaun Hately 




From drednort at alphalink.com.au  Tue Dec 26 22:03:06 2006
From: drednort at alphalink.com.au (Shaun Hately)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:03:06 +1100
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: The curious incident of the dog in the night
In-Reply-To: <ems4qj+ahav@eGroups.com>
References: <4591691E.1005.1F6F52@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <459236CA.17330.25BDAF@drednort.alphalink.com.au>

On 26 Dec 2006 at 21:39, Elizabeth Snape wrote:

> No, it is NOT a children/young adults book. I purchased my copy in
> the regular fiction section at B&N.
> 
> Perhaps people are misled because Mark Haddon has previously written
> children's books? And another thing, just because the protag is a 
> teenager doesn't make it a children's book.

I've just recently completed my studies in the area of children's literature, and the Curious 
Incident is one of the books I focused on for a fairly large section of my course. What makes 
the Curious Incident a children's book is that it was deliberately marketed as such (which 
includes submission to children's magazines, and children's literature magazines for review), 
and Haddon at least initially seems to have viewed it as such. More recently he's started 
saying that it was an adult book from the start, but that doesn't match earlier statements he 
made.

Because the book attracted almost instant attention from adults (including a number of 
prizes), his publisher and bookshops began to target the adult audience as well, so I'm not 
surprised you found the book in the regular fiction section. That's a marketing decision, which 
really has very little to do with the classification of the book.

In contrast, 'A Spot of Bother' has been deliberately marketed right from the start as an adult 
book.

Whether to classify a book as children's literature or adult is complicated at times. But the 
fact that Curious Incident was deliberately sent to journals that review and examine children's 
literature is to me a clear indication of intent.
 
Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia





From miss_megan at bigpond.com  Tue Dec 26 22:14:28 2006
From: miss_megan at bigpond.com (storm)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:14:28 +1100
Subject: The curious incident of the dog in the night /  adolescent
In-Reply-To: <4591691E.1005.1F6F52@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPOECNECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>

[Shaun]
No, it's a kids book. It was written for children - no matter what they
would like to be called,
that is what they are. (-8

Sorry - a pet peeve of mine is the term 'Young Adult' when it comes to
classifying fiction.
'Young Adult' books are aimed at 12 to 18 year olds - and except for the 18
year olds, they
are *not* young adults. They are children. If that term *has* to be avoided
out of a belief it is
insulting, then the term adolescent or teen would be reasonable - but
co-opting and
corrupting the word adult in my view is a very bad idea, and a rather
dishonest marketing
ploy.
________________________

[me]
Ah you are right Shaun and I like your reasoning. I should have said
adolescent which is a much better descriptor.

[Shaun]
Now, personally, I think, in general, children's books should be as free of
swearing as
possible. But like all general rules, there are exceptions and I have to say
'The curious
incident' is, in my view, one of those exceptions. I can understand the book
not being
someone's cup of tea - I didn't particularly enjoy it, even though according
to some experts,
I'm an aspie myself - but the book is powerful and would be weakened if the
language was
changed.
__________________________
[me]
I loved his descriptions of how the protagonist felt. Some of them so
accurately represented my own experiences of the world, particularly when
depressed, although I have never been diagnosed with any form of autism.

>From my perspective, as an adult reader, the use of 'offensive' language in
this book is a distraction from the book's actual value.

cheers

storm


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From miss_megan at bigpond.com  Tue Dec 26 22:19:06 2006
From: miss_megan at bigpond.com (storm)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:19:06 +1100
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: The curious incident of the dog in the night
In-Reply-To: <459236CA.17330.25BDAF@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPIECOECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>

I've just recently completed my studies in the area of children's
literature, and the Curious
Incident is one of the books I focused on for a fairly large section of my
course. What makes
[shaun]

the Curious Incident a children's book is that it was deliberately marketed
as such (which
includes submission to children's magazines, and children's literature
magazines for review),
and Haddon at least initially seems to have viewed it as such. More recently
he's started
saying that it was an adult book from the start, but that doesn't match
earlier statements he
made.

Because the book attracted almost instant attention from adults (including a
number of
prizes), his publisher and bookshops began to target the adult audience as
well, so I'm not
surprised you found the book in the regular fiction section. That's a
marketing decision, which
really has very little to do with the classification of the book.
________________________

all of which returns us to harry, a book marketed as a children's book but
immediately picked up by adults. :-)

cheers

storm
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From snapes_witch at yahoo.com  Tue Dec 26 23:34:22 2006
From: snapes_witch at yahoo.com (Elizabeth Snape)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:34:22 -0000
Subject: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Message-ID: <emsbhu+issp@eGroups.com>

Ok, I submit to everyone's superior judgement! ;-)  I came late to the 
book and wasn't aware of the original marketing!

Snape's Witch




From drednort at alphalink.com.au  Wed Dec 27 11:08:16 2006
From: drednort at alphalink.com.au (Shaun Hately)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:08:16 +1100
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] The curious incident of the dog in the night /  adolescent
In-Reply-To: <PPEOKMGBLEMHDCHHGOLPOECNECAA.miss_megan@bigpond.com>
References: <4591691E.1005.1F6F52@drednort.alphalink.com.au>
Message-ID: <4592EED0.3697.BD4F9D@drednort.alphalink.com.au>

On 27 Dec 2006 at 9:14, storm wrote:

> [me]
> Ah you are right Shaun and I like your reasoning. I should have
> said
> adolescent which is a much better descriptor.

None of that was directed at you - it's just a general rant. Young Adult is the term used in the 
industry, so there's nothing improper about using it - I just think it was a really bad choice for 
adoption.

Personally, I think kids should be encouraged to be kids as long as possible. I think telling 
them that they are young adults is a mistake, it puts pressure on them to be too grown up too 
quickly, and makes them try and take on things they are not ready for.

I'm all for kids trying to do things as they feel ready to do them - but I also want them to 
remain aware that they shouldn't expect to do it all, and that the adults in their lives are 
people they should go to when needed.

Harry Potter could do with learning this lesson (-8

Seriously... for me, I like the scene in Order of the Phoenix, near the start when the Order is 
telling Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred and George what is going on. They are telling them what 
they need to know - Lupin standing up for them. But Molly is still there, very much in mother 
role as well, working to protect them. You need that balance.

I had it as a kid - and as an older kid too, with my schooling. I remember when I was 17, 
wanting to do something and my tutor telling me that she wouldn't stop me trying - but she'd 
be there to pick up the pieces if it went wrong, and I'd better come and tell her the instant it 
started to.

(I also remember her complete and utter fury when I didn't...)


Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the 
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be 
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that 
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia





From legrinstl at charter.net  Wed Dec 27 16:58:20 2006
From: legrinstl at charter.net (Cindi)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:58:20 -0000
Subject: Link to article about fanfiction in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Message-ID: <emu8nc+j9d3@eGroups.com>

I wanted to thank you all for your responses about fanfiction.  I tried 
to use those in the interview with the reporter.

Here's a link to the article:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/books/story/3
D917EBDCFB8A1A48625725100102641?OpenDocument

Eleanna




From legrinstl at charter.net  Wed Dec 27 18:04:53 2006
From: legrinstl at charter.net (legrinstl at charter.net)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:04:53 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Link to article about fanfiction in St. Louis
 Post-Dispatch
Message-ID: <1189201507.1167242693096.JavaMail.root@fepweb01>


Sorry about the broken link, try this one

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/books/story/3D917EBDCFB8A1A48625725100102641?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22schocke%22


Eleanna

---- Cindi <legrinstl at charter.net> wrote: 
> I wanted to thank you all for your responses about fanfiction.  I tried 
> to use those in the interview with the reporter.
> 
> Here's a link to the article:
> 
> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/books/story/3
> D917EBDCFB8A1A48625725100102641?OpenDocument
> 
> Eleanna
> 




From wuff at internode.on.net  Thu Dec 28 03:39:42 2006
From: wuff at internode.on.net (Wolfie!)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:39:42 +1100
Subject: What a nice pair.
In-Reply-To: <emonqe+o992@eGroups.com>
References: <emonqe+o992@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <45933C7E.6090007@internode.on.net>

...of tits.

Wolfie!


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From joseph at kirtland.com  Thu Dec 28 19:54:09 2006
From: joseph at kirtland.com (Joe Bento)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:54:09 -0000
Subject: A Visit from St . Nicholas
In-Reply-To: <emp9oc+tb1f@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <en17d1+o8uu@eGroups.com>


Here's the answer to everything:

"Bake the hall in the candle of her brain"

Oh man...  I'm REALLY dating myself now!  That was the secret to 
another childhood favourite!

Joe


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Happy Holidays to everyone. 
> 
> I just discovered this parody at the Sugar Quill, and I think most of 
> the HPfGU list members would enjoy it. What do you think, is Snape on 
> the nice or naughty list?
> 
> http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=3088&chapno=1
> 
> Potioncat
>





From n2fgc at arrl.net  Fri Dec 29 01:49:29 2006
From: n2fgc at arrl.net (Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:49:29 -0500
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: A Visit from St . Nicholas
In-Reply-To: <en17d1+o8uu@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <000001c72aeb$94575120$66a4a8c0@rosie>

[Joe Bento wrote]:
| Here's the answer to everything:
| 
| "Bake the hall in the candle of her brain"

[Lee]:
Ah--and Sweedums, lay your ugly head, down upon your wretched bed.  Close
your eyes and go to sleep; rest your giant hulking heap.

Yes, yes!  I'd love to get that on DVD or something.  And I thought I was
the only person in the universe who knew about that! <ROTFL!>

Can we say, The Prog Frince?" <Giggling Madly!>

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at arrl.net (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at optonline.net
Walk beside me, and be my friend.




From maria8162001 at yahoo.com  Fri Dec 29 12:32:02 2006
From: maria8162001 at yahoo.com (Maria Vaerewyck)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:32:02 -0000
Subject: Rumored release date for HP7
Message-ID: <en31s2+obg3@eGroups.com>

Hi all, I looked at the site of TLC yesterday(12/28/06) and they got a 
rumored release date for the book7 from Baker and Taylor, a company 
that supplies materials to public and school libraries. The said 
release date is on 7/31/07 but Scholastic said they have not release 
any information about the date yet. It's just a rumor :-)







From joseph at kirtland.com  Fri Dec 29 16:54:44 2006
From: joseph at kirtland.com (Joe Bento)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:54:44 -0000
Subject: A Visit from St . Nicholas
In-Reply-To: <000001c72aeb$94575120$66a4a8c0@rosie>
Message-ID: <en3h8k+4gmt@eGroups.com>

"Never kiss a frog, Malora! You'll get warts on your lips!"

Hehe... I still have the LP from my childhood.  I never owned the
video, though do remember seeing the movie on TV years ago.

Regrettably, The Frog Prince is not available on DVD, and the video is
out of print.  Used VHS of this movie are EXPENSIVE.  Hopefully, the
studio will see the desire to release a DVD someday.

Joe


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the
Healing Force)" <n2fgc at ...> wrote:
>
> [Joe Bento wrote]:
> | Here's the answer to everything:
> | 
> | "Bake the hall in the candle of her brain"
> 
> [Lee]:
> Ah--and Sweedums, lay your ugly head, down upon your wretched bed. 
Close
> your eyes and go to sleep; rest your giant hulking heap.
> 
> Yes, yes!  I'd love to get that on DVD or something.  And I thought
I was
> the only person in the universe who knew about that! <ROTFL!>
> 
> Can we say, The Prog Frince?" <Giggling Madly!>
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lee :-)
> 
> Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
> I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
> Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at ... (or)
> I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at ...
> Walk beside me, and be my friend.
>





From sherriola at earthlink.net  Fri Dec 29 16:57:53 2006
From: sherriola at earthlink.net (Sherry Gomes)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:57:53 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Rumored release date for HP7
In-Reply-To: <en31s2+obg3@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <E1H0L3K-0000Mf-PT@elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Maria
Hi all, I looked at the site of TLC yesterday(12/28/06) and they got a
rumored release date for the book7 from Baker and Taylor, a company that
supplies materials to public and school libraries. The said release date is
on 7/31/07 but Scholastic said they have not release any information about
the date yet. It's just a rumor :-)


Sherry:

I would like that as a release date, because it's Harry's birthday, but it
is a week day.  I know there's no school because it's summer, but I doubt
the publishers and marketers would want to release the book in the middle of
the week.  It could potentially hurt the sales, because people would have to
work and all that.  Sigh.  It would be so appropriate to have it released on
his birthday.

Sherry




From hpfreakazoid at gmail.com  Fri Dec 29 17:53:48 2006
From: hpfreakazoid at gmail.com (Jeremiah LaFleur)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:53:48 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <emi48g+o9oj@eGroups.com>
References: <emfqbe+6nvi@eGroups.com> <emi48g+o9oj@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <948bbb470612290953k4988004ard3438ac814bdb538@mail.gmail.com>

"Beth" <jillily3g@> wrote:
> >
> > I looked up the time span between the release of the title of HBP
and
> its release as a
> > book and noted that it was just over a year. Does this have any
> implication for the
> > release of book 7? (Please, no!)
> >
> > Beth
> >
>
> Was it really that long? I was thinking it was the December before
the
> release. Oh, well.
>
> Snape's Witch

Luckdragon:
It's not looking good for 07/07. I'm still hoping sometime next
year; perhaps Halloween or Christmas. I think a few of us may expire
if we have to wait til 08!

=================================================

Jeremiah:

Well, first it ahs to be translated into other languages... then double and
triple checked... and Jim Dale has to read the whole thing... OUT LOUD!!!!
:) LOL. That poor man. So, I can see how it would take more than a year to
get the book published. The first 3 or 4 were easy... she just had to have
it translated into American English  (I'm American... I take full
responsibility). Now it's in... what is it... 13 languages? Something insane
like that.

She's one lucky lady.

And, no. I really don't want to have to wait for it, but to come out and say
that the book will be released on 07/07/07 is hilarious. Where did anyone
ever hear that come from a real source? (If you have it, I'd like to see
it...)


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From hpfgu.elves at gmail.com  Fri Dec 29 18:57:04 2006
From: hpfgu.elves at gmail.com (hpfgu_elves)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:57:04 -0000
Subject: Thread moved from HPfGU to OTC:  Release Date and Editing Process
Message-ID: <en3oe0+qgu3@eGroups.com>

From:  Steve (bboyminn)
Re: Clue to Release of Book 7? 

--- "Goddlefrood" <gav_fiji at ...> wrote:
>
> ... I am somewhat surpirsed that the suggestion ...
> has not yet been made.
>
> ... of the title of book 7 "Harry Potter and the
> Deathly Hallows" .... I propose that the title ...
> gives us a clue .... All Hallow's Eve or Hallowe'en
> or even Samhein. That's 31st October folks.
>
> Goddlefrood hoping he may be right as the wait is
> killing him (althought not as much as the three year
> summer yet).
>

bboyminn:

I think you may be right but for different reasons. I
think, and hope others will correct me if I'm wrong, that
it takes about 6 months from completed first draft
manuscript to the book hitting the stores. Since JKR is
still writing, that means /more than/ 6 months before
the book appears.

The first step is for the first draft manuscript to be
submitted to Editors for proofreading, then sent back to
the author for needed corrections. Then copies have to
be sent to the various people who do art work (covers,
chapter artwork, etc...). They need copies of the book
so they have a framework for creating this art work.
Then the materials have to be gather for printing. Then
MANY millions of copies of the books have to be printed
and distributed. All that takes time.

If the manuscript were already done and submitted, I
would be comfortable with a July delivery date. Since
it is not, then I think more like 9 to 12 months. Which
could easily make it around October. October seems a
somewhat auspicious date as October seems to have been
very significant to the story.

I know we have some people in the publishing industry
here in the group, could you comment on typical turn
around time between the manuscript and availability
in the story?

Steve/bboyminn


**************************************************


From:  JustCarol
Re: Clue to Release of Book 7? 

bboyminn:
>
> I think you may be right but for different reasons. I
> think, and hope others will correct me if I'm wrong, that
> it takes about 6 months from completed first draft
> manuscript to the book hitting the stores. Since JKR is
> still writing, that means /more than/ 6 months before
> the book appears.
>
> The first step is for the first draft manuscript to be
> submitted to Editors for proofreading, then sent back to
> the author for needed corrections. Then copies have to
> be sent to the various people who do art work (covers,
> chapter artwork, etc...). They need copies of the book
> so they have a framework for creating this art work.
> Then the materials have to be gather for printing. Then
> MANY millions of copies of the books have to be printed
> and distributed. All that takes time. <snip>

Carol responds:
Oops, Sorry, Steve. You've forgotten copyediting! "Copy" is the
manuscript form of a work; "proof" is the work set in print subject to
further corrections. So, after a preliminary examination of the
manuscript by the managing editor or project editor to make sure there
are no major problems (say, unsuitable material for the target
audience), the first step is to submit the manuscript to the
copyeditor for copyediting (correcting all mechanical errors, revising
any awkward or wordy sentences, querying anything that seems
inconsistent or unclear). Then the author goes over the manuscript to
accept or reject the copyeditor's corrections and act on the queries.
After that, the manuscript is sent to the typesetter, who creates the
proofs (loose pages that look like the pages of the book but are the
size of typing paper and printed only on one side). The proofreader
than reads the proofs against the copyedited manuscript to make sure
that the editor's corrections have been made correctly and that the
typesetter has made no further errors. Things like page numbers in the
table of contents and running heads and fonts for chapter titles also
have to be checked. The proofreader may make a few further editorial
corrections, labeled as such, if the copyeditor has missed something
or made an error. The author and the publisher also check the proofs
and make their own corrections. All of these corrections are collated
and checked, with pages submitted and resubmitted until everything is
as perfect as humanly possible. Naturally, there will still be
mistakes, but many eyes will have examined those pages before they go
to the printer to be bound. (I forgot to mention people like book
designers and illustrators and production editors who are also
involved in the process, primarily at the manuscript level.) The
printed books are then distributed for sale to the public.

As Steve said, all this takes time, and six months from the author's
final manuscript (I haven't included her own drafts and revisions in
my discussion of the process) to completed book is a reasonable
estimate. Lucky JKR doesn't even have to worry about the marketing!

Carol, who is currently a copyeditor but has worked with books on
various levels over years, including manuscript markup, proofreading,
and incorporating author's and publisher's corrections, not to mention
writing her own 637-page doctoral dissertation





 




From elrond at paradise.net.nz  Sat Dec 30 02:19:59 2006
From: elrond at paradise.net.nz (Michael Chance)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:19:59 +1300
Subject: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Message-ID: <000b01c72bb9$02689160$c50cf6d2@paradise.net>

In case anyone hasn't noticed, and I'm sure a lot of people have already :), it's possible to pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from Amazon.co.uk. (But not Amazon.com yet :P) 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000818XA0?ie=UTF8&tag=chancesarchiv-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B000818XA0

They're currently charging ?13.99...

Thanks :)
Michael

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From hpfreakazoid at gmail.com  Sat Dec 30 02:25:58 2006
From: hpfreakazoid at gmail.com (Jeremiah LaFleur)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:25:58 -0800
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
In-Reply-To: <000b01c72bb9$02689160$c50cf6d2@paradise.net>
References: <000b01c72bb9$02689160$c50cf6d2@paradise.net>
Message-ID: <948bbb470612291825gc11d992xd351814f08cc8276@mail.gmail.com>

OK. since there's a plug for Amazon...
I'm in San Diego, CA (USA) and there's a little sci/fi book store called
Mysterious Galaxy.
You can pre-order the books (they will try to get the UK version, too!) by
emailing or dropping in...
www.mysteriousgalaxy.com

I had trouble last time with prdering from Amazon.co.uk and amazon.com. I
ended up with 4 copies of the HBP because I was told that my order had been
cancelled due to a change on theor website and I had to re-order... so I
did. And it cost me a lot of money. So, I'm going through my independedt
book store.

Find one in your area and support them!

Jeremiah

On 12/29/06, Michael Chance <elrond at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
>   In case anyone hasn't noticed, and I'm sure a lot of people have already
> :), it's possible to pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from
> Amazon.co.uk. (But not Amazon.com yet :P)
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000818XA0?ie=UTF8&tag=chancesarchiv-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B000818XA0
>
> They're currently charging ?13.99...
>
> Thanks :)
> Michael
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>


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From pengolodh_sc at yahoo.no  Sat Dec 30 14:16:47 2006
From: pengolodh_sc at yahoo.no (pengolodh_sc)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:16:47 -0000
Subject: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <948bbb470612290953k4988004ard3438ac814bdb538@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <en5scf+oati@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Jeremiah LaFleur" wrote:
> Jeremiah:
> 
> Well, first it ahs to be translated into other
> languages... then double and triple checked... and Jim
> Dale has to read the whole thing... OUT LOUD!!!! :) LOL.
> That poor man. So, I can see how it would take more than
> a year to get the book published. The first 3 or 4 were
> easy... she just had to have it translated into American
> English  (I'm American... I take full responsibility).
> Now it's in... what is it... 13 languages? Something
> insane like that.
[snip]

Christian:
I don't think they hold back publication of the original English 
version to wait for non-English translations to be completed.  
Certainly in Norway the translator has to wait until the official 
publication date before he has a manuscript to work with.  I think 
the various non-English language publishers may benefit from this - 
as the books in the series tend to be released mid-summer, the 
translations tend to be released in time for Christmas.  

I looks likely to me that the English-language editions don't really 
need the extra pull of Christmas shopping-season, while for the 
translations it might be beneficial as relatives buy translated 
editions as Christmas-presents for family-members they know are 
Potter-fans.  Certainly for me the only way I'd ever get a Norwegian 
translation of a Potter-book would be if somebody gave it to me as a 
gift - I wouldn't buy one myself, as I have read one, and was not 
particularly satisfied with some of the choices the translator made.

Best regards
Christian Stub?




From maria8162001 at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 30 16:39:16 2006
From: maria8162001 at yahoo.com (Maria Vaerewyck)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:39:16 -0000
Subject: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
In-Reply-To: <000b01c72bb9$02689160$c50cf6d2@paradise.net>
Message-ID: <en64nk+4319@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Michael Chance <elrond at ...> 
wrote:
>
> In case anyone hasn't noticed, and I'm sure a lot of people have 
already :), it's possible to pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly 
Hallows from Amazon.co.uk. (But not Amazon.com yet :P) 
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000818XA0?
ie=UTF8&tag=chancesarchiv-
21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B000818XA0
> 
> They're currently charging ?13.99...
> 
> Thanks :)
> Michael
> 
maria8162001 here:

Yes, amazon.co.uk is always ahead to pre-order Harry Potter books, I 
always pre-order with amazon UK except with the 6th book because we 
had the english version here the same day it was released in UK. But 
for the final HP book I pre-ordered it the same day the title came out 
since I asked amazon UK to notify me the moment it is available for 
pre-order. I live in Belgium and the toal costs of it including 
postage and vat is ?20.11





From maria8162001 at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 30 16:43:40 2006
From: maria8162001 at yahoo.com (Maria Vaerewyck)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:43:40 -0000
Subject: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
In-Reply-To: <948bbb470612291825gc11d992xd351814f08cc8276@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <en64vs+5u68@eGroups.com>

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Jeremiah LaFleur" 
<hpfreakazoid at ...> wrote:
>
> OK. since there's a plug for Amazon...
> I'm in San Diego, CA (USA) and there's a little sci/fi book store 
called
> Mysterious Galaxy.
> You can pre-order the books (they will try to get the UK version, 
too!) by
> emailing or dropping in...
> www.mysteriousgalaxy.com
> 
> I had trouble last time with prdering from Amazon.co.uk and 
amazon.com. I
> ended up with 4 copies of the HBP because I was told that my order 
had been
> cancelled due to a change on theor website and I had to re-
order... so I
> did. And it cost me a lot of money. So, I'm going through my 
independedt
> book store.
> 
> Find one in your area and support them!
> 
> Jeremiah

maria8162001:

On my part I never had any problem with amazon uk though as most of 
my english books are  from amazon UK and as for HP books they were 
always deliver on time on time means the same day they were released 
in UK.




From wuff at internode.on.net  Sun Dec 31 01:00:02 2006
From: wuff at internode.on.net (Wolfie!)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:00:02 +1100
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Release date?
In-Reply-To: <en5scf+oati@eGroups.com>
References: <en5scf+oati@eGroups.com>
Message-ID: <45970B92.8060707@internode.on.net>

pengolodh_sc wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Jeremiah LaFleur" wrote:
>> Jeremiah:
>>
>> Well, first it ahs to be translated into other
>> languages... then double and triple checked... and Jim
>> Dale has to read the whole thing... OUT LOUD!!!! :) LOL.
>> That poor man. So, I can see how it would take more than
>> a year to get the book published. The first 3 or 4 were
>> easy... she just had to have it translated into American
>> English  (I'm American... I take full responsibility).
>> Now it's in... what is it... 13 languages? Something
>> insane like that.

Ok, so the British [and us Aussies] speak normal.
Biscuit for Cookie, Jumper for Sweater, Boot for Trunk [car]
Bonnet for Hood [car], Truckie for Trucker, Fairy floss for Candy floss,
Lollies for Candy, Lift for Elevator....

I have noticed that I can understand the american versions, because we
get heaps of american television, yet americans seem to be lacking in
bi-lingual skills... nevermind, I consider that's what these forums are
for. you can ask a friend across the pond what a thing is and sometimes
get a recipe or even a package... it's nice :)

As far as translation goes, there's no real problem there.
Just rip the book up into chapters and give one each to a different
person... so much faster! :)

Wolfie!



From sbejster at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 31 15:10:27 2006
From: sbejster at yahoo.com (Sandra Bejster)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:10:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: British Language (was: Release date?)
In-Reply-To: <1167575310.452.17324.m20@yahoogroups.com>
Message-ID: <172051.59535.qm@web37209.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Wolfie wrote:
> Ok, so the British [and us Aussies] speak normal.
> Biscuit for Cookie, Jumper for Sweater, Boot for
> Trunk [car] ~~
> 
> I have noticed that I can understand the american
> versions, because we
> get heaps of american television, yet americans seem
> to be lacking in bi-lingual skills...

Hey!  Is that a slam against Americans?!!!

Just teasing, Wolfie.  Couldn't let that one go by
without a little teasing.

I wanted to say that reading the books has been very
entertaining when it comes to learning some of the
British terminology.  Some things I already know from
watching British shows (mostly PBS), but others you
don't hear often so don't really learn them.  Like
"jumper".

When I first read in one of the books about a
"jumper", I thought "What the heck are the boys doing
wearing jumpers?"  In America, a jumper (as in
clothing) is a skirt with a bibbed front and
suspenders.  Of course, I knew it had to be something
else, but couldn't figure out what.  It wasn't until
much later that I figured out it was a sweater.  Okay,
NOW that makes sense! <lol>

Of course, then there's the term "jumper cables",
which is completely different.  They are cables you
use to hook up to your car battery.

One of my favorite things in reading the books is the
new terminology JKR comes up with in regards to the
wizarding world ... especially when it is something
that is close to what is in the mortal world.  I love
the word "Sugar Quills" and the "Wizarding Wireless
Network" for the radio station.


Sandra
Dearborn, MI

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From jnferr at gmail.com  Sun Dec 31 15:27:50 2006
From: jnferr at gmail.com (Janette)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:27:50 -0600
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: British Language (was: Release date?)
In-Reply-To: <172051.59535.qm@web37209.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <1167575310.452.17324.m20@yahoogroups.com>
	 <172051.59535.qm@web37209.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <8ee758b40612310727w2d5909ah1300572c7e5168d4@mail.gmail.com>

Sandra wrote:
When I first read in one of the books about a
"jumper", I thought "What the heck are the boys doing
wearing jumpers?"  In America, a jumper (as in
clothing) is a skirt with a bibbed front and
suspenders.

montims:
there's another thing - suspenders in the UK are used to hold up stockings -
I think you mean braces!  lol.

Sandra wrote:

One of my favorite things in reading the books is the
new terminology JKR comes up with in regards to the
wizarding world ... especially when it is something
that is close to what is in the mortal world.  I love
the word "Sugar Quills" and the "Wizarding Wireless
Network" for the radio station.

montims:
my favourite - spellotape.  But I think you don't have Sellotape in
America?  Scotch tape doesn't correspond...


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From HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com  Sun Dec 31 16:49:58 2006
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Date: 31 Dec 2006 16:49:58 -0000
Subject: Weekly Chat, 12/31/2006, 11:00 am 
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From tonks_op at yahoo.com  Sun Dec 31 18:06:06 2006
From: tonks_op at yahoo.com (Tonks)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:06:06 -0000
Subject: A Visit from St . Nicholas
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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Happy Holidays to everyone. 
> 
> I just discovered this parody at the Sugar Quill, and I think most of 
> the HPfGU list members would enjoy it. What do you think, is Snape on 
> the nice or naughty list?
> 
> http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=3088&chapno=1
> 

Tonks:
Thanks Potioncat. I love it. I think he is on the good boy acting like 
a bad boy list. That is why we love him so. ... especially the Allen 
Rickman version. Went to the movies yesterday and saw the previews of 
HP-5 and just screamed right out loud when it came on the screen. Can't 
wait for the movie, and the book. and...  oh Severus where are you?

Tonks_op
(just kidding Remus dear.)





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