Yule Ball/Caribbean/Announcements

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 6947

Hi, everyone... I've missed the list these past few weeks!

1)  I've read the recent Yule Ball posts with interest.  My take on 
Hermione's big entrance is that Harry was just as floored as Ron... 
after all, neither of them have ever seen her dressed up.  I'd post 
more, but I'm sure Penny's said it all already.  :)

2)  Regarding characters with West Indian ancestry:  I'm writing a 
Harry Potter fic (finally).  Although it's primarily focused on 
Hermione and Ron's marriage troubles, Angelina is the viewpoint 
narrator.  I've decided for my purposes that the Johnsons immigrated 
to Britain from Jamaica the year she was born (according to GoF, she 
was born September 1977--exactly a month after me!).  

I imagine a grownup Angelina to be a Thandie Newton type--very 
British, but very cosmopolitan.  The Johnsons came to Britain to work 
at the Federation during the height of the Voldemort years.  They 
liked the diversity of the magical community so much that they stayed 
even after 1981.

Lee Jordan makes a guest appearance in the fic outline, although I 
don't know if he'll make the final cut.  I'm not sure if he's black 
or not... I'm sort of taken with the grunge idea.  If my past writing 
trends carry over into fanfic, I'll probably end up making him 
multiracial--the idea of a colorful ethnomagical ancestry is 
appealing.

In response to earlier posts, Hermione is *not* black or Jewish in my 
mind.  I still have trouble imagining her with bushy hair and big 
teeth, much less anything else.

3)  I've gotten the job of my dreams.  I'll be teaching AP English 11 
and Creative Writing at nationally-ranked Cass Technical High School 
starting August 2001.  I'll miss my fifth graders, but there's always 
AOL and visits.

BTW, the HP scholarly paper is tabled.  I did well in the theory 
class (A-plus), but the prof decided I needed to focus on other 
things.  Long story... because of the diverse sociopolitical views on 
this list, I'd rather not risk a flame war by elaborating.  Suffice 
it to say that the world is an interesting place. 

To Harry Potter--the Boy Who Lived!

Ebony AKA AngieJ