Latin / Welsh, toad awards, Beacham book, poster and then something OT on rain and travel (i.e. a bit of a rant)

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 6957

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Michelle Apostolides" 
> <michelleapostolides at l...> wrote:
> > > I do think Latin is silly, but if I ever get round to studying a
> > language
> > > properly then it is high up on the list of possibilities.
> 
> I took four years of Latin. I loved it and never regretted it. I've 
> always loved words and language and etymology and Latin is the 
> perfect language to study for that. And of course, now it turns out 
> that it's the language of magic. Who knew? (My old Latin teacher 
> never mentioned it.) I just took it to pick up girls. 
> 
> Steve Vander Ark
> The Harry Potter Lexicon
> http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon

I took six years of Latin and I loved it and wish I were not so
rusty at it (did everyone know that hic haec hoc can be declaimed
to the tune of the Marine Corps Hymn?) The Aeneid, which is 
insufferably boring in English, is extremely beautiful in Latin. AND, 
the first time I looked at the Hogwarts crest, I said "I think it 
says don't annoy a sleeping dragon....?????" It is so lovely to know 
the etymology of words, or even to know enough that looking them up 
is a pleasure.....

I don't care. I still want the poster.

Susan