(OT) Boxing Day and CMC's Filks

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 7128

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> However, according to my trove of obscure and not neccesarily 
> accurate lore, in England the servants had to work on Christmas. 
> (They must have had to work extra hard, to provide the party and 
> all its traditions for all the extended family members who gathered 
> at the biggest house.) Since the servants were working instead of 
> celebrating Christmas, their employers gave them their Christmas 
> presents (called 'Christmas boxes' in those days, whence the name 
> Boxing Day) and a day off, on the day AFTER Christmas. Presumably 
> the family members found it rather adventurous to feed themselves 
on 
> the leftovers from the Xmas party instead of summoning a servant to 
> bring them food. 
> 
> The wizard folk may never have done Boxing Day, as House Elves 
don't 
> want a day off.

OK, last post about this before the listmom comes out with her hook...

This is *perfect* for my fanfictional scenario.  Hermione would 
insist on the House Elf observing Boxing Day... Ron wouldn't see the 
point.  I needed a second marital argument scenario--this is 
excellent!

Also, this would give my narrator (Angelina) a day to see her side of 
the family, as December 25 was spent at the Weasleys.  Or she *would* 
have seen her family if there wasn't such a mess going on... never 
mind.  Suffice it to say that it fits in quite nicely.  Thanks Rita 
and all who responded.

CMC, are you filks in the Files section?  I'd love to print neat 
copies of those too.  I *adore* Alice--she, Dorothy (of Oz fame), 
Laura Ingalls Wilder, and of course Anne of Green Gables are my 
absolute favorite characters in all of children's literature.  It's 
coincidental, but when you mentioned the Mock Turtle I had to 
laugh... because the other day when I was making homemade soup I 
began to sing "Turtle Soup".  Thank goodness no one was around!

--Ebony