Potions Class, Day One (filk)

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 7403

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Nick Mitchell" <nick at d...> wrote:

> I know I'm a bit thick... but can you help out with a few points:
> 
> >The cabinet of Dr. Caligari
> 
> Who is Dr. Caligari?

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is a classic German horror film 
from the silent era. The brilliant expressionistic sets are still 
influential today (eg, Beetlejuice). Dr. Caligari himself is a 
sinister Svengali-like figure associated with this broken down 
traveling circus, who may or may not be responsible for a mysterious 
murder. 
 
> >Bomb out, bomb out, our GPA's gonna be scant!
> 
> What does GPA stand for?
> 
Grade Point Average. I don't know if Britain uses the same system, 
but in American schools, A's are 4 points, B's are 3 points, etc. 
Students around Harry's age are (or should be) very concerned about 
keeping their GPA high, since this is an important determinant of 
college admission.  

If your son wants to use this filk in his class, that's OK by me.
But I think I want to change that final line to "bomb out, burn 
out..."


   - CMC