Movie picture
Simon J. Branford
simon.branford at hertford.ox.ac.uk
Thu Nov 2 16:53:16 UTC 2000
No: HPFGUIDX 5014
Hello all
A few days ago I posted a link to one of the student newspapers in Oxford
(www.oxfordstudent.com), which contained a picture of Daniel in costume.
Today, while I had some time to kill, I decided to pick up a copy of the
paper to see if the picture was any clearer. The enlarged version just about
convinces me that they photographed the right person but I would not put it
past them to have photographed anyone who looked vaguely right and make sure
it was out of focus enough that we could not tell.
>From the same paper are a few suggested book titles for the series
(apologies if you do not get the relevance of some of them - I have made
some attempt to explain them below)
Harry Potter and the Professor's Stoned
Harry Potter and the Debating Chamber of Cancellations
Harry Potter and the Alcohol-Free Goblet of Dame Fi
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Smoking Ban
Harry Potter and the Obligatory Laura Spence Joke
And possible jobs for Harry in the future:
Harry Pothead - Teenage Harry discovers weed and gets caned
Harry Potplant - Harry discovers the delights of gardening
Harry Potshot - Harry becomes editor of an [Oxford] newspaper
Harry Pot Noodle - Harry decides to become a real student
I will now try to clear up some of the mysteries of the suggested titles
The first refers to an Oxford Don who has been researching the effects of
marijuana
The second refers to the fact that The Oxford Union has had to cancel quite
a few events this term
I have no idea about the third
The forth refers to The Oxford Union imposing a smoking ban on the ground
floor of its premises
The fifth refers to a big incident in the UK when Gordon Brown (Chancellor
of the Exchequer) who waded into the Oxford selection process by saying that
the said student should have been given a place at the university - even
though the five places at the college in question were filled by 5 students
who all outperformed the named student during the interview process (a
mixture of tests and interviews).
Simon (who had some amusement earlier laughing at some of the above)
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