schools / "Hairloom" / Summoning

[Catlady]

No: HPFGUIDX 6064

Joywitch wrote:
> And I am convinced that the U.S. magic school, in the truly inventive
style of
> those Puritan settlers, is called New Hogwarts. Although by now they
have
> probably sold the rights to the name and it is officially called The
Panasonic
> School of Magic.

I still love your wit. But there is very much question as to when
wizarding schools (of European language and traditional) were first
founded in the Americas. I'm inclined to believe that wizarding folk
were slow to emigrate and avoided Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, and covered
wagons. When did wizarding folk begin to emigrate, and once they did
begin to emigrate, how long did it take them to found their own schools
instead of sending their children to the home country for education? And
how many schools? Do you think there are only New Hogwarts and
Nouveauxbatons for norteamericanos? I could go on for pages on this
topic.

Alix wrote:
> Help - I've been desperately trying to remember the author of some
books I
> read when I was at school.   She wrote several collections of short
stories - she
> wrote quite a few about one family in particular, one of which focused
on a
> Hairloom,

Hairloom: it was an embroidery of a picture of that beautiful garden
with a gazebo, and all the embroidery threads were hairs from the heads
of family members (the original 'locks' that were sentimentally put in
'lockets')? I think that was a whole novel that was in the Young Adult
section of my childhood public library. I can't remember the author or
title either, but I was convinced that one of her books was titled THE
SECRET GARDEN until the movie came out and was a TOTALLY DIFFERENT
story.

Monika wrote:
> there was a scene where Snape summoned Lupin to his office after
catching
> Harry with the Marauder's Map. Lupin crawled out of the fireplace, and
I
> wonder which spell Snape has used to make him come. Apparently Lupin
had
> no choice but appearing in Snape's  fireplace. Since Apparating is not
allowed in
> Hogwarts, there must be other charms that have a similar effect.

Snape threw a handful of powder into the fire before shouting: "Lupin!",
which reminded me of Floo Powder. I think John Walton (crazy ivan)'s new
fic on ffnet briefly explains that that stuff was Summoning Powder which
is similar to Floo Powder but not exactly the same. It's not Apparating
as it is travelling through the fireplaces rather than teleporting
instantaneously. It's not the Summoning Charm that we have seen used
with incantation "Accio!" as it is travelling through the fireplaces
rather than flying through the air.

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