Merchandise/Dictionary of Imaginary Places

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 4345

Actually I had borrowed this book from one of my teachers.  I thought 
it was a wonderful resource for the fantasy reader.  Except it didn't 
have HP info in it.  Then we got a catalogue from the Metropolitan 
Muesum of Art and it had a book section that included this book only 
expanded to include HP's Hogwarts.  However I forgot to post this 
info.

Also did you like the Every Flavour Beans?  Someone, I think it was 
voicelady, said that she got a pepper one. (Yeech!)  Do they have 
good flavours too?

And does the Quill holder come w/ a quill? (One more question..) What 
is a Deptartment 56 Secret  Box? I collect Dept. 56 but I'm not sure 
of the secret box.  I thought that they were coming out w/ the small 
people and village accessories made out of porcelin.  Does anyone 
else collect Dept. 56? If so do you have any more info?

Scott


> My husband & I were shopping at Barnes & Noble this evening & I 
found this
> fascinating paperback book called the Dictionary of Imaginary 
Places - you
> can get it from amazon at
> - This is the neatest book - it's written like a travel guidebook, 
as if you
> could actually go to Middle Earth, Hogwarts, Neverwhere (from neil 
gaiman's
> book), Digitopolis (Phantom Tollbooth) or Neverland and needed info 
about
> what was there or how to get there. It also has the Forebidden 
Forrest in it
> - a very clever present for any fantasy book fans on your list who 
either
> don't want a huge collection of HP Secret Boxes, or who already 
have every
> HP tchochkie.
> 
> Now, merchandise.
> Yesterday, I went to Hallmark - they not only have a "quill 
holder", a bunch
> of tree ornaments which would also work well as ceiling fan pulls, 
some
> light up pens, stickers, frames, a calendar which is different from 
the
> kinds you can buy at the bookstores or online, they also have 
giftwrap,
> ribbons, tissue paper, tiny snowglobes (no, Cassandra, none of them 
have
> read-haired nymphs or blue snow) and metal keychains which say HP 
and have a
> lightening bolt.
> I also went to Warner Bros - some new t-shirts, the Mystery @ 
Hogwarts game
> (I guess they couldn't decide whether to make Draco cute- or mean-
looking),
> and the Mug with Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans (which are made 
by the
> Jelly Belly people) are all there, as are some watches & the Fat 
Lady
> bookends.
> Today, at Barnes & Noble, they also had all teh Department 56 Seret 
Boxes,
> which I just don't find very interesting. It doesn't seem like they 
give
> away secrets about the books, but if I am wrong, and anyone who 
gets them
> learns otherwise (like if they say what Hermione's middle name is) 
please
> let us know.