Titles, was Re: Wizard popn./Snape/McGonagall

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 4397

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jinx" <jinxster at c...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Susan McGee <Schlobin at a...>
> To: <HPforGrownups at egroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 3:43 AM
> Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Wizard popn./Snape/McGonagall
> 
> 
> > However, if we were to talk about meeting her, I would use an
> > honorific, probably Ms. until I learned what her preference was. 
(I
> > am very excited about meeting Ms. Rowlings in person!)
> > She uses Miss and Mrs. in the books (is that right?) so perhaps 
she
> > prefers Mrs. What is her former husband's last name? (In the 
U.S., if
> > you're divorced and retain your former husband's last name, you 
may
> > still be addressed as Mrs. If you revert to your birth name, you
> > would probably be addressed as Ms. Women who never change their 
name
> > usually prefer Ms.)
> 
> From what I've heard about JKR's attitude to her ex, I very much 
doubt she'd
> be interested in keeping his name.  Ms. Rowling is probably fine.
> 

Ms. Rowling is probably what she goes by, but doesnt someone as 
wonderful and creative and whom we all worship deserve an even better 
title?  The Incredibly Wonderful Rowling?  The Awesome Rowling?  She-
Who-Must-Always-Be-Named Rowling?  The Divine Ms. R? (oh no, wait, 
Bette Middler could sue if we use that one)  The Magical Rowling?  
She is a very unassuming woman, though, so I doubt she would use any 
title bestowed upon her, however well-deserved the bestowal.

And let me take this opportunity to restate a theory which, last time 
I stated it, fell like a lead balloon.  As jinx pointed out, from 
what weve heard about JKR's attitude to her ex, it is doubtful she'd
be interested in keeping his name.  I think that she really thinks he 
is so much of a jerk that she based Gilderoy Lockhart on him.  After 
all, she has said that Lockhart is the one character she consciously 
based on someone she knows.  And while public bashing of people you 
dont happen to like is generally fairly socially unacceptable, public 
bashing of your ex is more acceptable, and in this case it is pretty 
well-disguised.

Now I realize that the evidence to support my theory is flimsy, but 
so is the evidence to support most of our theories.  After all, we 
thought Hagrid was in Hufflepuff.  Some of us even think Harry will 
fall in love with an owl! Worse, some of us insist that Harry will 
fall in love with Hermione! <g>


-- Joywitch, who really only cares about the Subway Series right now 
but the games not on for 4 more hours. LETS GO METS!!!!!!