[HPforGrownups] Otterey St Catchpole/ St Mary /Exeter

[Heather Edmonds]

No: HPFGUIDX 4487

Apologies for my appalling spelling in the last post. It was dreadful even
for me. I'd like to blame my stinking cold but I can't see how I can. It was
carelessness and more haste etc. Hangs head in shame.

Actually what clinched the Exeter location for me was the portkey from
Stoats Hill which I think is Stoke Hill, which belongs to the National
Forestry Commission. The description fits and it would also fit with the
long walk from Ottery its just behind the uni campus which is about 7 miles
from Ottery.

Sorry Penny. I've just realised I might have sounded disbelieving. I was but
not of you. I was just amazed that in the three years I attended Exeter no
mention was made of JKR attending. Stupid University. I very rarely read
magazines no time or spare cash and if I manage to read the London headline
and catch 9 o'clock news I'm lucky. Consequently I know very little about
JKR.

Just to illustrate why I think I should have known that fact.

1996/7 My first year HP & PS published
1997/8 My second year HP & CS published
1998/9 My third and final year HP & PoA published.

No mention of JKR in that time ever. Truly shocking don't you think? They
should have been plugging her stuff for all they were worth. Even this year
they failed to stock GoF (I know I visited this summer) A big table with all
her books plus suitable info seems appropriate to me. Its especially galling
when I consider the effort they put into plugging one of my lecturers poor
efforts. But then of course it was achildrens book and they aren't as
important as academic tomes are they.

Heather, outraged.