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[katzefan at yahoo.com]

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>Makes you really grateful Disney didn't get its paws on Harry, 
>doesn't it? :)
>Allyse, shuddering at the thought of an animated Voldemort 
(MWA HA HA!)

Allyse: could've been worse - remember what Disney did to Mary 
Poppins? Try to envision a *singing* Voldemort.

From:  "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...>
Date:  Mon Aug 20, 2001  3:54 pm
>Wizard Barruffio:  There is no f in "Wingardium Leviosa," 
>so I've assumed that Flitwick isn't talking about that 
>spell in particular but reminding the students (who are, 
>after all, *very* new at this Charms business) that 
>correct pronunciation is important.

Anybody got any thoughts on the fact `Baruffio' and `buffalo' are 
themselves not too far apart, sound-wise?

From:  foxmoth at q...
Date:  Mon Aug 20, 2001  4:38 pm
Subject:  Re: spells: hard not to think like a Muggle

[about Hermione and her tree-moving spell]

>You're forgetting something. That spell is *famous*  in magical 
>history...what else could have moved Birnam wood to 
>Dunsinane hill?  

Always wondered how they did that!
There are more things in heaven and earth, ....

From:  Bente13 at p...
Date:  Mon Aug 20, 2001  7:30 pm
Subject:  Re: spells: hard not to think like a Muggle

>...but I would enjoy seeing the Dursleys become more open to 
>the magical world, even if their dislike of it makes for very funny 
>reading. What makes you think that Petunia  doesn't like Aunt  
>Marge, though? Did I miss something?

I think if Petunia Dursley is a witch, she is not likely to admit it 
even to herself ... except under extreme duress or in a really, 
really serious jam. I don't think she was just anti-Lily; in Ch. 4 of 
PS/SS, when she loses her cool, one of the things she says is, "I 
was the only one who saw her for what she was - a freak!" Yes, 
there's definitely sibling rivalry there - and plain jealousy - but 
also someone who definitely fears/hates anybody `different.' And 
she has certainly not been lax in trying to stamp out Harry's 
`dangerous' heritage.
Which would, of course, make it all the more fascinating if she 
does turn out to have latent magic powers.
I did get the impression Petunia wasn't all that fond of Marge, but 
mainly because Petunia doesn't like animals and Marge insists 
on bringing the drooling Ripper with her, who splatters tea all 
over Petunia's clean kitchen floor. However, as prefectmarcus 
pointed out, Marge had just used a really nasty term in 
connection with Lily, and Petunia may be one of the legions of 
people who can criticize their own family till the cows come 
home ... but just let someone else do it!

katzefan
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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from 
magic." - Arthur C. Clarke (painted on the wall of the local 
Chapters bookstore)