[HPforGrownups] Re: Voldy's scope of power, pre-downfall (was Pre-Godric's Hollow)

[Catherine Keegan]

No: HPFGUIDX 31940

At 05:48 PM 12/19/01 +0000, Rachel wrote:
>I'd like to point out that in one of the scholastic interviews (not
>sure which, so very sorry) Rowling pointed out that Voldemort's plans
>were purely European...so far.

But did his influence ever escape the UK?  The fact that Beauxbatons didn't 
seem to react to Harry makes me think that V had/has plans for European 
domination but perhaps hasn't managed to get across La Manche yet.

>So how does Karkaroff and the Durmstrang students seem to know all
>about Harry Potter?  Well, they spend quite a lot of time on Dark
>Arts, right?  Well, LV and Harry Potter are quite a large part of
>Dark Arts World Studies, I would think.  I mean, I am sure that LV
>would be studied as a prime example of a Dark Wizard, and you can't
>discuss LV without Harry Potter cropping up.

Makes sense.  As to why the Bulgarian minister was so excited (as per Cindy 
Sphinx's post), we still don't know where Durmstrang is located.  Krum 
plays for Bulgaria but, of course, that doesn't mean that the school has to 
be there.  I just have images of snow.  Lots of snow.

BTW, what do you folks feel constitutes "the dark arts"?  I've been trying 
to divide up what sorts of disciplines would make up a 
curriculum.  Obviously, spells/hexes/jinxes and probably 
poisons/potions.  Anything else?  I read Sherri Tepper's books eons ago and 
the titles all reflected aspects of magic.  The one that my feeble brain 
recalls is necromancy.  Any other disciplines?

>(I think that the Beauxbatons emphasis would be on something like, say, 
>charms,

Oh, I suspect they have a similar curriculum to Hogwarts with maybe more 
classes directed towards weather work for the vines.  I bet the French 
equivalent(s) to Diagon Alley are lots of fun!

Catherine in California
(counting down until we go see the spousal unit's movie this afternoon...)