Questions about the Stouffer stuff..(warning-- kind of long)

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 12767

Heidi, I am a bit confused about some of this Stouffer stuff, and if 
my questions are included in the FAQ, just say so, and I'll just wait 
for that.  I recently went to the Stouffer site again, and reread her 
list of similarities between her work and Rowling's.  What I don't 
understand is, is the term 'muggle' the linchpin, so to speak, of her 
case against JKR?  What I had assumed was that her entire list of 
similarities was what her case was comprised of.  While many of these 
instances of similarity can be found in other literary works, of 
course, I was under the impression that her problem is that all these 
similarities are both found in both their works.  I'm tempted to 
write this woman to correct a number of her inaccuracies in 
her 'similar points' list, such as 'crystal goblet', 'governor
(?)/friar', 'muggles rejoicing', etc., though I'd be very surprised 
if someone hasn't already done this.  From the 'Intro' to her books 
that's found on her site, IIRC, nothing in this has anything in 
common with the 'similarities' list (aside from the word 'muggles', 
right?).  It sounds like an -entirely- different work (though I 
didn't reread it again this last time I went there, but several 
months back when the list was discussing it).  Personally, I had 
never heard of her work, and if her intro from her site would be in 
any way similar to what the blurb on the dust jacket of her book 
would be, I cannot see any reasonable way someone might confuse the 
two works.  I'm trying to be unbiased in this post, but I have to 
say, if I just happened upon her site and read that intro, I would 
have no interest in reading her book.  Just has no appeal to me.  
Stouffer claims there was demand for her book; wouldn't it be 
available in public libraries?  I've not tried looking, but is there 
some reason it would not be available?  Sorry for such a long post 
everyone...

Kelley