Weekly summaries (admin)

[Flying Ford Anglia]

No: HPFGUIDX 8410

After a break for the Yuletide and other celebrations, we're back
to our weekly discussion summaries, so myself and Joywitch (The 
Chasers) will be after the volunteers on our spanking new Firebolts 
if things fall behind schedule (note: I think Joywitch is still away 
attending that Caribbean Sorcery Convention, aka, `lolling on the
beach').

Unfortunately, as Penny said, we seem to have lost co-moderator 
Melanie Ravenclawlady, and she was down to write this week's 
summaries of Chapter 24 of GoF – "Rita Skeeter's
Scoop" and the 
characters Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.  If anyone 
(probably a Draco expert – hint, hint) would like to take on one
or both of these assignments at short notice, please let me know as 
soon as possible, and Melanie, if you are out there, please get in 
touch, if only to let us know that you're okay.

The people listed below are scheduled to prepare the summaries in the 
coming weeks and I'd be really grateful if they could send me an
owl to confirm that they are still able to do that (I know Joywitch 
asked this a while back, but I want to be doubly sure).  We are onto 
the major characters now, so it makes sense to check this out now so 
that the summaries can be posted as early in the week as possible.

**Ben Leigh (Ch 25/Lucius Malfoy) – next week!
**Heidi Tandy (Ch 26/James & Lily Potter)
**Simon Branford (Ch 27/Peter Pettigrew)
**Karin (Ch 28/Neville Longbottom)
**Margaret McNie (Ch 29/Remus Lupin)
**Neil Ward (Ch 30/Severus Snape)
**Carole Estes (Ch 32/Sirius Black)
**Vivienne O'Regan (Ch 33/Lord Voldemort)
**Susan McGee (Ch 35/Ron Weasley)
**Penny Linsenmayer (Ch 36/Hermione Granger)
**Alica-Sue Spinnet (Ch 37/Harry Potter). 
 
We have a blank on Feb 19th – 25th as Lizabee had to pull out. 
This is Chapter 31 – "The Third Task" and Rubeus Hagrid. 
Any Hagrid fans fancy taking this one?

Unless someone has, unbeknownst to me, told Joywitch they are doing 
it, the other blank is for Mar 12th-18th, which is for Chapter 34 
("Priori Incantatem" – which we've never discussed
before, of course 
<g>) and Albus Dumbledore.  I promise not to rehash my Dumbledore 
posts that week.

Neil
neilward at dircon.co.uk

FOR THE NEWBIES

For those of you who joined recently, I should explain that since GoF 
was released, we have been dissecting it chapter by chapter.  Each 
week, a member of the group writes a short summary of one chapter and 
poses a few questions to lead off a stimulating and (ahem) FRIENDLY 
discussion.  Each volunteer also writes a summary of one/some of the 
HP characters with the same objective: we started out with the minor 
cast and are now moving in on the big players.

The summaries are not intended to stifle other discussions and people 
are free to discuss whatever and whoever they wish within the HP 
realm.  For those who are interested, there is a full list of the 
scheduled discussions on Melanie's website, at: 

http://www.geocities.com/ravenclawlady/discussion.html