owl - draco - shopping - loo - wc

[Catlady]

No: HPFGUIDX 8555

Caius's Rita Skeeter filk begins:
> HARRY:
> My owl he bought to me the daily news
If it's HIS owl, it's Hedwig, who is 'she'.

Heidi's Draco summary said:
> Age: We don't know if he's older or younger than Harry, but as they
>  are the same year, he was born in either 1979 or 1980, and is 10
> or 11 when  he first appears, in Madame Malkin's shop

I had a hunch, and found an ephemeris for 1980, and confirmed that on
June 24, the planets were in a good position to create a Draco....   In
a fic that I'm writing, the young Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Potter,
and Bones are all born in the same summer (Draco was a little early and
Harry was a little late) because they resulted from a pair of really
good Halloween parties, one for the good guys and one for the bad guys.

> 1. Is Draco sexy?

He will be, when he's old enough and has filled out a little ... lanky
blonds with arrogance and sarcasm (and a British accent!) always make me
wish that I was still foolish enough to do more than ogle and
fantasize....

I forgot to write down who asked:

>I would like to know how they all manage to do their Christmas
> shopping in Hogsmeasde without the other two noticing. I would
> like to know how they mnaged to buy things before they were
> allowed to go to (or even knew of) Hogsmeade.

Hermione bought the Broomstick Service Kit for Harry's birthday by Owl
Order. Maybe they did other shopping by Owl Order.

Nitpick: Ron knew of Hogsmeade from his brothers, altho' he doesn't seem
to have mentioned it to Harry.

In the matter of 'loo':
Tim once heard a documentary on the radio in which it was explained that
at some point the French called the privy 'the smelly room' -- that is,
'le chambre scent'. Which was then called 'room 100' (le chambre cent)
as a pun. Some Brits copied calling it Room 100 and someone read the 100
as loo.

In the matter of Winston Churchill (as reported by Amanda):
It is reported that when he first lost re-election to Parliament, some
of his un-friends sent him a telegram: "What good is a WC without a
seat?"
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