Governor Hodges mentions HP

[EvenCirce713 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 9730

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Trina " <lj2d30 at g...> wrote:
> Tonight is the state-of-the-state address by Governor Jim Hodges of 
> South Carolina, where I live.  If you recall, SC was the site of 
one of the "Harry is evil and must not be read in our schools" 
protests shortly after PoA was released, resulting in the response of 
"It's up to the individual school district to decide what to do with 
Harry,but we are not going to remove it from the school libraries" 
from the state board of education.  Where am I going with this, you 
wonder?  
> Well, tonight Governor Hodges uttered this phrase regarding a 
reading program in his speech: "...is bringing the magic of Harry 
Potter to our children..." Harry was the ONLY book that he mentioned 
in regards to this reading program.  I was thrilled beyond belief 
that the Governor of the state which had such an unfounded kefuffle 
over Harry in the classrooms mentioned it in an enlightened and 
positive way. Perhaps he, too, is a fan of the cannon.  
> 
> Trina, who is glad to know that it was e-groups that had the 
problems and it was not Penny who posted multiple messages about 
clotted cream!

Amazing how far we've come in a year, isn't it? I'm from SC to, and 
if I recall correctly, in one of their trips to one of the public 
schools to read aloud to the students, Hodges or his wife read aloud 
from Sorcer's Stone.
Another sign of the times, here in "Harry is evil" S.C.- no one even 
looks at me strangely when I wear the Sorting Hat charm on a chain 
around my neck. I may be wrong, but last year it wouldn't have been 
this way.
~ Circe