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[Michelle Brose]

No: HPFGUIDX 11078

Hi everyone,

	I'm not quite new here; I've been lurking for a bit to get to know my way
around.  I probably won't be a very frequent poster; I've only read the
first two books as of yet, and most of the discussion is going over my head
as a consequence.  To give you some background on who I am, I'm 26 years
old, and a New York City web designer in the Muggle world.  I didn't even
bother trying the obsession quiz 'cuz I'm still so new, but the sorting hat
put me in Gryffindor followed by Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin
respectively.  The character quiz listed me as most like Dumbledore
followed by Harry and Hermione and Hagrid.  And my ship preference is H/H;
I feel that JKR has set Hermione up to be the heroine of the series, and
the heroine always gets the hero, right?  RIGHT?
	(Sorry about that, got a little carried away.  I identify with Hermione; I
was always the decidedly plain girl who worked her butt off, got the best
grades, got snickered at for it, consequently developed a social
conscience, etc.  I want to see the geek goddess get the guy (without
resorting to silicone implants) for once, dammit.  Not that there's
anything wrong with Ron; he's heroic enough, but--sad to say--if any of the
main characters get killed off in the next book, he's most likely to be it.)

	Anyway, on a lighter note, I did catch the discussion on clotted cream,
and decided that I had to try it.  I followed the link--thank you to
whoever provided it--to the King Arthur Baking Company web site.  Boy, was
it ever a mistake to visit that web site with an empty stomach.  I ended up
ordering one of their scone mixes, clotted cream, golden syrup, and a few
other accoutrements that threaten my girlish figure... I had the scones
this morning with a bit of clotted cream, and they were fabulous.  I also
tried the golden syrup, but I felt it overwhelmed the flavor of the scones.
 I'll try it over French toast sometime soon.
	I think it would be interesting to sample more of the cuisine in Harry's
world, so the next thing I'd like to try is treacle tarts.  Or maybe I'll
try my hand at making chocolate frogs.  I'm looking at frog-shaped candy
molds on eBay now... somebody stop me!


Michelle


P.S. it's too late for me... I've already placed a bid on a frog mold.
Save yourselves!