A couple of questions from a new member....
Eric Oppen
oppen at cnsinternet.com
Tue Jun 19 18:44:07 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 21170
I was reading along, and got to the part where we find out what happened to
Neville's parents. A question occured to me: _Is_ there a real "St.
Mungo," possibly with some sort of connection in his life or his saintly
specialty either to magic and wizardry? I have no idea, and don't know
where to look. There are literally thousands of little-known saints, so
Herself could easily have found one that would be particularly appropriate
for this hospital. A lot of religious institutions are named after
appropriate saints; an example is the chapel in the Tower of London, St.
Peter Ad Vincula, meaning "Saint Peter, in chains," referring to St. Peter's
experience as a prisoner under the Romans. Given the Tower's status as a
prison, it was a natural choice of a name. I was quite surprised to find
that there was a "real" Saint Trinian, since I had thought it was something
the cartoonist made up. (Harry Potter and his friends teaming up with the
Belles of St. Trinians---what a horrifying thought!)
Secondly: Could someone mail me offlist at oppen at cnsinternet.com the URL
for the quiz everybody's talking about?
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