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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