SPOILERS: School Books

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 14206

Hi --

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed these books!  I wasn't sure what to expect
... but I was delighted.  I read Quidditch through the Ages pool-side
(aren't all of you Yankees jealous!) and got sun-burned in the process.
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QUIDDITCH BOOK --

1.  I loved learning that there *are* cushioning charms on the brooms
... it always sounded a bit uncomfortable to me (and I couldn't help
wondering about the effects of broomstick riding on males ...!).

2.  There's a Museum of Quidditch in London.  Is it in Diagon Alley or
are there are other wizarding areas of London?

3.  Wonder if Bowman Wright of Godric's Hollow will turn out to be
important (somehow related to the Potters??).

4.  Was Harry violating the 6th rule of Quidditch when he pulled out his
wand to perform the Patronus Charm on the "Dementors" in PoA?  Were they
"members of the crowd" for that purpose??

5.  Okay, so all the professional Quidditch franchises in ASA are now
disproven (including my beloved Cheddar Cavemen & Sirius' favorite, the
Dundee Dragons).  It does seem as though the 13 teams are
disproportionately congregated in southwestern England and southern
Wales, does it not?  Caerphilly, Chudley, Falmouth, Holyhead (northern
Wales but still Welsh), Puddlemere (if it's Puddletown), Tutshill (love
this one!) and Wimbourne.

I now think Sirius' favorite team would indeed be the Montrose Magpies.
I'm guessing he goes with the winner ... and they're based *very* close
to Dundee.  :--)

6.  The 2 US Quidditch teams to break into the international level of
competition: frantic wave to fellow West-Texan Jim Flanagan!!!  Ha!!  I
grew up a few hours away from Sweetwater .. a sleepy little town with a
powerhouse football tradition.  A few hrs away sounds like alot ... but
it's not in Texas.  125 miles but they were in the same district for
football purposes with my birthplace town.  Anyway ... veering wildly OT
but I yelled when I saw this!

I hope we see more Quidditch in the coming books .... I hate to think
the Voldy War will interrupt this completely.

FANTASTIC BEASTS:

General observation: I have much to do to update the Wizarding World --
Government FAQ based on this book (and the Quidditch one to a lesser
extent).

1.  Hogwarts is confirmed to be in Scotland (indirectly).

2.  If this is a textbook that they've had since 1st year, why was
Hermione "researching" basilisks in the library since there's an entry
on them in here?

3.  In several places, it is noted that there have been other
Parselmouths (not just Slytherin & Harry).

4.  I don't understand why Japanese is underlined in the description of
Kappas (or the comment "Snape hasn't read this either").  Can anyone
explain?

5.  So, the fact that the phoenix can disappear and reappear at will: is
this the explanation for how Fawkes gets into the Chamber of Secrets?

Does everyone have all these beasts memorized?  <vbg>

Heidi asked:

> If dumbledore is alive tto writ book intros in 2001, then does that
> mean he survives the end of book 7? And if the charity is "in harry
> potter's name" and not memory, does that mean he does too?

I wouldn't necessarily make those assumptions.  :--)

Penny


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