interesting Lexicon thing has been happening lately

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18077

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> wrote:
> Hey, just thought I'd throw this past all of you and get reactions:
> 
> Lately, several times a day, the Lexicon has been visited by 
someone 
> from Electronic Arts. As we all know, they're the ones doing the 
> online and computer games which promise to allow users/players to 
> more fully explore the universe of Harry Potter.
[snip]
> But they're using the Lexicon, it would seem. So does that mean 
that 
> they're honestly trying to be true to the books? Or am I just 
saving 
> them time and money on research and should I be billing them? 

You could TRY, billing them, of course.  However, I have always seen 
you, Steve, as sort of a house elf, destined to slave alway from dawn 
to dusk AND then from dusk to dawn, obsessively dedicated to your 
master who doesnt even realize you exist, much less pay you for your 
services.

> And 
> what are the chances that I get credit for any of this on the games?

About as much chance as Dobby has of getting a pretty new pair of 
socks for his birthday from Lucius Malfoy.


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