Hogwarts Textbooks

[Jenny T. Malmiola]

No: HPFGUIDX 28454

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., linman6868 at a... wrote:
> Hey, guys, sorry this is a week late, but I was kinda praying to 
the 
> porcelain god on the night I was going to write it, and it took a 
while to 
> get better.  But here goes -- Lisa

In Finland we drive porcelain Mercedes... =) But good thing you're 
okay now.

> 
> HOGWARTS TEXTBOOKS
> 
> Questions:
> 
> 1. If you were writing a wizarding textbook, what would yours be 
called, and 
> what would your pen name be?  (You can write several; heck, 
Lockhart did.)

I'll wait and see how popular my first one gets before starting next 
one. I grew up in a zoo, just ordinary cats, dogs, budgies, rats, 
foxes, forestbirds, one lynx... So my book will be 'Psychomagical 
Pet; How To Keep Your Trusted Friend Mentally Balanced' by Zenonah 
Shrinkenhof.
> 
> 2. Do you suppose the Hogwarts textbooks are like ours nowadays, 
with chapter 
> units and comprehension questions, and an annotated teachers' 
edition?  Or 
> are they different?

I see covers in my mind very oldfashioned while inside can be very 
mugglish. I don't think they have different books for teachers or 
comprehension questions, but imagine how great all the pictures must 
be! In older books there's propably just few drawings - do you think 
drawings move also? - but in new books they can put a picture of 
something that's dangerous or lives far away. DIY-guides can really 
show you every step...
> 
> 3. How do you think the choosing process works at Hogwarts?  
Obviously, 
> Lockhart was able to demand that his students buy all his books, 
but surely 
> other professors, such as Snape and Sprout, would have to 
coordinate their 
> choices?  Does Dumbledore have a say in it?

I have always thought teachers can decide for themselves, with 
Dumbledore's approval of course.
> 
> 4. Wizards seem to write their books based on field experience.  
Are there 
> fields in which one doesn't need experience to compile a textbook?
> 
Like someone already said; history of magic is quite obvious.

Jenny M.