Amanda's Anniversary Posting

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 26162

Greeting to the list! And congratulations to you older folk....you have
now officially survived one whole year of me! I joined this list on
September 16, 2000.

I joined a list of about 180 members (I think I worked out that I was
182), whose members contained (on a quick scan) such luminaries as
Penny, Simon, Jim Ferer, Carole, Jen Piersol, Joy, Ebony, Trina, our
beloved Brit car, Catlady, Steve the Lexicon god, Aberforth's Goat,
Mlleelizabeth, Peg Kerr, Kelley, Sheryll, the McGee, Pippin, storm, and
Cassie. The spinoff group Snapefans would come along on January 1, and
Chatter on February 2.

What a wonderful year it has been! And how wonderful to have such a
large and durable family. Thanks to you all for being such an
intellectual and emotional resource in my changing life, our changing
times.

In solidarity with you newcomers, who never want to post that "Hi, I'm
new" message---we all did, I did, and I post in full below my first
missive to the list. Been there, done that.

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From:  Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...>
Date:  Sat Sep 16, 2000  9:52 pm
Subject:  Hello, and a question

Greeting to the list. I'm new, and I've been group-hopping trying to
find the level of discussion I'd like, and you seem to be it. I hope I
can contribute items of interest, too.

A question---in all the groups I've observed, nobody's talking about
Snape. Can I get your thoughts on him? He seems to be such a complex
character---any theories (I've got a few) on *why* he stays with the
good guys? Why Dumbledore trusts him?

Just wondering if you were pondering what I was pondering,

Amanda