Time, what to call a Potter fan

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No: HPFGUIDX 35790

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:

> My personal theory (stated briefly) is that the Wizarding World
> somehow avoided all the old anomalies that were solved (and all the
> new ones that were created) by the Muggles' transitions to the
> Julian and then to the Gregorian Calander.  No doubt someday some
> brilliant Potterologist will come up with a "Wizard Calander" that
> irons out all the discrepancies.

And my personal viewpoint is that time in the Harry Potter books is 
a lot like the rooms and layout of Hogwarts. Days and dates just 
don't seem to stay put very well. Practically speaking, that kind of 
utter chaos (a week could just have two Mondays in it, you never 
know) would make like almost impossible. No one would be sure when 
to show up for classes, for example, so I'm not proposing a theory 
here. I'm just using book language to describe an observed 
phenomenon of the stories.

My other personal viewpoint is that I want henceforth to be known as 
a Potterologist. That is just so cool. The study of Harry Potter is 
now Potterology. Oh yeah, this is good. I'm getting business card 
printed, right now. 

Steve Vander Ark, PhP (Doctor of Potterology)
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon