Too Many Topics

[catlady_de_los_angeles]

No: HPFGUIDX 33182

1) Someone was asking about how the name Cho Chang was translated 
into Chinese. I finally found my previous post on the subject:

> In message number 21025, Cai Hui (where has she gone?!) wrote: 
> "OTOH, "Cho" could be a Chinese name as well. It could mean 
> "autumn" (the chinese translator thought so), which is a plausible 
> enough name for a Chinese girl. Or it could mean "surpass," which 
> is kind of boyish, but not so bad either." 

> In message number 21033, she wrote:
> "There're at least two possibilites for the surname "Chang." One 
> of them came from a place name (snip) The other is even more 
> interesting.  It is formed by two different characters which 
> combined means "a long bow"."

And now my friend has e-mailed me an answer!: 
http://www.cjvlang.com/Hpotter/names.html

2. Grey Wolf wrote:

> Also, there seems to be some remanent from a teenage love between 
> Hagrid and McGonnagal (SNIP), This SHIP hasn't been considered 
> before,

Actually, it was a very popular ship before GoF came out and we saw 
that Hagrid is like when smitten. I think the popularity was 
because of the Christmas party when Hagrid kissed McGonagall on the 
cheek. But a bunch of people posted about their shock and horror at 
the size difference...

3. Cindy Sphynx wrote:

> (who will offer up Ginny if it will spare the lives of Sirius 
> or Lupin)

I am completely in love with Remus and fond of Sirius, BUT aware 
that EITHER of them would much prefer to die to save Ginny than to 
let her die to save himself. Just because she's a young kid and 
they're heroes.

4. Eric Oppen wrote:

> the only girl who would let herself be seen with a younger guy was
> the sort who didn't mind being characterized by her friends as a 
> total loser in the Game of Girlness. It's partly a status-thing, 

A. I never paid any attention to that when I was that age.
B. Cho has enough status that she don't lose it by dating a 
no-account boy: she is a *good* Quidditch Seeker and she had been 
going with the much-sought-after Cedric Diggory.
C. Harry isn't a no-account boy; he's the Triwizard TOurnament Winner 
as well as a star Seeker.

> Seriously, my chances of finding anybody who would scrape the 
> bottom of the barrel hard enough to be willing to be seen with the
> likes of me at the Yule Ball

*I* can say that, and probably you can say that, but HARRY can't. 
He's had enough girls ask him to partner them to the Ball (and turned 
them all down in a panic and without any thought of turning people 
down being rude) that he's figured out that lots of girls want to 
escort the Hogwarts Champion and dance the opening dance with all 
eyes upon them.