Foolery (was Re: [HPforGrownups] obstruction of justice)

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 44834

BAM.

The door bangs open. Amanda stands framed in it, accompanied by a
sheepish-looking Rylly Elf holding a plastic party-squeaker. "I do
*birthdays*" Rylly protests feebly as Amanda pulls her into the room.

"Go on, go on," Amanda hisses, as she unrolls a parchment and clears her
throat pretentiously. Listmembers, experienced with this sound now, merely
glance at the doors, confirm they are sealed shut, sigh, and await their
fate. Rylly casts an imploring look at Amanda, then abruptly gives in and
seizes the role.

"HEAR YE! HEAR YE! The words of Amanda, Old, Old, Old" (Rylly yelps as
Amanda pokes her with her wand: "enough with the 'olds' already")
"..Listmember and founding member of L.O.O.N.!" Rylly blows a mighty blast
on the little plastic tooter, bows, and steps back.

Amanda reads from the scroll. "Let all listmembers, O Ye who have bemoaned
that we've discussed all there is to discuss six ways from Sunday and
backwards and have ranged far into the realm of the truly bizarre in an
attempt to fill the time before Book 5, be appropriately abashed and amazed
and impressed and otherwise notice that brainattic has had a New Thought (at
least in my knowledge of the list, which is pretty extensive, although
admittedly not exhaustive). Let all be joyous that such can still happen,
although not very often these days. Let said listmembers also take note
that, unless one invents explanations such as a post-Riddle-time creation of
the Restriction on Underage Wizardry, brainattic has also found a minor
Flint (again, in my own opinion)." Amanda pauses for breath.

"Therefore, I call the attention of the other L.O.O.N.s on the list (you
know who you are), to keep an eye on this one. And to consider this for
entry into the rolls of Flints (or at least minor mysteries). Thank you and
goodnight."

Amanda rolls up the parchment and presents it to brainattic. Brainattic has
been reading this whole time, totally missed what was said, and takes it
with a polite but bemused air. The bemusement is compounded when Rylly Elf
tosses a handful of confetti at him as she and Amanda exit through the
now-unsealed doors.

----- Original Message -----
From: "brainattic" <brainattic at yahoo.com>
To: <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 4:27 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] obstruction of justice


> According to the Lexicon, Riddle murdered his father's family during
> the summer vacation before his seventh year. Why wasn't he caught by
> the Ministry for violating the Decree for the Restriction of Underage
> Wizardry? Also, since they seem to be able to pinpoint your exact
> location and what kind of spell you did, shouldn't they have known
> that he perfomed the Avada Kedavra Curse?
> Of course, the whole thing having happened during WWII(early 1940's),
> it's possible they were quite distracted at the time.
>
> "Brain attic"