The Houses Mystery/ Speculation on Potters' Job

[alhewison]

No: HPFGUIDX 44514

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:

 The way I see it, Hagrid does exaggerate a good bit.  For example, 
he said Olivander's was "the only place fer wands."  Well, it's not, 
obviously,  definitely not the only place in the wizard world, and I 
personally don't think the only place in London.  He just said it to 
emphasize that Olivander's was, in his opinion, the best place.

I don't know whether this is a British colloquialism, but I read 
Hagrid's statement a little differently. I thought Hagrid was saying 
that Ollivanders is the only place that any self respecting wizard 
would go to, the "in" place, the "fashionable" place. I don't see it 
as an exaggeration more as a figure of speech.

Ali

Whose entire personnel class had to do an exercise based on Harry 
tonight because the tutor found out I was an addict - very 
embarassing - a Gantt chart based on Harry's imaginary activities!!