Factual Errors (was Voldemort's choice of Harry)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 77379

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James Redmont" 
<jamesredmont at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> 
> wrote:
> 
> > But the Lestranges and Crouch Jr didn't torture the Longbottoms 
> until 
> > after Voldemort tried to kill Harry and lost all his powers.  
They 
> > tortured the Longbottoms for information on the whereabouts of 
> > Voldemort.  In GoF, Dumbledore (I think) mentions that the 
> incident 
> > was so horrific because it occurred after things were settling 
> down 
> > from the war.
> > 
> > KathyK
> 
> James:
> 
> Too right.  Am I the only one who's sick of telling people things 
> like this?  I think the admins should start making a list of facts 
> people keep screwing up and list them in the database somewhere.  
> For instance:
> 
> Percy *was* one of the bodies Mrs. Weasley saw with the boggart.
> Narcissa's maiden name *was* Black.
> Mundungus and Crookshanks have been in the same room at the same 
> time!
> Droobles Best Blowing Gum is called such in the AMERICAN BOOKS as 
> well as the U.K. edition.  See the first book (which apparently, no 
> one feels they have to read anymore since it's made into a movie!)
> And of course the Lestranges tortured Frank and Alice *after* Harry 
> got rid of Voldemort.
> 
> James Redmont, who feels that getting the facts straight will allow 
> these discussions to be more enjoyable!


Bear in mind that we all feel the same way at times. I have answered 
queries on several occasions lately only to find someone asking the 
same thing a day or so later. We just have to remember that there are 
a huge number of posts coming in; I don't think I've been in a Usenet 
group or a Yahoo! group with such a heavy post before. Even if, as I 
do, you concentrate on certain threads, you find that a reply 
sometimes slips through your fingers and you miss out on it. Again, 
its no good getting steamed up when perhaps another writer who does 
not possess your good memory for where a quote or event occurs, which 
fortunately I think I share with you, and making the atmosphere 
prickly. We already have an Umbridge around to take umbrage! :-)

Geoff