Humor in the Canon

crisagi1 cristina at prodigy.net
Mon Jul 7 13:38:30 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 68132

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ickle_ronniekins" 
<ickle_ronniekins at y...> wrote:
> Not all funny parts come from the twins! How about McGonagall's 'It 
> unscrews the other way'? And Luna's 'When you say "Sirius", are you
> talking about Stubby Boardman?'
> 
> -ron yu
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" 
> <sweetdh98 at y...> wrote:
> > Has anyone considered what JKR (long may she write!) might do for 
> > humor now that the Weasley twins seem to have taken their act to 
> > Diagon Alley for commercial purposes? I have a feeling that the 
> next 
> > books will be a lot darker than OoP and that was dark enough. 
...snip...
It ain't gonna come from the Slytherins and I wouldn't be counting 
too much on Hagrid.
> > Fred and George have kept me in stitches through the first five 
> > books but unless JKR brings them back for a graduate course 
> > (unlikely given their departure in OoP) I just don't see much in 
> the 
> > way of humor down the road.
> > 
> > "David"

ME:
I think that although the twins definately lended some comic 
releif,that "ickle ronniekins" is correct.  There were not the only 
funny parts of the books.  And your know, maybe they'll expand to 
have a shop in Hogsmead and they'll see them there on their weekends.

Crissy






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