Howgarts Clubs - Art, Music, and Chess.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 85170

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nora Renka" <nrenka at y...> wrote:
> 
> ...substantial edit...
> 
> Your Wagner comment is heresy, but I'll let it slide for now. :) 
> After all, Nicolas Flamel was an opera buff; but I doubt most 
> wizards would think "Oh, something amazing Muggles do that we don't!
> Let's go see it!"  Far, far too much cultural chauvinism to admit 
> that.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> -Nora 

bboy_mn:

Nicholas Flamel - '...noted alchemist and opera lover...' (PS/SS)

Albus Dumbledore - '...enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling...' (PS/SS)

[Side Note: is there anyone besides me who find the vision of
Dumbledore in wizard robes and bowling shoes a little funny.]

Barty Crouch Sr - '...My wife and sone will be arriving shortly, we
are attending a concert tonight with Mr. and Mrs. Fude." (GoF)

The Yule Ball - 'Rumors ...were flying everywhere, thought Harry
didn't beleive half of them -- for instance, that Dumbledore had bout
800 barrels of mulled mead.... It seemed to be fact, however, that he
had booked the Wierd Sisters...." (GoF)

Wizards Wireless - 'Exactly who or what the Wierd Sisters were Harry
didn't know, never having had access to a wizard's wireless, but he
decuded from the wild exitement of those wo had gron up listening to
the Wizards WIrelss Network that the were a very famous musical
group.' (GoF)

Stubby Boardman - '...lead singer of populat singing group, The
Hobgoblins,....' (OoP)

We can't prove that Music and other art forms are part of Hogwarts
life, but the do seem to be a common part of wizard life, and I
personally think it is safe to assume that there is a fair amount of
artistic activity at Hogwarts in the form of school clubs.

Up until the latest book (OoP), Hogwarts appeared to have near zero
extra-cirricular activities, now we see that there are all kinds. 

Personally, I've always been a little put off by the fact the Ron
wasn't part of the Chess Club. If there is a Gobstones club then
certainly there must be a wizard's chess club. Certainly, a good
rousing inter-house chess tournement would be fun. It might even
provide some groundwork for life after Hogwarts for Ron.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn