CHAPTER 17 DISCUSSION:Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 97084

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Marcelle" <celletiger at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_rude_mechanical"  
<a_rude_mechanical at y...> wrote:
> 
> > > ~~Also, the Gobstones Club is mentioned here-I seem to recall
> > > Gobstones being mentioned when Harry visits the MoM at the 
> > > beginning of the book.  What are Gobstones, again?  ~~
> 
> celletiger:
>  Harry had to exercise lots of self control with his money "to stop 
> himself from purchasing a handsome set of solid gold gobstones, a 
> wizarding game, rather like marbles in which the stones squirt a 
> nasty smelling liquid into the other player's face when they lose a 
> point. (POA, Ch. 4, the Leaky Cauldron, sorry no page #, from audio 
> book because my books have been lent to a friend.  Funny how much 
> you miss them, even when they are away from you for a good 
cause...).
> 
> Rather painful game, eh?  When I was a kid we played kickball, 
> colored eggs, mother-may-I, and lots of card and board games.  We 
> never hurt each other, except maybe in dodge ball...

Geoff:

I remember gobstones in the RW when I was a kid although I never 
played myself. There were five cube shaped stones - different 
colours - and the idea was something like you picked up one, threw it 
in the air and tried to pick up one of the others before it came 
down; then you threw it up again and tried to get two and so on 
(IIRC). I never played because I hadn't got the coordination to do it.