a lot of Names, interrupted with a lot of Traitors, Lily's Crush, McG/Hooch

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 154878

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Lambert <anigrrrl2 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> justcarol67 :
> > Carol, convinced that the date is no coincidence and thinking that
> > JKR may not be aware of the vast numbers of people who actually
> > died in the European persecutions
> 
> > Gerry wrote:
> > You mean that she would be more aware of something happening in
> > some far away country than something happening in her own country?
> > Or in her own city? Don't you think that rather arrogant? America
> > is not that fascinating to the rest of the world you know.
> 
> Katie writes:
>   Not only is America not that interesting, but also not many people 
died in American witch trials, compared to the people burned in Europe. 

Potioncat:
Bringing out the china her grandmother brought over in the last 
century, smiling and saying, "Tea, anyone?" and with a nod toward all 
her roots (even the white ones which show along the part) "I have hot 
tea for the British and iced for the Americans. Sweetened for the 
Southerners and unsweetened for the rest of the US."

Serving all around she says gently:
I think this has gotten a bit off topic. The topic has to do with 
historical witch trials as compared to the Potterverse. It's been 
pointed out that some of the Potterverse facts don't fit the RW facts. 
It's been pointed out that the Salem witch trials were actually 
English, not American. Salem has been mentioned in the books, so JKR is 
mindful of them.

She looks around, smiles at each in turn and says, "As to interesting 
places--I think they can be found any where you look."