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

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No: HPFGUIDX 154983

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...>
wrote:

> Thank you, BTW, for presenting your own views this time around rather
> than attacking mine--or worse, my character. I still don't agree with
> you, as I think JKR is, so to speak, grasping at dates rather than
> viewing history with a critical eye. (You're right that she seems
> unaware of persecutions other than the "medieval witch burnings" and
> the Salem Witch Trials.) You have not, however, presented a believable
> case for that particular date, which is almost as well known as 1066,
> 1216, 1492 and (to include an American one) 1776.
> 
> Carol, who would appreciate not being called arrogant or having
> presumptions she never made attributed to her
>
I'm sorry, it was not meant to insult you or attack your character.
But I simply don't agree that that particular date is well known and I
would like some solid evidence that it is, especially in the UK. 

Matthew Hopkins is a very well known historical figure so I do think
it rather odd you would think she would not be familiar with him while
she would be so familiar with what happened in Salem, that she would
know more than that there were witches there, but even would know the
date when these things happened. That is very illogical. 

There may very well be a good reason for that date, but the one you
mention? Sorry, I don't buy that. 

Gerry