O O O It's Magic (More Wombat Love)

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No: HPFGUIDX 159410

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Talisman" <talisman22457 at ...> 
wrote:
> On a popularity basis, here's how matters stand at present: 
> 
> 1. A. Hags eat children, small or otherwise (picked 7 times out of 
> 11).  Bathilda Bagshot says so.  (FB xi) 
> 
> 2. B. Freshwater merpeople are NOT less warlike than salt (6 times 
> out of 11). Ask the giant squid.
> 
> 3. Tied between Inferi and WW (5 each).  My money's on Inferi.
> 
> 4. D. Poltergeists have never died, never will (10 of 11). For 
once, 
> tradition and Rowling concur.
> 
> 5. C. Goblins want their wands, pal. Nine of 11 O's agree.
> 
> 6.One scrambled mess with E having a slight edge (4).  Come on. 
You 
> know they do.
> 
> 7. B. House-elf house allegiance wins with a scant 5. Guess 
Elladora 
> had some premature axe-ulations.
> 
> 8. B. The wizard on the street wants more action (8 of 11).  Don't 
> we all.  HP variety, of course.
> 
> 9. Tied up 5 to 5, with those parents bitching about DADA and 
CoMC.  
> Let's ask Kettleburn.
> 
> 10. C. 53% of the wizards who were buttoned-holed agreed to 
> regulation (7 of 11).
> 
> 11. C. Lots of excitement over WW bites.  11 of 11 agree.  Tonks 
> says they kinda tickle.
> 
> 12. B. 18% of the WW wants to keep the Wizengamot tujours pur (9 
of 
> 11).  
> 
> 13. Partial credit dilutes majority significance, IMO. FWIW, I (8) 
> and B(7) score high. I'll take the IC, but decline the (broom) 
shaft.
> 
> 14. D. It's reparo, baby. Not even superglue comes close;  8 of 11 
> know it.
> 
> 15. C. Wouldn't it be nice if Hermione could just Google "Prince?" 
> Nothing like computers (7). 
> 
> 16. At 6 (B) and 5 (C), it's too close to call.  Is there a Wizard 
> in your tree? Or can you laugh at Dragon Pox? I'll take C.
> 
> 17.A. After 6 books and innumerable interviews, 10 of 11 have 
> figured out that Muggles can't do Magic.
> 
> 18. Tied up at 5 and 5, those Insensitive (D) Muggles are in 
Danger 
> (B).  
> <snip>

> Talisman
<snip>

Now Secca adds:
     More WOMBAT bits to add to your soup...
     I took the test twice, and got an EE on my first and an O on my 
second. These are my answers on my second [and, ahem, more 
sober ;) ] test... to the best of my recollection, as I did not 
write them down...

1) a - hags 
2) c- snout [I know this is seemingly less likely than shorter 
snouts, but I chose it because the topic is referenced so much more 
in canon by far than any of the answers]
3) c - Inferi [I feel strongly on this one... which of the named 
creatures in the question has the MoM put up warning posters about?]
4) d- poltergeists 
5) c- goblin wands 
6) c- eyesight [The scene with Grawp implies to me that he might 
have weak vision, although all the 'peering blearily' might be 
simply because he just woke up]
7) c- kill themselves 
8) c - resources for protection [Perhaps its my muggle perspective, 
but people tend to prefer things that make them feel safe, rather 
than actions that actually make them safer]
9) d- CoMC
10) b - 33% [I felt less than a majority of wizards would want more 
regulation of any kind]
11) c - werewolf bites 
12) d - goblin reps [I felt that 18% seemed high for Pure Blood 
numbers at this time -- went with Goblins because it seems to be a 
fave of Jo's]
13) b- Broomstick, h- hand of Glory [Gives light to the holder only? 
Yes Please!!] - invis cloak 
14) d- reparo 
15) e- television [I think computers is a possible answer, but 
Pensieves store data better, and wiz's have better AI "things that 
think for themselves". But, what at all in the wizarding world 
compares to TV? "Popular mass media sent out to all wizard homes"?? 
Nada IMHO. I think Jo left the idiot box and or any replacement for 
it out of her world intentionaly.]
16) b- wiz ancestor 
17) a- muggle magic 
18) d - insensitive to their surroundings

Secca from PottersKeys.com