ADMIN: Cease Snape discussions!

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 182421

  
> Titegen O'Lirpa
> for the List Elves
> So, from this time forward, NO further Snape discussions will be 
> tolerated. You have been warned.


Potioncat hurries down the passageway of HP4GU Castle to the kitchens. 
Long before she is close, she can hear the sounds of a lively party. 
The List Elves seemed to be chanting "We have a grape's head."

As she grew nearer the sounds of music, dancing and glass tinkling 
could be heard. Now it sounded like the Elves were singing "We stomped 
the ape's head."

"Oh dear, I didn't know the Elves were so violent. But, I must show 
courage," she thought.

Just as she tickled the pear she heard clearly, "We stopped the Snape 
thread." But as she stepped into the kitchen the singing stopped. A 
room full of elves turned and looked at her. There were no signs of a 
party, except for some crumbs on the floor and several blood-red-wine 
stains still glistening on the carpet. A few of the elves seemed to be 
holding something behind their back. Potioncat assumed it was glasses 
of Elf-made wine.

"Does Miss need something?" Alika Elf asked.

"I want to talk to you about the ADMIN decision to stop the Sn--- " 
Potioncat swallowed hard and tried again. "The Sn----" Potioncat 
glimpsed Phlytie Elf who had the extremely innocent expression worn 
only by the incredibly guilty. 

Potioncat knew at once that he had cast some sort of curse to keep her 
from saying "Snape" out loud. "I want to talk to you about the 
character who must no be named. You have to let us have threads about 
him."

"Oh no, Miss. He is not being what this list is about," Alika Elf 
insisted.

"But he is! And I have canon. JKR herself said that Sn---The character 
who must not be named is the most important character in the book." She 
looked around and amended. "Well, along with Dumbledore, that is. The 
whole HP story is built around his story arc."

"Excuse me, I have to go moderate a Harry-as-Christ-figure thread," 
muttered  Exmoor Elf, unabashedly draining his glass before vanishing.

"Cite your source then," Shorty Elf demanded.

"A good journalist never reveals
"

"Potioncat isn't being a journalist, Potioncat is a nurse, and the list 
elves head all about the bonfire the Godrick's Hollow Home Health 
Nursing Agency built with your job application.

Potioncat shrugged. "OK. It was an interview in France. At least it was 
translated from French and it came from the Leaky Cauldron. Here's the 
bit I've cut and pasted:

JKR says, "I definitely knew all the big things about Snape and 
Dumbledore because they're the two most important characters in the 
seventh book"

Alika Elf's  eyebrows rose about four feet above her little elfy 
head. "Alika Elf would like to see for herself." With a flash the link 
appeared and she vanished.

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/4/3/jkr-snape-and-dumbledore-two-
of-the-most-important-characters-in-deathly-hallows


She was back just as quickly, "Miss left out a bit."

"No, I cut and pasted
you know cut. Snipping out the unimportant 
pieces."

Alika stood as tall as an elf can and said, "The Creatrix actually 
said, 

So I did know. It was a complicated plotting process but by the time 
Philosopher's Stone was finished, I definitely knew all the big things 
about Snape and Dumbledore because in many ways they're the two most 
important characters in the seventh book
 Well, other than the trio, 
Harry, Ron and Hermione.


Potioncat hung her head. "OK. But it still shows The character who must 
not be named was important."

She could hear Shorty Elf whispering, "Should we tell Miss that it was 
all a joke any way?

"No," Phlytie Elf hissed back. "Let's keep that on a need to know 
basis."

Alika smiled at Potioncat, "The elves is decided. The list can have 
Snape threads again."

Triumphant Potioncat grinned and said, "To show my appreciation you'll 
be receiving several cases of Honyedukes. Thank you."

As she left, Potioncat almost thought she heard a tiny voice 
saying, "Let's ban something else and see if can get some fire-whiskey."