Are We Really This Old?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 187821


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> List Elves, in unison: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY


Potioncat stands in the middle of the room, balancing a plate of various chocolate confections on one arm while pouring through a small, thick daytimer. She's turning pages, looking for dates and post numbers.

*a small voice from the back, Exmoor Elf, adds, "Let's Party"*

Someone asks:
How did you find us?

Potioncat:
I was reading a book about Mysteries of Harry Potter. It was good, but how do you have a discussion with a book? Well, other than books that will take you to a dark place and suck out your soul.

I guess something in the book indicated there were discussion groups on line and I went looking. I liked the grown-up nature here. No one was squealing about how much they loved Ron or Harry. Squealing about how much someone loved Sirius or Severus is a different matter and completely understandable.


What's been your favourite topic of discussion?

Potioncat:
"Oops" has been the most fun--an unprovable who-done-it.

The timeline threads have been lots of fun. Two that stand out are the one around Snape's response to Harry after Harry was caught by Umbridge and the time line for the episode in the Shrieking Shack with the Trio and the Marauders and Snape. What was so much fun, was that so many list members pulled from real life data to work out what time it must have been based on sunset, or how long it should have taken to fly to London. How could we have thought JKR was that detail oriented when we already had hints about her maths?

But I've also enjoyed the threads in which we read between the lines for certain events; offering different interpretations of why characters were doing whatever it was they did.


I have to look back to see when I actually started posting. And I'm not sure if I can locate some of my favorite posts. But you know, it would be nice if some of the no-longer-active-members could join us for the party. I think I might dash off an e-mail or two. Then I'll rejoin the conversation.

OT on main, this is a wild party!