OT: Erotic xmas and the size of your w... (was Re: Dumbledad's Introduction)

[Tim Regan]

Hi All,

"It's not the wand, but the wizard who waves it" (Fantastic Sex and 
Where to Find It, Mr. Ollivander, p.37)

--- Catlady  wrote:
> What's so erotic about Christmas?

--- Barb wrote:
> It's probably not 'erotic' so much as 
> a time when people have a holiday from 
> work and it's cold, so they might take 
> advantage of engaging in certain indoor 
> 'hobbies' more often or be less careful 
> about preventing new arrivals from 
> coming in nine months' time.  

I agree that Christmas is not erotic (though I'm sure balls on the 
tree, an angel mounted on top, stuffing the turkey, presents in 
stockings, fruity cake, etc could be woven into a double-entendre 
laden joke). But, I can imagine couples curled up in front of the 
fire on a cold Christmas evening, after one glass of port too many, 
suffused in the twinkling light from the tree, having watched 
countless images of angelic looking kids enjoying Christmas, 
reassessing when they should start trying for a family.

--- Catlady wrote:
> I think [chopsticks would] be smaller 
> wands than any specified in canon. What 
> do people think about the proper size for 
> a wand?

--- Monika wrote:
> Let's see: the chopsticks in my kitchen 
> drawer are 26 cm long, that's roughly 10 
> inches, the proper size for a wand, 
> though I'd say they are a bit thin for a 
> wand. ;)

Well I've read too many Cosmo' articles to claim girth isn't 
important, but I would like to make a plea for amateurish dressing 
up. My kid's wizard cloaks came from two sources, one's an old 
sarong of Kate's and the other is a remnant of velvet from a fabric 
shop (it looks amazing, shimmers like the invisibility cloak). My 
hat's a black velvet one that I bought Kate years ago in Brighton. 
It has a pattern stitched round the bottom of the brim that is 
reminiscent of the constellations. Meg got a Hermione-esque school 
uniform skirt from a thrift store and uses a Beanie Buddy as 
Crookshanks. Etc etc. While I've nothing against people buying more 
professional looking costumes, there is something lovely about 
spending the time to cobble it together. 

It's a similar to the magic of found poetry.

The chopsticks follow in that vain. They are nice ones with color 
coordinated handles so we each pick our own color. They are great 
for practicing your swish and flick.

I also thought about using conductors batons, since I thought they'd 
be cheap, come in an `olde worlde' looking box, and look like the 
wands on the film. But after looking on ebay and in a local music 
shop I found I was mostly wrong on all three counts.

Cheers,

Dumbledad.