Bloomsbury glossary

[Barry Arrowsmith]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> Has anybody checked out the glossary at the Bloomsbury site?
> http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/content.asp?sec=2&sec2=3
> 
> It's mostly stuff we already know but there are some interesting
> little tidbits. Like Vampire -" Evil creature that roams the night 
> feeding on the blood of living beings. Cannot go out in the daylight."
> Lucius Malfoy is listed as a "former supporter of You-Know-Who" 
> and "Metamorphmagi are rare and are usually born, but with hard 
> work it is possible to learn the skill."
> 
> I suppose as this is official info, it counts as canon? or does it?
> 

I  would assume so, unless the entry allows an out, e.g. "thought to
be..."

There are gaps, though they relate to connections critical to various
plot threads. Nice spoiler policy. No mention that Lupin is a werewolf, 
nor that Peter, Scabbers and Animagus make an interesting connection, 
nor are Frank & Alice Longbottom among the 'L's', though they do get a 
mention buried among the original members of the Order. And once 
again we are left clueless as to what the Dark Arts actually consist of.

But I feel comforted. 
Under A.K. is the definitive statement - "This spell cannot be blocked."
A dainty morsel to feed to my pet Possession Theory.

Kneasy
Wanders off humming "I've got you under my skin"