Speaking of Old Pests...

[annemehr]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Talisman" <talisman22457 at ...>
wrote:

> --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "hp_lexicon" <vderark@>
> wrote:
> > Except that all the Wizards of the Month first appeared as Famous
> > Wizard cards several years ago, including the dates of their birth
> > and death.

Talisman:
> I'm disadvantaged by never having collected / taken an interest in
> those cards (as dubious canon).  Well, then we'll just have to count
> it as an oddity that predominantly short-lived wizards were selected
> until recently.  
> 
> Then again, perhaps something prompted someone to
> shuffle the deck. ;)

Anne:
This question was actually asked about in the Lexicon/Mugglenet joint
open letter to JKR, which she answered in her FAQs.  However, her
answer seems a bit imprecise:

"Yes, I wrote the information on the original Famous Wizard cards. As
you have noticed, a few of them have now popped up on the `Wizard of
the Month' cards on my website desk. "

What does she mean by "original?"

Anne
Noting this month's Wizard made it to 114