In other news, I cannot believe it took me until I heard the two words being spoken in proximity that I picked up on the Slytherin/slithering thing.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - May 23, 2011 10:12:46 am PDT #14854 of 28289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Laga - May 23, 2011 10:18:52 am PDT #14855 of 28289
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I just got it now!
I was very surprised to learn what 'muggles' was in the US in the 20s and 30s.
And do you know what phrase evolved into "Abracadabra"? I kept hoping a witch would remark on the insensitivity of muggles to use that word to represent magic being worked. Like how Earthlings have no idea about "Belgium".
Typo Boy - May 23, 2011 10:24:54 am PDT #14856 of 28289
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I'll google Abracadabra and muggles if explain "Belgium".
Hil R. - May 23, 2011 10:27:17 am PDT #14857 of 28289
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Belgium: [link]
Consuela - May 23, 2011 11:07:37 am PDT #14858 of 28289
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'll google Abracadabra and muggles
You don't have to google. What's the name of the Killing Curse in HP? Avada Kedavra.
Steph L. - May 23, 2011 11:15:03 am PDT #14859 of 28289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
You don't have to google. What's the name of the Killing Curse in HP? Avada Kedavra.
Wait, we're supposed to assume that "abracadabra" in the muggle world came from "Avada Kedavra"? Or is it explicitly said and I blew past it?
I assumed the similarity, but the other way round (i.e., "abracadabra" --> "Avada Kedavra") was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek play on words by Rowling the author, but not meant to reflect some Big Thing within the actual world of Harry Potter.
Consuela - May 23, 2011 11:49:12 am PDT #14860 of 28289
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wait, we're supposed to assume that "abracadabra" in the muggle world came from "Avada Kedavra"? Or is it explicitly said and I blew past it?
I haven't seen it explicitly said, I just assumed it based on the similarity. Dunno what Big Thing that could mean inside the world of the books, though. Although it's worth noting that it's the only curse I've seen so far that doesn't appear to be Latin in origin.
Gris - May 23, 2011 11:52:08 am PDT #14861 of 28289
Hey. New board.
So I think the answer is that it's a publicly-funded or supported school with a semi-autonomous board of directors.
Hogwarts is a charter school!
Amy - May 23, 2011 11:56:37 am PDT #14862 of 28289
Because books.
I always assumed the "kedavra" was a play on "cadaver".
Laga - May 23, 2011 2:28:53 pm PDT #14863 of 28289
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I always assumed the "kedavra" was a play on "cadaver".
me too! (until I watched a documentary on the history of stage magic) Rowling said she chose the curse based on the origins of the word but I haven't heard her say it has a larger meaning in the context of the books. That was just an assumption I made after I watched the magic doc.