Aimee has just noticed the continuity problems in HP. Has she pondered the problems with the Sirius reference in Book 1? Let's watch and find out.

I missed this - what is it?

Have we talked about His Majesty's Dragon here yet? Cause dude, that was fun.

Wheee! And two more (plus!) coming!

Yay dragons!

When Hagrid shows up, in Chapter 1:

"Hagrid," said Dumbledore, sounding relieved. "At lasst. and where did you get that motorbike?"

"Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sir," said the giant, climbing carfully off the motorbike as he spoke."Young Sirius Black lent it to me. I've got him, sir."

"No problems, were there?"

And that's it. Dumbledore 'knows' that Sirius betrayed James and Lily, and, yet, that's a completely neutral reaction to the reference. The whole timeline of the 24 hours immediately preceding that scene are weird, so it's just another data point of oddness.

I've always heard the fannish interpretation of that line to mean that Dumbledore was already aware of Sirius' innocence at that point.

That he just allowed him to be incarcerated etc for his own purposes, I guess.

Or that since he couldn't prove it, so he couldn't prevent it, yeah.

That he just allowed him to be incarcerated etc for his own purposes, I guess.

Dumbledore has a tendency to keep his own council. Plus there's the whole proof thing.

I don't put it past the old man to have his own reasons for things.

Quick question: Need some good anti-racist poetry. Can you either post links to or post/email quotes from good anti-racist poems and lyrics?

We can start with "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" by the Dead Kennedys.

"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"


Punk ain't no religious cult
Punk means thinking for yourself
You ain't hardcore cos you spike your hair
When a jock still lives inside your head


Nazi punks
Nazi punks
Nazi punks-Fuck Off!


Nazi punks
Nazi punks
Nazi punks-Fuck Off!


If you've come to fight, get outa here
You ain't no better than the bouncers
We ain't trying to be police
When you ape the cops it ain't anarchy


[Repeat chorus]


Ten guys jump one, what a man
You fight each other, the police state wins
Stab your backs when you trash our halls
Trash a bank if you've got real balls


You still think swastikas look cool
The real nazis run your schools
They're coaches, businessmen and cops
In a real fourth reich you'll be the first to go


[Repeat chorus]


You'll be the first to go
You'll be the first to go
You'll be the first to go
Unless you think

"Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants

This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to you
And your racist friend
I know politics bore you
But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
And your racist friend


It was the loveliest party that I've ever attended
If anything was broken I'm sure it could be mended
My head can't tolerate this bobbing and pretending
Listen to some bullet-head and the madness that he's saying


This is where the party ends
I'll just sit here wondering how you
Can stand by your racist friend
I know politics bore you
But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
You and your racist friend


This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to you
And your racist friend
I know politics bore you
But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
And your racist friend


Out from the kitchen to the bedroom to the hallway
Your friend apologizes, he could see it my way
He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking
Can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding


This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to you
And your racist friend
I know politics bore you
But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
And your racist friend


This is where the party ends
I can't stand here wondering how you
Can stand by your racist friend
This is where the party ends
I can't stand here wondering how you
Can stand by your racist friend


It was the loveliest party
That I've ever attended
If anything got broken
I'm sure it could be mended
But my head can't stand this bobbin' and pretendin'
Tolerate some bullethead and the bullshit that he's sayin'


This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to your
Your racist friend
This is where the party ends
I'll just sit here wondering how you
Can stand by your racist friend


It was the loveliest party
That I've ever attended
If anything got broken
I'm sure it could be mended
My head can't stand this bobbin', sittin' and pretendin'
Tolerate some bullethead and the bullshit that he's sayin'


This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to your
Your racist friend
This is where the party ends
I'll just sit here wondering how you
Can stand by your racist friend


This is where the party ends
I can't stand here listening to your
Your racist friend
This is where the party ends
I'll just sit here wondering how you
Can stand by your racist friend


This is where the party ends
This is where the party ends