Well, go to this link: [link] and scroll down until you see "Quidditch." (It's land-bound Quidditch, for the Muggles.)
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Steph L. - Jul 15, 2005 7:24:45 am PDT #8238 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
ChiKat - Jul 15, 2005 7:25:37 am PDT #8239 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Quidditch World Cup Tournament: at Oak Park's Premier Quidditch Arena (Mills Park; 2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; World Cup Game scheduled for 6:45 p.m.).
All teams are full but if you really want to play, sweep into Mills Park with your broom after 3 p.m. and maybe you'll be able to play or at least cheer wildly. There is a $5 charge for each player.
Through pre-registration, Quidditch teams will have the opportunity to play the land-bound version of the wizards' favorite sport in Mills Park. Volunteers will coordinate and officiate this fun, physical, team game which will involve up to 150 young people ages 6 through 12 as part up to 12 teams. The World Cup game will be scheduled as the main event of the early evening hours. Following the game, a victory parade will journey to the Scoville Park stage for the awarding of the World Cup.
Anne W. - Jul 15, 2005 7:26:11 am PDT #8240 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I love it that people are getting this excited and celebratory over a book. It seems like the sort of thing that happened back in the nineteenth century, when people were waiting for the latest installment of one of Dickens' novels.
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2005 7:27:19 am PDT #8241 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, say what you will about the quality of the books themselves, but J.K. Rowling's made reading cool and fun again, which is awesome.
Anne W. - Jul 15, 2005 7:33:58 am PDT #8242 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Yeah, say what you will about the quality of the books themselves, but J.K. Rowling's made reading cool and fun again, which is awesome.
I've found some very good reads on the "If you like Harry Potter, you'll like _______" tables in various bookstores and libraries. (Garth Nix's "The Keys to the Kingdom" series being foremost among these--imagine something that's a cross between Harry Potter and "The Man Who Was Thursday")
sumi - Jul 15, 2005 7:34:54 am PDT #8243 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Does the Quidditch field double as a polo field?
I love how much Oak Park is getting into this too. If I had a car, I'd drive in for the festivities.
ChiKat - Jul 15, 2005 7:35:44 am PDT #8244 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I picked up a copy of the Marauder's Map this morning. What you see online is only a part of it. It's very cute with Daigon Alley and Hogsmeade Village and the Quidditch Pitch.
ChiKat - Jul 15, 2005 7:37:59 am PDT #8245 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
The Quidditch Pitch (aka Mills Park) is home to the Pleasant home and some lovely gardens and grounds, but that's it.
Connie Neil - Jul 15, 2005 7:50:04 am PDT #8246 of 10002
brillig
DavidS - Jul 15, 2005 8:33:44 am PDT #8247 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
They had a big article in the Chron the other day about how a local summer camp was going to pick up the new Harry Potter book at midnight, then wake up all the kids before dawn, and drag them out to a campfire with hot chocolate and begin reading it to them as the sun came up. That'll be a cool memory for a lifetime.