As I said in my last post, Hagrid tells Harry there's a Minister for magic, whose name is Cornelius Fudge. Poor old Harry doesn't know he'll have a great deal...
Additional meanings and thoughts on Cornelius Oswald Fudge Cornelius means "horn" or "horned" and appears in the Bible as a Roman Centurion who was baptised by...
From: Hans Andréa <hansandrea1@...>: I haven't worked out the meaning of Bathilda Bagshot, but we all know this name from Part 7, where this name is...
From: Hans Andréa <hansandrea1@ yahoo.co. uk>: [cut] I hope very much that some of you will be able to add to the significance of these names. Love from Hans ...
I want to thank Anina most cordially for taking up my invitation to do some more research on the names of the authors of Harry's first year textbooks. I really...
Even though everything Hagrid had told him so far was unbelievable, Harry couldn't help trusting him. Â This sentence strikes me because it is typical of the...
Hans wrote: What intrigues and fascinates many readers of Harry Potter right from the start is the idea of a parallel universe existing right alongside ours.....
... telling us how significant they are in furthering Harry's quest. This is fun! ... Bonjour to all! :-) One spell that is IMO essential to the journey is...
... It reminded me of a class I once took in college on the Pentateuch. These books are filled with symbolism, with one of the most prominent being the sign of...
Hagrid and Harry enter Diagon Alley. Â It's interesting to see the similarity between Hagrid's and Harry's names. In a way, Hagrid and Harry are the same...
... The Doctrine of Signatures has it that "nature has put a mark or `signature' on every natural object [...] Every star, creature, plant, metal and stone was...
In the Leaky Cauldron, Harry meets Professor Quirrell for the first time. Â 'P-P-Potter,' stammered Professor Quirrell, grasping Harry's hand. Â You may...
... wait to read it! I hope you'll let us know its publication date, Audrey, and we will of course feature it proudly on the website. I would like to ask...
Hans said:
>In actual fact when Harry was in the zoo talking to the snake he should have been talking in Parseltongue. Am I too fussy?<
Chris:
Harry's ability...
Harry and Hagrid are taken on a ride in a cart that runs on little railway tracks. It's magic, of course, because it come when Griphook whistles. The magic...
... <snip> ... I also found it very ironic that something he learned from Snape came to be his "signature spell"; no one in the books ever seems to be aware of...
Dear Friends, This is just a progress report to let you know Chris and I are in California, ready to head off to Los Angeles today. We've stayed with friends...
It is very exciting and of course I can't wait to read the lecture.. good luck and travel safely. Anina ________________________________ From: Hans Andréa...
Wishing you a wonderful time in L.A. and lots of luck for your lecture. I can't wait to hear what you thought of the conference. Bonne chance! :-) Audrey...
Dear Friends, Â I am back home after the Alchemy Conference and I want to send a brief report on how it went. Â My lecture was given as a Power Point...
Dear Hans, Thank you for posting the report on the Alchemy Converence. I'm not surprised that the audience was "so quiet, attentive and absorbed." That is the...
I cheated. I went to the HPFS Website and while I was setting up the printer to print out the lecture, I read the last paragraph. That paragraph is so...
Dear Friends, Â Today I attended the cremation ceremony of one of our members, Bob van Berkel. Â Bob was one of the first members of Harry Potter for...
I am very sorry for the loss to the list, and above all, for the loss of your friend. May his vogage into the next realm be wonderful. Gina (Wind Dancer ) Efi ...
So sorry for the loss of your friend Hans.... and the loss to List members as well. It is as Emily Dickinson wrote, "The pain is on our side, the Joy on his."...
Dear Friends, Â As I said previously, I will paste my alchemy lecture in small sections, in the hope they will raise questions and discussion points from...
I've already posted on the over-all impact the lecture has had on me. I I am glad we will be discussing the lecture here. It really takes more than one...
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