I had the nicest accident ever yesterday. Actually, my wife was driving. Parked on either side of the street, two cars (one being ours) backed into the street at the same time and collided just after the morning worship service. Two very pleasant ladies stepped out of the other car and met us mid-street. It sorta went like this: "Are you both ok?" "Yes, and you?" "Yes." After seeing nothing but scratches on either car, we said "God bless, have a good day," and walked away without any problems.
So, if you’re going to get into an accident, do so with nice church ladies.
In other news, John Granger has some new articles up at Hogwarts Professor. (Hat Tip to Gaines). I’m looking forward to digging into those as soon as cases are done today in the lab (which should be quite soon).
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Travis, I’m interested to hear what you think of the articles. Finish that labwork posthaste!
I’m trying, I’m trying! I should have been done over an hour ago, but I’ve been abandoned to an agonizingly long case. Soon, hopefully!
Well, I’ve read the first two (“Obviously Dumbledore is not Jesus” and the long one about HBP being the best book). Far too much to react to in a comments section, and I’m leaving work soon. I want to post a bit on it in the near future though.
I’m quite interested in your thoughts as well.
Your description of the car accident reminded me of the TV commercial, “You must be gelling like Magellan.”
What do you think of Cliff’s idea that Harry is one of Voldemort’s horocruxes?
Glenn, I think the idea is highly unlikely, given the fact that the process for making a horcrux seems to be portrayed as long and complicated (which would make us ask, When did Lord Thingy have time to do this?) and the fact that Old Voldy tried to kill Harry, which would have resulted in the death of part of himself.
Yet “highly unlikely” is one of Rowlings’ specialties, I’d say…So it’s still possible. Perhaps the dark lord did find some way to purposefully (or accidentally?) make Harry a horcrux, and he planned to use Harry’s intended death after the Tri-Wizard Tournament to make himself a new one.
I agree about Harry as horcrux because of Voldermort trying to kill him. That doesn’t make sense to me that he would try to kill a part of his soul. But Cliff LIKED the idea for this reason- Harry, the Christ figure, has to die for evil to be vanquished.
I don’t buy it but he is convinced!
I think one of Granger’s 20 Questions still lingering after HBP is crucial — what exactly is involved with making a horcrux? From what is described in HBP, I’m having a hard time believing that Voldy could have accidentally made Harry a horcrux while attempting to kill him. Guess we’ll have to see.
I thought the “stoppered death” theory is an interesting one, and it does jive well with my desire to see Snape vindicated as loyal to Dumbledore. As does the “evil Slughorn” theory. I need to re-read the book, but I’ve been inspired to hit the whole series again from the top. And Allison is in the middle of reading Book 4 right now, so I’m stuck …
Glenn, by the way, I can’t recall to whom you’re referring when you mention “Cliff.”
Gaines, I agree that those are both attractive theories, though I also want to read through the book again, and probably the whole series. I have to at least finish up the Space Trilogy though before I plunge back into the HP series.
And now I’m going to email you with some entirely unrelation questions.