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Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare
And full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff.
So teach us stuff worth knowing,
Bring back what we forgot,
Just do your best
We'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!





Victimae paschali laudes
Immolent Christiani.
Agnus redemit oves:
Christus innocens Patri
Reconciliavit peccatores.
Mors et vita duello
Conflixere mirando:
Dux vitae mortuus,
Regnat vivus.

Dic nobis Maria,
Quid vidisti in via?
Sepulcrum Christi viventis,
Et gloriam vidi resurgentis:
Angelicos testes,
Sudarium, et vestes.

Surrexit Christus spes mea:
Praecedet suos in Galilaeam.
Scimus Christum surrexisse
A mortuis vere:
Tu nobis, victor Rex,
Miserere.
Amen. Alleluia.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Potter-o-Pedia

Here is a news article about some Today show interview where Rowling says she does plan to pen an encyclopedia with all the stuff all of us are dying to know and to be able to argue about for years to come. :)

There is some stuff about the "reprieve" and "sudden death" characters too.

Only one thing ... the phrasing on this seems to be a lot on characters, like it may be officially an Encyclopedia just of individual characters ... which I would love and would eat up like crazy ... but I would also love an Encylopedia on the history of the wizarding world in general (I loved reading Quidditch Through the Ages ... great stuff) ... personally I would love to find out that whole deal Harry couldn't remember in the History of Magic OWL on the warlocks of Liechtenstein and the formation of the International confederation of wizards because I personally have known people connected with/in tension with an academic institution in Liechtenstein Austria. I know many might think it would not sell to well but I bet it would ... I bet that while people might at first aver from the concept, once they realize that in such a work you would step once more into Rowling's wonderful imagination and have the texture of that world painted for you again, I bet kids and adults alike would love it.
posted by merlin at 6:31 PM


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Blogger jkr2 said ... (July 26, 2007 6:09 AM) : 

i would love it! any little details and background she can offer would be fantastic.

i often wondered if 'hogwarts - a history' would be her next piece. she could have a section on 'students of hogwarts' and put in backstories galore!

and we knew that all those hours of goblin wars had to mean something. and bill working at gringots....

cheers,
jo

 

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