Comments on: Hogwarts Professor at Convention Alley 2008 http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/ Thoughts for the Serious Reader of Harry Potter Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: John http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 John Sun, 18 May 2008 16:48:53 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3921 <a href="http://www.wizardnews.com/story.20080516.html" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.wizardnews.com/story.20080516.html" rel="nofollow">The Official Convention Alley announcement Online</a></a> The Official Convention Alley announcement Online

]]> By: munnikm http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 munnikm Sat, 17 May 2008 16:42:54 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3920 John, I've been watching your site since picking up "Lookng for God in..." back in September. Only just now registered, all excited I was that you're coming to Ottawa, which is where I live. I would love to meet up for a double-double, or any other beverage you might fancy. (If coffee is determinedly your thing, we have a local chain called Bridgehead which is all fair-trade - the coffee, as my wife says, tastes like justice.) I'm a past Potter scholar, if you will - Barb Garner taught a seminar on HP and fantasy lit, which was offered for only the second time ever when I was in my fourth year at Carleton University. (This was in fall 01, just after Book 4 and before Movie 1). Anyway, this year I've been shaping my Sunday School class lessons around Harry Potter, and your book and living commentary here on the Web has been most useful. I'd love to chat with you more about it and pick your thoughts. Get in touch, please, if you will. John, I’ve been watching your site since picking up “Lookng for God in…” back in September. Only just now registered, all excited I was that you’re coming to Ottawa, which is where I live. I would love to meet up for a double-double, or any other beverage you might fancy. (If coffee is determinedly your thing, we have a local chain called Bridgehead which is all fair-trade – the coffee, as my wife says, tastes like justice.)

I’m a past Potter scholar, if you will – Barb Garner taught a seminar on HP and fantasy lit, which was offered for only the second time ever when I was in my fourth year at Carleton University. (This was in fall 01, just after Book 4 and before Movie 1).

Anyway, this year I’ve been shaping my Sunday School class lessons around Harry Potter, and your book and living commentary here on the Web has been most useful. I’d love to chat with you more about it and pick your thoughts.

Get in touch, please, if you will.

]]> By: Palantir http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Palantir Sat, 17 May 2008 06:54:12 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3919 I wish they'd decide to hold a convention in the Netherlands... I wish they’d decide to hold a convention in the Netherlands…

]]> By: schmalchemy http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 schmalchemy Sat, 17 May 2008 03:04:51 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3918 To answer the question as to why they schedule events in the summer, that's simple enough. School is out; people tend to travel then (called vacations), and weather is better (ie, no snow). Just a thought... To answer the question as to why they schedule events in the summer, that’s simple enough. School is out; people tend to travel then (called vacations), and weather is better (ie, no snow). Just a thought…

]]> By: schmalchemy http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 schmalchemy Sat, 17 May 2008 03:02:03 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3917 I have to disagree with the assessment of summers in the Midwest. They are not nearly as brutal as previously indicated. I have lived in Ohio all of my life (in various parts of the state, too). While it can get hot (mid 90s at times), it isn't that bad for the most part. I now live on the North Coast of Ohio and the summers are great (and rarely does AC go out) because there is generally a nice breeze off Lake Erie. I imagine it will be the same in Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, even in August. I guess I'll find out for sure as I will be there in August. I hope your conference goes well for you, John. May you have great weather as well. I have to disagree with the assessment of summers in the Midwest. They are not nearly as brutal as previously indicated. I have lived in Ohio all of my life (in various parts of the state, too). While it can get hot (mid 90s at times), it isn’t that bad for the most part. I now live on the North Coast of Ohio and the summers are great (and rarely does AC go out) because there is generally a nice breeze off Lake Erie. I imagine it will be the same in Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, even in August. I guess I’ll find out for sure as I will be there in August.

I hope your conference goes well for you, John. May you have great weather as well.

]]> By: Arabella Figg http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3916 Arabella Figg Fri, 16 May 2008 04:06:12 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3916 Sigh. Why don't they ever have good stuff like this nearby, say, in Seattle? To kitties, nearby includes a food dish... Sigh. Why don’t they ever have good stuff like this nearby, say, in Seattle?

To kitties, nearby includes a food dish…

]]> By: lmf3b http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 lmf3b Wed, 14 May 2008 01:24:30 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3915 Wow! I wish I could think of a way to incorporate Harry into my academic interests; especially if the Hogwarts Professor and I are neighbors by then! Wow! I wish I could think of a way to incorporate Harry into my academic interests; especially if the Hogwarts Professor and I are neighbors by then!

]]> By: reyhan http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3914 reyhan Wed, 14 May 2008 00:32:56 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3914 A double-double is the local term for a coffee with two cream and two sugars. It's sold at Timmy's, (aka Tim Horton's) a coffee chain which is so stereotypically Canadian, they had to set one up in the military base at Kandahar because the boys were in withdrawal. Would love to quaff one with you and Travis, except I am going to be in Saskatoon, which is not a place I choose to go to, in June or at any other time. Work calls. A double-double is the local term for a coffee with two cream and two sugars. It’s sold at Timmy’s, (aka Tim Horton’s) a coffee chain which is so stereotypically Canadian, they had to set one up in the military base at Kandahar because the boys were in withdrawal.

Would love to quaff one with you and Travis, except I am going to be in Saskatoon, which is not a place I choose to go to, in June or at any other time. Work calls.

]]> By: John http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 John Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:41 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3913 Tell me again, Sir Reyhan, why you won't be joining this party? It runs Thursday to Sunday and I learned today they're selling day passes so it's not an all or nothing thing. I have no idea what a double-double is, but, if it's a drink, I'll buy one-one for you and Travis at dinner. Tell me again, Sir Reyhan, why you won’t be joining this party? It runs Thursday to Sunday and I learned today they’re selling day passes so it’s not an all or nothing thing. I have no idea what a double-double is, but, if it’s a drink, I’ll buy one-one for you and Travis at dinner.

]]> By: reyhan http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hogwarts-professor-at-convention-alley-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3912 reyhan Tue, 13 May 2008 23:35:31 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=399#comment-3912 It is a very Canadian thing, to be interested in the weather. Other Canadian institutions which you might enjoy are the double-double at the local Timmy's, and the annual gnashing of teeth as an American-based hockey team wins the Stanley Cup. Again. Locally, the casino Lac Leamy just across the river in Hull has its attractions, as does the ByWard Market where you can shop for fresh fruit by day and dine in the patios by night. We've gone a bit funny about smoking up here, so don't expect to light up while dining. And for those who'll be driving up, 100 Km on the road signs means 100 mph only in our dreams. It's 60 mph as usual, although they'll leave you alone if you stay under 70 mph, except across the river, where they won't. It is a very Canadian thing, to be interested in the weather. Other Canadian institutions which you might enjoy are the double-double at the local Timmy’s, and the annual gnashing of teeth as an American-based hockey team wins the Stanley Cup. Again. Locally, the casino Lac Leamy just across the river in Hull has its attractions, as does the ByWard Market where you can shop for fresh fruit by day and dine in the patios by night. We’ve gone a bit funny about smoking up here, so don’t expect to light up while dining. And for those who’ll be driving up, 100 Km on the road signs means 100 mph only in our dreams. It’s 60 mph as usual, although they’ll leave you alone if you stay under 70 mph, except across the river, where they won’t.

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