Tag Archives: Harry Potter

Chinese Harry Potter Again

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Meg

Living in China is making me more and more sympathetic to Harry Potter. He’s just trying to live a normal life and everyone at Hogwarts keeps pointing and shouting “The Choosen One!” or “The Boy Who Lived!” Except Cho Chang, … Continue reading →

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Fresca Goes Back To Massachusetts

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Meg

Fresca left yesterday and I’m very sad. I miss her already, especially because without Fresca wandering around naked and singing “If you’re happy and you know it, kick your friend!”, I have developed a lot of antisocial tendencies. I drink … Continue reading →

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Dragonsocks

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Meg

My school just acquired two more books for our English library. One is a second copy of Harry Potter 6. Even assuming that whoever bought these books doesn’t read English and only picked the book based on color, what are … Continue reading →

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The Value of a Hogwarts Education

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Meg

I bought Harry Potter in Chinese. My adult students were shocked and appalled that I spent so much on a DVD, comparative shopping is a competitive sport here and every time I mention anything to do with shopping, someone tells … Continue reading →

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Even a Harlequin Romance…

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Meg

My school’s English library consists of Harry Potter 6, Pride and Prejudice, A Tale of Two Cities and, inexplicably, Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul. Harry Potter is printed on what feels like fax paper and haphazardly bound, with weird … Continue reading →

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I Miss Kristine

Posted on August 2, 2005 by Meg

Today I called my old roommate Kristine to tell her my brilliant Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince theory. “I know who R.A.B. is,” I began, in lieu of hi or what’s up? or how have your last two months … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got A Theory…

Posted on August 2, 2005 by Meg

I have a theory who R.A.B. is. He’s mentioned at the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince… oh yeah, spoiler alert. Anyway, it’s Regulus Black. He’s the younger brother of Sirius who joined the Death Eaters, left the … Continue reading →

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Spoilers

Posted on July 27, 2005 by Meg

So there’s a bumper sticker just to give away the ending to the new Harry Potter. I’m thinking of making my own spoiler stickers… Something like “The ship sinks” or “It’s a sled.” Or a whole line of English major/Classics … Continue reading →

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Lampreys and Roadkill

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Meg

Kristine is moving out today. (Why isn’t there a picture for “Double-Plus Emoticon Frowney”?) She got an internship in Michigan, measuring and weighing and sometimes killing lampreys. If you’re a history geek, the lamprey’s main claim to fame is causing … Continue reading →

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