Ж It seemed we needed a seperate page for our Lists. All of our tid bit collecting of passwords, potions and portraits needs a special place to go so we'll keep them here as we read the remainder of the books. {And for those with a zesty heart, some of you will go back and re-check Sorcerer's Stone to insure complete lists! GREAT THANKSGIVING OR CHRISTMAS BREAK PROJECT!} These are lists pulled from the "
canon" (a word that means: 'the works of an author; the authoritative information from an author's set of books'...You can add that to your dictionaries! Also, you may want to add one that I use often:
e.g. which means, (from the latin language):
for example) ...
So, we are making lists of:
Passwords ~(Brendan) All passwords! Gryffindor, Dumbledore's, the Kitchens, Slytherin house, anywhere that secret words (or numbers) are used for entry!
Potions & Potion Ingredients ~(Noelle & Dean)-Dean, your job is to help with the writing down. Don't make Noelle do all thework! Keep in mind that with some potions, we are never told their name. List them anyway by describing what they do.
Charms, Curses & Spells ~(Clare)- this is tougher than it looks; is W
addiwasi a charm or a curse? What about Transfiguration incantations? You and your mom can decide, but if a question comes up, you can check the internet, or better still, bring it to a meeting as a discussion topic! Also, please tell us how to properly do the spell-is it "swish & flick"?; If we know that a spell is a counter-curse to another, please let us know that too, e.g.:
Stupify and
Enervate.Characters~(Olivia N.) This list should probably include the students sorted into their year and their houses; and also make notes for characters who are "something", e.g.
Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic;
Macnair, executioner for the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. And leave space...we may get more info later on people...Remember that
Sirius Black started as a motorcycle flying extra, turned into a brutal madman, and then became a good godfather! That's all important stuff, that is...as Ron might say!
Plants ~(Julia) Not just those mentioned in Herbology, but elsewhere, too.
Books & Authors ~(Camille) mentioned anywhere in the stories
Places~(Kathy & Mikaya)This includes towns, villages, shops, destinations, buildings, etc. Any place that has a name that our characters may end up going to or hearing about...Ottery St. Catchpole...an otter is in the weasel family... that's interesting...
Magical World Products ~(Caroline ) Things you could buy in Hogsmead or Diagon Alley
Muggles or Squibs or Half-Bloods~(Bryce)
Things in the Forbidden Forest & Lake ~(Jenna & Denise), this should include other magical animals (creatures) with notes on where they were encountered.
Other interesting lists that someone could do...Paintings and Portraits in Dumbledore's office, Hogwarts Castle or elsewhere!~ I think we should include mirrors...possibly even magic clocks...
Historic events or historic figures~ as mentioned by Professor Binns or others; Who was this "Grindelwald" character that Dumbledore defeated in 1945? And what about all these goblins we keep hearing about???
Predictions~ We hear about predictions at various times, not just from Professor Trelawney; Even Harry and Ron start making them up...Then there's Bane and Firenze the Centaurs...could these come true, even a little bit, later???And there's Ron suggesting what would happen if Madame Maxime and Hagrid got married... JK Rowling loves to tease us!!!
Wizarding Phrases~ We hear Mr. Weasley say things like, "Merlin's Beard!" when he's amazed, and are there more??? It'd be fun to find out!
Hagrid's cooking~Rock Cakes
, Pies with Talons in them, what does he eat???
Ghosts~Magical Jobs or Careers~Mr. Weasley woks for the ministry, but Olivander became a wand maker, and someone works at Zonkos...What other jobs are out there for witches and wizards to work at to make a living???
Lisa, Do any of these look good? What would you like to do, or do you have your own idea?
["Incantations and Spells", "Books and Authors" are lists that are available on the internet.]
PLEASE BRING YOUR LISTS -
or e-mail!!!!-IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: This means, please set up your lists in this way or pattern:
The list should be titled with your topic; then - IF AT ALL POSSIBLE- alphabetized in order, your entry, the book it is from, and the page. For example:
Topic- Charms, entry- Alohomora, book-SS, page-160. In addition, basic info about your entry is good, so that your entry will look like this, for
Charms, Curses & Spells: waddiwasi; a spell to shoot gum out of a door key hole; POA, page 131. Books should be abbreviated to these "acronyms": Sorcerer's Stone=SS; Chamber of Secrets=COS; Prisoner of Azkaban=POA; Goblet of Fire=GOF; Order of the Phoenix=OOTP; Half-Blood Prince=HBP
We will bring our lists to each and every meeting from now on and watch as they get longer and longer and longer. If you have time...go back to Sorcerer's Stone and update your lists!!!!*Let's bring our lists to the meetings and compare and share!*
