Gryffindor Common Room

Several items of interest:

Amy Sturgis, one of our favorites around here and a guest blogger last October, has a new Home Page and redesigned her LJ to match. Very cool.
Danielle Tumminio is another contributor to Hog’s Head Conversations.  She’s teaches a class on Harry Potter and Christian Theology at Yale which was highlighted by CNN.  She’s got [...]

Azkatraz posted a list of scheduled get-togethers (”find your flock”) today.  I’m wondering: How many Hog’s Head patrons, lurkers, and fans are planning to be at Azkatraz?  Should we plan a Hog’s Head gathering?
If you’re a lurker who’s never commented, and you’re coming to San Francisco this summer, this would be a great time for [...]

“There cannot be any ‘story’ without a fall – all stories are ultimately about the fall – at least not for human minds as we know them and have them.”

The first Leaky Con took place a couple of weeks ago in Boston, and a few Hog’s Head patrons have written up reports.

David and Toni Gras report on the conference for Harry Potter Fan Zone
John Granger reports at HogPro

Where else can you find and connect with The Hog’s Head?

There are lots of times I have a quick something to say about Harry Potter or some other topic (presently, a lot about hockey!), but it’s not long enough to merit a blog post.  Twitter is the place I go!  The Hog’s Head has been [...]

Greatness is a transitory experience.  It is never consistent.  It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind.  The person who experience greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.  He must reflect what is projected upon him.  And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic.  This is what [...]

Some site business: I’ve enabled a new feature in the comments that might end up being very helpful.  We’ve tried to develop a habit here of using “bold” html tags in the comments when we’re replying to a specific person, so that there’s no confusion about who’s replying to whom.  This new feature, however, allows [...]

“Homosexual”
Rowling said of Dumbledore
Not in the books, though
Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry that takes the form of three lines.  The first and third lines have five syllables and the second line has seven. ie:
5
7
5
So please contribute with your haikus with a fantasy/mythic/sci-fi bent.
Maybe we can get Travis to select a winner and hand [...]

Now that this site is no longer “Sword of Gryffindor,” but “The Hog’s Head,” the “Common Room” theme doesn’t quite fit for these posts.  Somehow, that never struck me till this week.  Perhaps, “Around the Pub”?
Anyway, first, a little site business:

Thoughts on Chapter 7, “The Slug Club,” will post late tonight, with Chapter 8 tomorrow [...]