From Middle-Earth to Hogwarts

Babidi Buu · #1 04-30-2009, 12:31 PM

Hello! Greetings! Salutations!

I am Babidi Buu, you probably know me from the Council of Elrond, the one with the Avatar of Gothmog? The Inventore of the Witch-King of Eggnog? Saurons Server? umm.. Anyways, back on topic!

I signed up a while ago but have not been able to make any new posts or anything. But here i am now

**Elwen** · #2 05-01-2009, 06:39 PM

Excellent! Good to see you around here.

It's a little quiet, as you might have noticed - but perhaps more people come over from the blue place as both the excitement for the Hobbit grows (and with it the number of active users at COE) as well as of course, the excitemenr about the HBP film, and the two DH films which will round off the series!

Hugh Kenrick · #3 06-02-2009, 02:30 PM

Huzzah! More peoples!

**Elwen** · #4 06-03-2009, 04:58 AM

Looks like your arrival here has drawn a few lurkers out of the woodwork. It hasn't been this 'busy' here for a long time.

Hugh Kenrick · #5 06-03-2009, 12:09 PM

I'm a little unsure what topics have already been thoroughly discussed, so I've been conservative about new threads, but new threads usually have some effect.

Eriol · #6 06-03-2009, 05:39 PM

How about: Were the Peverells descended from the blue Istari?

**Elwen** · #7 06-03-2009, 06:08 PM

Excellent suggestion, Eriol

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In any case, Hugh, very few people will remember what was discussed years ago - so anything is OK, I'd say.

**lithorose** · #8 06-06-2009, 11:18 PM

Peverells? I was about to make a Narnia quip, but then I remembered...

I really should read book 7 again. Anyone care to do a group reread of all the books?

Haldomere Banks · #9 06-07-2009, 01:28 AM

Well, I've been thinking of doing that. I'm on vacation for two weeks just before the movie comes out and was thinking of finishing up then, if i can get myself started. Then I could watch the first five films after we're back home. I may not re-read DH and maybe not even HBP before seeing the movie.

Hjal

**Elwen** · #10 06-07-2009, 06:30 AM

I wish I had the time - but I don't think I will any time soon. Have fun with the re-read, though!

Lanen · #11 06-08-2009, 06:07 PM

You'll have to keep us all right, lithorose & Hjal. Contract won't allow me to take that much time off! Bad enough I've just installed a 4-drawer filing cabinet (yayyy!) but it is taking AGES to get everything squared away. Sigh. Where is one's staff when one requires them?

Hugh Kenrick · #12 06-09-2009, 01:08 AM

Just finished a complete re-read, including 6, so that we can 'be prepared' for whatever Yates & Co. have in store for us this July.

**Elwen** · #13 06-10-2009, 04:45 PM

Oh wow.

Impressive.

I have to admit that HBP is my least favourite book in the series, even if it has its high points.

Haldomere Banks · #14 07-18-2009, 03:24 AM

Well, I did finish GoF soon after getting to Minnesota, and I just finished watching the five movies. Seeing one each night this week is leaving me a little tired.

In some ways, I think that I'm getting to like the series more. I like "juveniles," so even the first two books and movies are still very enjoyable.

Now I have to squeeze in a viewing of HBP. I haven't seen any of the films in a theater before.

Hjal

**Reba** · #15 07-18-2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanen

You'll have to keep us all right, lithorose & Hjal. Contract won't allow me to take that much time off! Bad enough I've just installed a 4-drawer filing cabinet (yayyy!) but it is taking AGES to get everything squared away. Sigh. Where is one's staff when one requires them?

Lanen, I'll come work for you, if you can also find us (me, Dark Lord, and beasties) affordable housing. Don't need much really. Just about an acre or so, and a wee house with 4 bedrooms should do it!

I can get a visa on my own I think though, (ancestry) so you won't have to fuss with the Home Office.

Lanen · #16 07-21-2009, 07:08 PM

Reba, you're a kick!

An acre?!?! Tee hee! Our house has a garden the size of a large-ish postage stamp!

Though it's a great thought. Mind you, I suspect your beasties would make short work of our cats, so - perhaps not.

**Reba** · #17 07-22-2009, 08:04 PM

I figured it was a long shot, but worth it anyhow. I'd love to live in Scotland, but the dogs need room to roam of course. And they're used to our rather large-ish gardens here.

I wonder if the Queen is using Holyrood...?

Hugh Kenrick · #18 07-23-2009, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reba

I figured it was a long shot, but worth it anyhow. I'd love to live in Scotland, but the dogs need room to roam of course. And they're used to our rather large-ish gardens here.

I wonder if the Queen is using Holyrood...?

My mother-in-law got to ride in the Queen's elevator at Holyrood once, because she was in a wheelchair at the time, and it was the only way to do the tour.

**Reba** · #19 07-23-2009, 08:44 PM

very kewl.

We never quite made it to Holyrood when we visited Edinburgh. We walked past I think, but didn't make it in. We went to see the Science centre instead. That was indeed very cool! Especially in the iceburg exhibit.