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Posts: 2 · Joined: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Near cacti Posts: 2

Hiya, queerlyagui here. I'm from a sun city far, far away (in the middle of nowhere) and I'd like to meet kindred spirits. Truth be told, I don't know much about the Harry Potter series, except a few movies I saw (and like very much), but I've been told that I have the gifts of a shaman and one of my great uncles was a Curandero (Mexican medicine man). Various gifts have been passed onto me (though I don't know how to use them well). I'd like to explore this facet of myself... even if it's only in theory and vicariously through the Potter series.

Other facts:
I'm in my 30s; my favorite movie is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone because I feel it is true to the book; my favorite character is Hermione Granger; I'm interested in the subjects of AA, (I'm a recovering alcoholic), spirituality, sociology (I'm a radical conflict theorist), quotes, poetry, alternative music, lesbianism, and chess. Smile

And I found this site doing a Google search. Oh, the wonders of Google...

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Posts: 1295 · Posted: December 28, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject:

Hello,sir! Smile

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Posts: 210 · Posted: December 28, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

Helo
I'm new too

welcome to the forum!
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Posts: 28917 · Joined: Aug 31, 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 28917

Hello there, welcome to Potterforums!! Smile

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Posts: 822 · Joined: Nov 4, 2008 Location: 12 Grimmauld Place Posts: 822

Welcome! I found this site on Google as well. Very glad I joined! Very Happy

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Posts: 1295 · Posted: December 28, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

You need help on the Roleplaying Forum? Smile

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What does the Scouter Say About Percy Jackson's Power Level?

It's Over 9000!

Is he Harry's Lancelot?

Posts: 20619 · Posted: December 28, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forums.
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Posts: 1561 · Joined: Aug 2, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1561

Welcome to forums! I'm Amanda, I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter! I hope you will joy it here.
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Posts: 2 · Joined: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Near cacti Posts: 2

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I looked up the word muggle in Wikipedia and this is what it had to say on the subject,

"The term Muggle is sometimes used in a pejorative manner in the Harry Potter books, the first of which was published in 1997. Since 'Muggle' refers to a person who is a member of the non-magical community, the Muggles are simply ordinary human beings rather than witches and wizards. According to J. K. Rowling, a quarter of the annual Hogwarts intake have two non-magical parents;[citation needed] thus far in canon, there have also been some children known to have been born to one magical and one non-magical parent. Children of this mixed parentage are called Half-bloods (strictly speaking, they are 'Literal Half-bloods'); children with recent Muggle ancestry on the one side or the other are also called Half-bloods.

In the Harry Potter books, non-magical people are often portrayed as foolish, sometimes befuddled characters who are completely ignorant of the Wizarding world that exists in their midst. If, by unfortunate means, non-magical people do happen to observe the working of magic, the Ministry of Magic sends Obliviators to cast Memory Charms upon them causing them to forget the event.

Some Muggles, however, know of the Wizarding world. These include Muggle parents of magical children, such as Hermione Granger's parents, the Muggle Prime Minister (and his predecessors), the Dursley family (Harry Potter's non-magical and only living relatives), and non-magical spouses of witches and wizards.

J. K. Rowling has said she created the word 'Muggle' from 'mug', an English term for someone who is easily fooled. She added the '-gle' to make it sound less demeaning and more 'cuddly'...

See also
Blood purity (Harry Potter)
Layman
Mundane"

I'm a layman... and also mundane, at times. Confused

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Posts: 210 · Posted: December 29, 2008 12:14 am Post subject:

Posts: 1295 · Posted: December 29, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

Same Here!

To be honest,I would not be TOO SURPRISED If it turns out that the U.S Military was actually aware of the Wizarding World,as My main dude at the Roleplaying forums Informed everyone they are!

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What does the Scouter Say About Percy Jackson's Power Level?

It's Over 9000!

Is he Harry's Lancelot?

Posts: 747 · Posted: December 29, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

W E L C O M E

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J O I N G R Y F F I N D O R
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