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Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare
And full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff.
So teach us stuff worth knowing,
Bring back what we forgot,
Just do your best
We'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!



1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5: Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6: His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7: The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8: The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9: The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11: Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12: Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13: Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Hidden Humor

In looking for the passage of Harry kissing Ginny for the previous post, I came across this on HBP 417.

"Personally I think there's a lot to be said for hexing him with that toenail thing of the Prince's."

If you go to Rowling's site under the rumors section for the end of June 2004, one of the rumors she dispels is that book six would be called "HP and the Pillar of Storge" ... the next rumor she put up was that it would be called "Harry Potter and the Toenail of Icklibogg" - the second name was her own invention and her blurb on the side was "Well, if you believed the 'Storge' one ..."

Hence, I think the line in HBP was an addition specifically refering to that interchange, simply for humor ... which I at least found it funny when I realized where it was from.
posted by Merlin at 12:54 PM


Comments on "Hidden Humor"

 

Blogger Pauli said ... (October 25, 2005 9:21 PM) : 

I remember reading the rumor when it came out in 2004. I always forget how long we wait for the books. Can you imagine waiting for Tolkien's stuff - how many years were between those? The downside to those is I pretty much knew how the story ended when I picked up the Fellowship of the Ring...the nice thing about HP is the excitement, finding out what happens regardless of the long waiting....

 

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