[Sca-cooks] Nicholas Flamel (was: Oops..um...nevermind

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 09:48 AM 8/24/2004, you wrote:

>>>Some friends of ours have registered House Flammel [an alternate 
>>>spelling used by the Alchemist himself] as a SCA household name.
>>
>>Now _that_ is way cool! Too bad I couldn't pass something with 'Hogwarts' 
>>in the name.
>
>The College of Heralds is much too hip to Harry Potterisms for that. 
>Laurel recently returned "Griffin's Tor" for sounding too much like 
>"Gryffindor", which I think is a little too audio-sensitive really.

Bah! Heralds. Best left to their own devices. ;-)

>>>Selene [Ravenclaw kid]
>>
>>I'm a Gryffindor, Brave and True! (Anybody surprised? Shouldn't be) But 
>>I'm rather partial to Ravenclaws- oldest daughter is one. And a certain 
>>Tall Fuzzy fellow has the Ravenclaw badge on his laptop... ;-)
>
>Did I ever mention my glossary of the Houses of Hogwarts against the 
>Peerage Tracks of the SCA?
>
>Gryffindor = The Chivalry, brave and bold
>Ravenclaw = The Laurels, masters of lore and learning
>Hufflepuff = The Pelicans, hard-working and accomplished
>Slytherin = Royal Peerage and Landed Baronage, powerful managers

Eeenteresting... so what do the Brass Hats think of that? ;-)  (Otherwise, 
I think it is an apt assessment)

>Interestingly enow, although I'm a Pel, I keep coming up Ravenclaw on just 
>about any "Sorting Hat" Quiz that I take.  Well I'm also a grant-levil 
>artisan so maybe there is hope.

Well, I'm Gryffindor, but don't have a white belt, so there ya go. But 
then, Neville Longbottom is a Gryff...

'Lainie
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