The Notre Dame news & information website has an article about Emerson Spartz, the ND freshman who created the Harry Potter fan site MuggleNet, whose web traffic puts this website to shame. In fact, MuggleNet is currently the #2,041-ranked website on the entire Internet. (BrendanLoy.com, in case you’re wondering, is #279,177.)
Regarding Spartz’s introduction to Notre Dame, the article notes, “the University’s ’sorting hat’ has designated him a resident of Knott Hall, and he intends to study business.” It also says Spartz “will no doubt bring his own brand of magic to the Class of 2009.” Hopefully he won’t have any Snape-esque professors (or Malfoy-esque classmates) who resent his celebrity status…
True, but I seriously doubt Notre Dame harbors any evil professors. :) Anyway, the Snape reference relates to the title of the post, as I’m sure you noticed…
Of course. :) Book 1, first day of Potions, commentary from roll call. Trust me, I don’t miss the HP references after having read the books far too many times to be considered at all healthy.
Pope Benedict might disagree. :) Speaking of which, one of my fellow 2Ls wondered aloud the other day whether the Holy Father would approve of Mr. Spartz being at Notre Dame. Heh.
Well, I suppose if HP really is opening children to the occult and thus increasing their probability of possession (…right…), the Holy Father should be pleased that Mr. Spatz is now in a setting where he can have such evil expunged more readily.
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August 26th, 2005 at 1:10:08 am
As bad as a Snape-esque prof would be, I’d be more worried about an Umbridge-esque one. Snape is awful and petty; Umbridge is evil.
August 26th, 2005 at 1:23:00 am
True, but I seriously doubt Notre Dame harbors any evil professors. :) Anyway, the Snape reference relates to the title of the post, as I’m sure you noticed…
August 26th, 2005 at 1:33:45 am
Of course. :) Book 1, first day of Potions, commentary from roll call. Trust me, I don’t miss the HP references after having read the books far too many times to be considered at all healthy.
August 26th, 2005 at 1:56:02 am
Heh.
August 26th, 2005 at 9:48:31 am
Harry Potter is good for the mind, body, and soul - so if you ask me, the more you read ‘em, the healthier you get!
August 26th, 2005 at 12:48:30 pm
Harry Potter is good for the mind, body, and soul
Pope Benedict might disagree. :) Speaking of which, one of my fellow 2Ls wondered aloud the other day whether the Holy Father would approve of Mr. Spartz being at Notre Dame. Heh.
August 26th, 2005 at 2:38:20 pm
Well, I suppose if HP really is opening children to the occult and thus increasing their probability of possession (…right…), the Holy Father should be pleased that Mr. Spatz is now in a setting where he can have such evil expunged more readily.