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Obscurus Ideas, Questions, and Concerns, Ask staff what you are wondering about
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post Jul 4 2005, 09:36 AM
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Welcome to the Obscurus Thread for Idea generation, Questions, and Concerns.  This is an 'upgrade,' or a more official version of the previous Nick's Idea Generating Thread.  

To start off, here is a short description of Obscurus:
Obscurus is the place for academic analysis of the HP books, discussions of meaning, symbolism, and deeper themes in the HP series.  As opposed to the other forums in Flourish and Blotts, Obscurus discussions tend to look at HP from the outside, as the literary works they are.

If you are wondering about something, this is a place you can post and ask the moderators of this forum what they think.  Some of the ideas and questions you can bring up here are:
[*]Do you think this topic is a good one?
[*]Is this topic permissible under the rules?
[*]Where would I put a thread about this?
[*]Does this topic already exist?
[*]I saw this thread and now I cannot find it, do you know where it is?
[*]I would really like to see a poll in Obscurus about...
and so forth.  

You can of course also send a Private Message (PM) to one of the moderators of Obscurus if you have any questions or concerns:
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For forum-wide suggestions, the Room of Requirement is your place, and for technical questions and problems please contact Lexicon_Bel~ , our Help Desk Witch or visit Knockturn Alley.  The Rules and the FAQ are also good places to look.  However, do not hesitate to post in this thread, as we will be very happy to hear from you.


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- paperflowergirl   Obscurus Ideas, Questions, and Concerns   Jul 4 2005, 09:36 AM
- - MadameLola   I own a hardback edition of the fourth Harry Potte...   Aug 8 2005, 01:08 PM
- - paperflowergirl   Hehe, this is because Rowling actually made a mist...   Aug 8 2005, 04:16 PM
- - fairytalegirl   Hi, I am fairly new to the Leaky website (indeed t...   Aug 10 2005, 06:24 AM
- - Arianhrod   This one was mentioned briefly in Vault 715--the c...   Aug 10 2005, 12:50 PM
- - paperflowergirl   Hi Fairytalegirl QUOTEI have heard that Harry Po...   Aug 11 2005, 11:36 AM
- - Arianhrod   QUOTEI'd try Amazon or your local library to s...   Aug 11 2005, 12:39 PM
- - Irene Adler   I have an idea for a thread, but it may be controv...   Aug 18 2005, 06:01 PM
- - paperflowergirl   This is a very interesting topic - how Rowling tre...   Aug 20 2005, 03:13 PM
- - repurr   I have a dumb question, but I can't seem to fi...   Aug 29 2005, 02:39 PM
- - paperflowergirl   I have split of a few posts regarding an idea by M...   Aug 29 2005, 09:18 PM
- - mrs norris's nosey neighbour   Right, how about The Treatment Of Death In The Ser...   Aug 31 2005, 01:57 PM
- - Irene Adler   I thought I remembered a discussion thread about d...   Aug 31 2005, 03:44 PM
- - mrs norris's nosey neighbour   Tut, seems great minds think alike. I don't th...   Sep 2 2005, 01:12 PM
- - ivan   I just wanna ask two questions: 1. Would it be ap...   Sep 3 2005, 09:37 AM
- - ~Gidg~   I would really like to see a poll on "Is Dumb...   Sep 4 2005, 05:13 AM
- - paperflowergirl   Sorry for being so slow in responding to your ques...   Sep 8 2005, 12:36 PM
- - matt_potter   I was wondering why Professor Sinistra is called P...   Sep 10 2005, 05:48 AM
- - paperflowergirl   Hi Matt We have a name thread here somewhere in Ob...   Sep 11 2005, 12:00 AM
- - fzbd4   Hi!  I am one of those who joined the for...   Sep 17 2005, 08:30 PM
- - mrs norris's nosey neighbour   You can get basic glasses (like Harry's) free ...   Sep 18 2005, 10:09 AM
- - Rebeca_Darklight   Hi! I just re-read PS/SS and something appear...   Sep 22 2005, 04:37 AM
- - Irene Adler   Actually, I had a similar question, only on a more...   Sep 22 2005, 01:41 PM
- - Arianhrod   That's a great question, and we did have a thr...   Sep 22 2005, 02:05 PM
- - paperflowergirl   Hi.  Sorry, I havent been on 'mod duty...   Sep 22 2005, 06:52 PM
- - whits19   Hi, I am new to the forums and I couldn't find...   Sep 22 2005, 08:57 PM
- - Irene Adler   Whits19, there are already three threads on Dumble...   Sep 22 2005, 09:42 PM
- - Rebeca_Darklight   Thanks everyone!   Sep 22 2005, 11:25 PM
- - fzbd4   Hi!  Here's another idea I haven...   Sep 23 2005, 11:00 PM
- - fzbd4   Hi Has anyone talked about the purpose of Ginny? H...   Sep 24 2005, 12:05 AM
- - You_won't_know_who   I also would like to add my small query...it's...   Sep 25 2005, 03:00 PM
- - Irene Adler   fzbd4, if you are  thinking of Snape's detenti...   Sep 27 2005, 03:08 PM
- - mrs norris's nosey neighbour   I want to make a topic on HP and Greek Mythology, ...   Sep 30 2005, 01:10 PM
- - Arianhrod   I like that idea! The whole cave scene in HBP ...   Oct 1 2005, 09:43 PM
- - Irene Adler   Me too!  Greek mythology is a rich mine of ins...   Oct 3 2005, 08:33 AM
- - Lady_Angharad   Greetings, It has occurred to me, after doing som...   Oct 12 2005, 12:16 PM
- - mrs norris's nosey neighbour   My wholly unprofessional jurisdiction tells me tha...   Oct 22 2005, 04:39 AM
- - Spectrespecs   To all of you "behind" the forum: I appr...   Oct 31 2005, 10:39 AM
- - Arianhrod   Spectrespecs--I think it will change back after to...   Oct 31 2005, 10:48 AM
- -   I'm wondering if there's been any in-depth...   Nov 1 2005, 06:37 PM
- - Arianhrod   Good question. I think he recognized it because To...   Nov 1 2005, 06:46 PM
- -   Thanks for the suggestion; I'm new to the game...   Nov 1 2005, 10:18 PM
- - Irene Adler   I was just in the Nook, reading the "RAB Tran...   Nov 3 2005, 10:54 AM
- - hck   QUOTE(Irene Adler @ Nov. 03 2005,4:54 pm) I w...   Nov 3 2005, 11:18 AM
- - scottaloha   Why not make the "Alchemy and Harry Potter...   Nov 4 2005, 04:05 PM
- - firephoenix   scottaloha - That's what I just came in here t...   Nov 9 2005, 10:58 PM
- - pinkmoonlight   Hi everyone!  I have a question about Hermione...   Dec 2 2005, 07:05 PM
- - jEyre   Hi, pinkmoonlight, There is a topic ("What...   Dec 2 2005, 09:00 PM
- - pinkmoonlight   Thanks, jEyre!  I didn't see that one...   Dec 3 2005, 04:42 PM
- - cindysuewho45   Hi all, I saw where JKR posted on Dec. 25 2005 on ...   Dec 29 2005, 05:20 AM
- - Bananda   Hi there! So, I was re-reading "Fantastic...   Jan 5 2006, 01:21 AM
- - hpaddict   Hi Bananda!  Posts in obscurus usually re...   Jan 6 2006, 12:35 AM
- - ktmac   I don't know if this is the right place to ask...   Jan 8 2006, 07:10 PM
- - hpaddict   Vaults were something that Leaky offered as an alt...   Jan 9 2006, 12:48 AM
- - ktmac   QUOTE(hpaddict @ Jan. 09 2006,00:48 ) Vaults ...   Jan 9 2006, 12:19 PM
- - ktmac   I have another question.  I was discussing wi...   Jan 11 2006, 07:46 PM
- - hpaddict   As you've stated it, my reaction is that the "...   Jan 11 2006, 11:47 PM
- - ktmac   QUOTE(hpaddict @ Jan. 11 2006,23:47 ) As you...   Jan 12 2006, 09:40 AM
- - Zonko'sBestBuddy   ok, i basically have a question. I wondered if ths...   Jan 31 2006, 01:53 AM
- - magicmeg8   I asked this over in the Q & A thread, but I h...   Jan 31 2006, 02:01 AM
- - NickTLC   Sorry about that!  I think your question ...   Jan 31 2006, 02:11 AM
- - magicmeg8   OK. Thanks Nick ! ~Meg~   Jan 31 2006, 06:06 PM
- - Zonko'sBestBuddy   is there a thread discussing the inadequate educat...   Feb 4 2006, 05:18 AM
- - hpaddict   :welcome: ZBB Hmm...well, we have a few threads o...   Feb 5 2006, 12:03 AM
- - defensive_specialist   Gryffindor is on the 7th flour at Hogwarts, and we...   Feb 7 2006, 10:23 AM
- - hpaddict   We've got a new "Seven" thread that has just b...   Feb 7 2006, 04:09 PM
- - Arianhrod   There's another 7 thread as well: The Symbolic...   Feb 7 2006, 04:15 PM
- - memyslfnI   There is a ton of good info in the existing sevens...   Feb 9 2006, 10:59 AM
- - hpaddict   There is a way to merge but I made a decision not ...   Feb 9 2006, 03:29 PM
- - Anneb   Hi, I am pretty new to this forum, so I'm sti...   Mar 31 2006, 03:07 PM
- - Perenelle   Hi Anneb I think the best place for your theory i...   Mar 31 2006, 04:13 PM
- - MuggleAndProud   Hey guys, is 'mudbood' a swear word in the...   Apr 15 2006, 05:09 AM
- - Arianhrod   It's not a swear word, but it's a great in...   Apr 15 2006, 01:52 PM
- - hpaddict   Well, I'm going to trump Arianhrod and give yo...   Apr 19 2006, 04:24 PM
|- - Irene Adler   QUOTE(hpaddict @ Apr 19 2006, 09:24 PM) 7...   Apr 20 2006, 10:40 AM
- - hpaddict   LOL - I don't take it as a challenge. And you ...   Apr 20 2006, 11:01 AM
- - the_pensieve   Hi all, I was thinking about starting a thread ab...   Apr 23 2006, 05:19 PM
- - Albia Corva   I have a question about starting a thread with reg...   Apr 23 2006, 07:58 PM
- - hpaddict   the_pensieve - there is already a thread like that...   Apr 23 2006, 08:25 PM
- - silentprophet   Hello, I have a question regarding Obliviators in ...   Apr 25 2006, 09:29 PM
- - hpaddict   When I did a search on Obliviator and Obliviator s...   Apr 25 2006, 11:06 PM
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- - hpaddict   Taking the requests in order - I have no idea abou...   Apr 27 2006, 08:53 PM
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- - hpaddict   Dreading - our search function is pretty good - yo...   Jun 11 2006, 11:42 AM
- - atschpe   Hi there! I've been keeping a look out fo...   Jun 27 2006, 12:21 PM
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|- - atschpe   QUOTE(hpaddict @ Jun 27 2006, 06:22 PM) 8...   Jun 28 2006, 03:14 AM
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- - atschpe   Where would be the best place for a thread on the ...   Jul 23 2006, 03:12 AM
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- - hpaddict   Oh goodness - that is a very hard question to answ...   Oct 25 2006, 12:16 AM
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