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Re: International Harry Potter Day

From "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.fan.harry-potter, alt.fantasy, rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.books.childrens
Subject Re: International Harry Potter Day
Date 2026-05-08 07:48 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 06/05/2026 19.55, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 5/6/2026 7:11 AM, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
>> On 05/05/2026 23.17, Steve Hayes wrote:
>>> On Tue, 5 May 2026 08:13:40 -0500, "Michael F. Stemper"
>>> <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 03/05/2026 12.59, Steve Hayes wrote:

[Harry Potter books]

>>>> They didn't get as short as the first three, but it wasn't a monotonic
>>>> increase.
>>>
>>> Do they give word counts?
>>
>> No, they don't.
>>
>>> Mine are the Bloomsbury editions, but I suspect different editions
>>> might give different page counts.
>>
>> I suspect that as well. That is why I specifically used the first
>> British publication (Bloomsbury) for all seven. Apples to apples.
>>
> But!  But!  That's actually the correct way to do it!!!  No one on the internet is allowed do things correctly!!!
Sorry; I'll consider myself suitably admonished.

-- 
Michael F. Stemper
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  Re: International Harry Potter Day The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 11:10 -0400
    Re: International Harry Potter Day Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-02 19:28 -0700
    Re: International Harry Potter Day Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> - 2026-05-03 15:09 +1200
    Re: International Harry Potter Day Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-03 19:59 +0200
      Re: International Harry Potter Day Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-05-04 09:26 -0700
        Re: International Harry Potter Day The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-04 13:51 -0400
          Re: International Harry Potter Day Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-05 06:36 +0200
            Re: International Harry Potter Day The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 07:30 -0400
              Re: International Harry Potter Day David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2026-05-05 10:27 -0230
                Re: International Harry Potter Day The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 09:37 -0400
                Re: International Harry Potter Day David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2026-05-05 18:09 -0230
              Re: International Harry Potter Day Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-05 15:03 +0200
                Re: International Harry Potter Day The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 09:39 -0400
                Re: International Harry Potter Day Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-05 09:30 -0700
                Re: International Harry Potter Day BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> - 2026-06-01 10:03 -0700
                Re: International Harry Potter Day The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-06-01 13:11 -0400
                Re: International Harry Potter Day BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> - 2026-06-01 11:52 -0700
                Re: International Harry Potter Day kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2026-06-01 17:38 -0400
                Re: International Harry Potter Day BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> - 2026-06-01 15:56 -0700
            Re: International Harry Potter Day Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-01 14:23 +0000
          Re: International Harry Potter Day BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> - 2026-06-01 10:13 -0700
            Re: International Harry Potter Day Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-06-02 08:25 -0700
            Re: International Harry Potter Day Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-05 03:00 +0000
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          Re: International Harry Potter Day ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2026-05-05 03:01 +0000
          Re: International Harry Potter Day Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-01 14:27 +0000
      Re: International Harry Potter Day "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 08:13 -0500
        Re: International Harry Potter Day Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-06 06:17 +0200
          Re: International Harry Potter Day "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 09:11 -0500
            Re: International Harry Potter Day Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-05-06 17:55 -0700
              Re: International Harry Potter Day "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> - 2026-05-08 07:48 -0500
          Re: International Harry Potter Day Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-05-06 09:18 -0700

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