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Parvati's off again. Aunt Vinita's being really agressive with her. Possibly because she knows that unlike me, Parvati won't physically or thaumaturgically injure any suitors who irritate her.
Lucky me, though, Dad had to go into London today, for something at Ministry Headquarters.
Successfully Acquired:
- Principia Thaumaturgica by St. Simon de Malais. Yes, in Latin. We already have two copies, but this one is abridged, with really extensive foot notes and new commentary, and some of the "apocryphical appendices", including a section of de Malais's laboratory notes, and it's thick. Unfortunately, I bought it with money I made selling the most ridiculous necklace and bracelets that one of my "suitors" from India gave me. Would have been nicer to have bought it on my own.
- The Art of Conjuration: Revised Edition by Dieter Rhonenschtall, translated by T. Matthew Bond. Yes, he's from the Durmstrang Institute and a Grindelwald-apologist, but he is the current living expert in the field.
- Non-Latinate Methods of Divination by Arturo Gabianni. For Parvati (hint, hint). It's really sort of maddening. There's just a "Non-Latinate" section at F&B, not even sub-divided at all. It was a horrible mishmash - books about Finnish shamen next to studies of African diaspora magics and Native American traditions. It wasn't even alphabetized! So I spent about half an hour cleaning it up and organizing it. I suppose if I fail to get into the Faculty of Magic I can always take a job in a bookshop.
- Compendium Spiritum, by A Wilkes. The only thing in their Conjuration section aside from the Rhonenschtall I both hadn't read already and was legally allowed to buy and could afford. I'm not sure if this Wilkes was a mad or a genius; he certainly takes a different tack from most authors on the subject. It's really sort of a guidebook to various Entities; apparently he was doing a whole survey of them, and actually trying to map out the Worlds Beyond. It's actually only the first volume, which is a pity, because instead of collecting Wizard and Muggle folklore on them, Mister Wilkes apparently knew a great deal of Entital languages and collected their lore on themselves. Which probably means it's all worthless, hence the mad, but still a fascinating read. Interesting inscription, too: 'To Mssrs Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Skellington, with much affection, Messalina'. This Mister Wilkes was certainly well-read, I guess.
- A very nice new bound leather notebook
- Three new quills (in Ravenclaw colors)
- Three vials of black ink
- And one of red, for dear old Professor Snape
Anyone else doing any interesting summer reading?
Lucky me, though, Dad had to go into London today, for something at Ministry Headquarters.
Successfully Acquired:
- Principia Thaumaturgica by St. Simon de Malais. Yes, in Latin. We already have two copies, but this one is abridged, with really extensive foot notes and new commentary, and some of the "apocryphical appendices", including a section of de Malais's laboratory notes, and it's thick. Unfortunately, I bought it with money I made selling the most ridiculous necklace and bracelets that one of my "suitors" from India gave me. Would have been nicer to have bought it on my own.
- The Art of Conjuration: Revised Edition by Dieter Rhonenschtall, translated by T. Matthew Bond. Yes, he's from the Durmstrang Institute and a Grindelwald-apologist, but he is the current living expert in the field.
- Non-Latinate Methods of Divination by Arturo Gabianni. For Parvati (hint, hint). It's really sort of maddening. There's just a "Non-Latinate" section at F&B, not even sub-divided at all. It was a horrible mishmash - books about Finnish shamen next to studies of African diaspora magics and Native American traditions. It wasn't even alphabetized! So I spent about half an hour cleaning it up and organizing it. I suppose if I fail to get into the Faculty of Magic I can always take a job in a bookshop.
- Compendium Spiritum, by A Wilkes. The only thing in their Conjuration section aside from the Rhonenschtall I both hadn't read already and was legally allowed to buy and could afford. I'm not sure if this Wilkes was a mad or a genius; he certainly takes a different tack from most authors on the subject. It's really sort of a guidebook to various Entities; apparently he was doing a whole survey of them, and actually trying to map out the Worlds Beyond. It's actually only the first volume, which is a pity, because instead of collecting Wizard and Muggle folklore on them, Mister Wilkes apparently knew a great deal of Entital languages and collected their lore on themselves. Which probably means it's all worthless, hence the mad, but still a fascinating read. Interesting inscription, too: 'To Mssrs Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Skellington, with much affection, Messalina'. This Mister Wilkes was certainly well-read, I guess.
- A very nice new bound leather notebook
- Three new quills (in Ravenclaw colors)
- Three vials of black ink
- And one of red, for dear old Professor Snape
Anyone else doing any interesting summer reading?