# Economic Base for Harry Potter's World **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-base-for-harry-potters-world/375850 "2006-10-09T22:52:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-base-for-harry-potters-world/375850/41 "2006-10-15T23:34:03Z")
I am a dude, man, and a straight one. Just because I’m not myself attracted to Alan Rickman doesn’t mean that I can’t see that he is attractive. But there’s not enough attractive in the world for a 50-something and a 16 year old, especially not if the 50-something is Severus Snape. Hence the brain-bleaching. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-base-for-harry-potters-world/375850/42 "2006-10-15T23:58:58Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] I am concerned that this book will weigh about 20 pounds. They all sit on a shelf, each one thicker than the last. [/QUOTE] I am _hoping_ this book will weight about 20 pounds 😃 because I need all the loose ends wrapped up to my satisfaction! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-base-for-harry-potters-world/375850/43 "2006-10-16T00:19:12Z")
Got it, **Chronos** --i am a bit slow today… **delphica** : I too, am hoping for many loose ends to be tied up. But I hold out for Rowling in a few years to publish _Hogwarts: A History_ and then I will be happy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-base-for-harry-potters-world/375850.md?page=2)