On Wed 28-Jul-04 at 338 EDT, Cthulhu fatagn wrote:

> Say, sometime back my daughter told me she came across mention of a slide
> rule in one of the Harry Potter books. However despite a concerted effort
> neither I nor my daughter could find that reference again. Any luck, any of
> you out there? If you can find it can you pls give us the reference as well
> as the quote itself?

I think it's in the 1st book when Fudge, the Minister of Magic,
is introduced. He as described as being so meticulous that he
likely uses a slide rule to cut his mustache. It seems JK,
while a fantastic author, has never used a slide rule. Or maybe
wizards simply use them differently...

Mike Markowski