I was reading the FML posts about the Harry Potter movie. The feeding of the ferrets was something I was aware of from reading the books but let me tell you of one author that I swear to God has it in for the little fur balls. Dean Koontz. I read this author voraciously and I swear to God in almost every single book he makes terrible references to ferrets and weasels. I have seriously considered writing the guy and asking him what his problem is?? (LOL) Dean is my favorite writer and he is a dog lover extraordinaire. Any fan of his will know by seeing his pic on the back of his books and he usually poses with his Labrador retriever, Trixie. He uses dogs a lot in his plots. But the 'ferret bashing' has GOT to go. I could just see Dean opening my letter if indeed it ever made it to his desk. I would send him a Maltese Ferret Penny, some terrific ferret magnets, a ferret magazine for the novice, AND a few URL's for him to research. He does a lot of research before he writes a book and he is probably just not aware of how wonderful fur balls are. Time for me to stop rambling. Diane Human beings can always be relied upon to assert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid. ~~Dean Koontz [Posted in FML issue 4536]