Fluffy's origin

[clio at unicum.de]

Cindy C and Marcus wrote:
> 
> > 
> > (1) Fluffy's origin.  It always bothered me that somebody from 
> Greece 
> > shows up in Scotland with a gigantic three-headed dog.  The 
> > logistical nightmares that entails boggles the mind.  Where was 
the 
> > MoM?  It makes more sense for somebody from Ireland to have him.  
> It 
> > might even be an Irish bloke living in Scotland.  Yes, yes, I am 
> > fully aware of Cerebus, or whatever his name was.  But Centaurs 
> > aren't exactly standard British mythology either.
> 
> A wholeheartedly agree.  I'd add that it makes more sense to me 
that 
> Hagrid would trust an Irish stranger, and it makes more sense that 
> the stranger is Irish if the stranger is really supposed to be a 
> disguised Quirrel with Quirrel's accent.  
> 

Actually, the stranger who really might be the disguised Quirrel is 
the man who wants to know about how to get past the dog. That is not 
the same person who sells the dog to Hagrid. Sorry.

Generally I disagree with you guys. I loved the implication that 
Hagrid really bought Cerberos, the guarding dog of the Greek Hades 
and named it Fluffy.

Clio