Old caretaker (was: Book 5 title)

milz absinthe at mad.scientist.com
Wed Dec 13 17:20:50 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 6790

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Ellimist15 at a... wrote:
> << And just on a side note, somewhere on your website i read the 
time theory, which was intriguing, but when Mrs. Weasley talks about 
being caught by the caretaker, i believe that she meant the man who 
preceeded Filch, not Hagrid. >>
> 
> I believe you're referring to Appolyon Pringle? In my research 
for "What's In a Name", I came across a biblical reference: Appolyon 
is a nickname for the Devil (Rev.9:11). And we thought Filch was bad! 
Can anyone help me out with a definition for Pringle? All I know 
right now is that Pringles are pretty tasty potato chips, but that 
doesn't seem to fit the mold. Ideas?
> 
> Ellie Rosenthal


There was also a game keeper prior to Hagrid when Mrs. Weasley was a 
student. He's mentioned in GoF. I think his name is Ogg.

:-)Milz





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