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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