Lavender and Dean (was Caribbean (was Kashrut / Languages / Merchandise / Flavors

[Snuffles MacGoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 6881

Leyo - the american versions are different.
Then english version doesn't mention that Dean is black. Dean's insertion 
caused a bit of a problem that some one else (since I have lend my copy again!) 
will have to describe - but its something about the number of students left to 
be sorted after Harry.

AND, since I've been off line for a while I've missed the re-write of GOF - Who 
comes out of the wand first - can someone give me a brief summary? Thanks in 
advance.

storm

-----Original Message-----
From:	~ Leyo ~ [SMTP:twinksuk at hotmail.com]
Sent:	Thursday, December 14, 2000 7:13 AM
To:	HPforGrownups at egroups.com
Subject:	[HPforGrownups] Re: Caribbean (was Kashrut / Languages / Merchandise / 
Flavors

> > Isn't Lavender Brown Carribean?
> > catrina
>
>I don't recall ANYTHING in the books indicating that Lavender Brown
>is Caribbean, altho' the American version of Book 1 states (in
>the Sorting) that Dean Thomas is a tall Black boy, "even taller than
>Ron" and I have thought it likely that a Brit who is named Dean
>Thomas and is black is more likely to be of West Indian ancestry than
>of directly African ancestry.

That's strange, although I only quickly read through the train journey and
sorting ceremony in the English edition, I found no reference at all to Dean
Thomas, let alone to him being black. I thought it odd that even during the
sorting, he is not mentioned! Harry is sorted into Gryffindor, then Turpin,
Lisa is placed in Ravenclaw. Dean Thomas should have been in between Harry
and Lisa Turpin. Is this different in the American edition?

About Lavender, the name immediatly struck me as English. JKR leaves some of
the characters quite undescribed, and they are no doubt open to the reader's
interpretation, so Lavender could be black, as I cannot recall any mention
of her race.

BTW, I'm fairly new to this list, I've been reading only for a bit and find
your discussions very interesting. It's so much more complex than anything
I've come across previously, and has certainly led me to look at the books
in quite a different light!


Leyo
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