[HPforGrownups] New? Ravenclaw thought

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 7283


Amanda:

> I had a thought last night--for those who think the Ravenclaw emblem
> should be a raven, it occurred to me that the term might actually have
> nothing to do with ravens. In archaic usage it can also simply be an
> alternate term for dark or black. Rowena might have been associated with
> an eagle (animaga form, familiar, whatever) which had black claws.
> Ravenclaw. Like raven tresses. Eh?

I think you could be right, especially as the emblem at the start of the UK
editions seems to feature an eagle not a raven.

Neil (my shortest post ever...)
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