[HPforGrownups] Re: Peeves' function in the story

[Peg Kerr]

No: HPFGUIDX 5536

That's a really cool idea, Neil, and the anagram is certainly suggestive.  I
like it.

Peg

Flying Ford Anglia wrote:

> Peeves:-
>
> A while back I posted a theory about Peeves which was, admittedly, a
> bit bizarre.  No one commented on it at the time, probably because it
> was buried in one of my unwise "Dumbledore's bad streak" posts, so
> I'll repeat it:
>
> Knowing JKR's fondness for wordplay in the naming of characters, I
> find it interesting that "Pensieve" is an anagram of "In Peeves" and
> wonder whether Peeves is a personification of Dumbledore's spare
> thoughts, a bit like an id.  IMO, it would explain how Dumbledore
> manages to keep such a close eye on things without roaming around
> Hogwarts himself, and we know that Dumbledore has a mischievous,
> adolescent vein in his personality.
>
> So, how about it: is Peeves Dumbledore's inner teenager let loose on
> the unsuspecting students?
>
> Neil
>
>
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