Boggart

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 1097

Hi --

I'll give the same answer I gave when Sister Mary brought up this topic
on HogwartsAdultSchool --

The boggart question is easy for me: it would turn into a palmetto bug,
which is a large (2-3 inches) flying cockroach common to the Gulf States
in southeastern U.S.  They honestly have a wing span that would remind
you of a small bird, and they are the foulest creatures on this earth as
far as I'm concerned.  They are *huge* and very erratic &
unpredictable.  My husband swears that my "I've just seen a roach"
scream is very similar to someone's "I'm about to be murdered" scream.
It's a lifelong fear, and interestingly, my sister had the same
immediate response when I posed the "what would a boggart turn into if
it saw you" question to her.

I agree with Margaret -- anyone who thought SS wasn't sophisticated
didn't read very closely.  The Mirror of Erised question is tougher (and
perhaps more personal to many).  I'll give it some thought.

Penny