Ron & Dumbledore (and Lily's) Hair colour.

[Hollydaze]

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Susan Wrote:
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> I've been re-reading the HP books, and noticed the physical 
> similarities between Ron & Dumbledore. Both were tall and thin. Both 
> had red hair (although Dumbledore's has turned white with age) and 
> both had long noses. 

One thing that really confuses me with Ron, Dumbledore and Lily is this continual assumption that they all have the same colour (Ginger) hair.

We are told that the Weasley's all have flaming hair, ok that's fine, flaming red normally means a really bright ginger colour. Dumbledore, however, is described as having auburn hair with is not ginger. Auburn is "a moderate reddish-brown colour" (The Collins Concise Dictionary) which is basically a lighter version of Lily's hair colour as we are told that Lily has dark red hair. Dark red normally means a browny red colour (basically the colour it was in the film) my mum used to have dark red hair (before it went grey). Neither Dumbledore nor Lily could possibly be described as having Ginger hair. My mum used to have dark red hair and it was certainly not ginger and I personally have Auburn hair, which is also not ginger (although if you et it in REALLY bright Autumn sunlight in the morning it does go bright red as the sun reflects off it but that is the only time)

One other thing I have discovered while I was looking in the dictionary is that it has the following written next to "Auburn" which may be interesting concerning Dumbledore as the full meaning that it has written is:

1. a moderate reddish-brown colour.
2. auburn hair (original meaning: Blond - from alborne meaning blond which came from ALBUS meaning white in Latin). 

I'm pretty certain that has probably been mentioned before and maybe even by JK herself but I thought I would put it in anyway.

HOLLYDAZE!!!


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