The Widow of Kent?

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 12789

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Allyse at m... wrote:

> 
> Anyway, I was enjoying Jim Dale's CoS while folding laundry <g> 

That's exactly what I do! Always have Jim on when I'm doing laundry. 
Don't tell my wife, but I LOVE doing laundry these days!

when 
> Nearly Headless Nick referred to the "Wailing Widow" who came all 
the 
> way from Kent. I can't help thinking that this ties in to English 
> history somehow, and now it's driving me insane! A quick look at 
the 
> Lexicon and its excellent search engine didn't help. Will someone 
who 

My last English history class was about ten years ago, so I don't 
know how much help that will be. I did look in my copy of The Haunted 
Pub Guide, but there weren't any "Wailing Widows" listed in the 
section on Kent. In fact, the pub ghosts in Kent seemed to be male, 
pretty much, and one is a cat. 

I'll keep my eyes open, though, and maybe do a web search or two if I 
get time.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon