Winged Pigs?

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22732

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., blpurdom at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
>   The school gates are flanked by winged pigs, the 
> > symbolism of which currently eludes me, but because of this I was 
> > assuming that the name Hogwarts preceded the name Hogsmeade.  Mead 
> = an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey.   
> 
> Hogwarts probably did come before the village, just as many other 
> villages around Europe grew up outside the walls of a castle 
> originally built for protection.  The winged pigs made me laugh when 
> I first read about them >

Sorry for such a long snip here.  As someone who is not a certified 
(or maybe certifiable is a better word) member of L.O.O.N., I feel not 
too stupid when I ask where there are references to winged pigs 
flanking the school gates at Hogwarts.  Can anyone help me out?

Thanks!

--jenny from ravenclaw******************************************