the missing Weasley child

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21394

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., joym999 at a... wrote:
> If there is indeed a missing Weasley son, it would make sense for
> him to fall somewhere between Charlie and Percy, since as somebody
> once pointed out, the Weasley males names are more or less
> alphabetical:
> 
> A--Arthur
> B--Bill
> C--Charlie
> D--the hypothetical dead son (Dilbert Weasley?)

Obviously, it's DEAD Weasley.  ;^)


> E--Percy (ok, Percy begins with a P but maybe it is a nickname and 
> his real name is Ethelbert Percival Weasley.  [SNIP]

OK, I've got the cool tie-it-all-together theory here!!!

Percy is REALLY named....

....drumroll.....

Evans Perseus Weasley, after Snape's anagrammatical alter ego!


> F--Fred
> G--George
> H--Ron (ok, his name should start with H.  Maybe Arthur and Molly 
> were going to name him Harry, but something made them change their 
> minds. Hmmmmmmm.)
> 
> Well, it's a theory, anyway.

Or maybe, *JKR* was going have the books be about *Ronald* Potter and
his best friend *Harry* Weasley, but then decided that names didn't
sound good.  Just listen to their sing-song rhythm: DAH-duh DAH-duh
& DAH-dee DEE-dee.  Also "hairy weasel" sure bodes ill....

....Craig