[HPforGrownups] JKR's play on words, other than the spells/charms

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 13495

wings909 at aol.com wrote:
 
> Sirius Black- (this is pretty much what I think it means) Sirius-the
> brightest star in the sky (aka the DOG star)  note the word DOG?  Black- I'm
> thinking that this would be in reference to Azkaban, but I'm sure there just
> might be a hidden meaning JKR will get to.

Try this on for size:

=Albus= Dumbledore
=Rubeus= Hagrid
Sirius =Black=

Arguably the three adults closest to Harry at this point.

There are three "stages" in the alchemical process (and we =know=
JKR has researched alchemy to a degree -- Nicolas Flamel was a
real person, and of course the Philosopher's Stone is the stated
goal of alchemy) called the albedo (white), rubedo (red) and
nigredo (black).

=Can= this be coincidental?  Somehow I doubt it.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>