[HPforGrownups] Re: about those Evans girls' names

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 13581

The Victorians had a "language of flowers" where each flower was given 
some meaning. 

According to this web site 
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/flowerlanguage.html Petunia 
can mean resentment.

:-)Milz

I think it is interesting that it also said that Petunia can mean, "your presence soothes me". Maybe when push comes to shove, the Dursleys will rally behind Harry and act like real family. Now thete's a stretch.

"Tussie-Mussies reacquaints readers with the complex and delightful language of flowers, and the art of making them speak through Victorian "talking bouquets" called tussie-mussies."

Don't you just adore the word, "tussie-mussies"?
I didn't realize that Angelica was a flower. (inspiration). One of the meanings for Lily was "keep visitors away". And what about Myrtle? (love, marriage) I can just hear the shippers now.

Thanks for leading me to that page.
Doreen


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