Molly, Owls and Gilderoy

[angela_burgess at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19618

Please forgive me...I'm using a new browser and am having trouble 
copying and pasting sections, so I can't quote exactly.

Indigo was talking about Mrs. Weasly trusting Ron regarding Hermione 
and being able to make his own friends.  However, I've noticed that 
many normally sane, non-judgemental parents lose their grip on 
reality when it comes to their children.  Mrs. Weasly wouldn't be the 
first mother to decide a girl is bad for one of her sons based solely 
on hear-say, even though it contradicts everything she knows about 
the girl.

Amy Z. said something about owls understanding English.  My question 
is: wouldn't they need to know more than just English?  Or do you 
think there might be different nationalities of owls, like French 
owls and Russian owls?  And what about those tropical birds that 
Sirius is using?  Do they speak English?  I know that most domestic 
animals "understand" the language of the country they live in.  Like, 
my dog [as wonderfully smart as he is =)] wouldn't be able to go to 
France and understand when someone other than me told him to sit.

Finally, Robert, I liked your take on mixing the languages for 
Gilderoy's name, epsecially the second definition of "gild", about 
the fake surface.  It seems especially appropriate considering what 
we know about "The Almighty Gilderoy".  

-Angela: who is really glad she switched to Digest Form from Web View 
since these have proved to be VERY interesting conversations!