[HPforGrownups] Possible Flint or Plot device?

[John Walton]

No: HPFGUIDX 28120

Danette Schardt-Cordova wrote:

> Hagrid speaking:
> "No one lived after he decieded ter kill 'em, no one except you, and he killed
> some o' the best witches an' wizards - the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts
> - an' you was only a baby, an' you lived."
> Same book and edition pg 148:
> The table on the right cheered and clapped as Hannah went to sit down at the
> Hufflepuff table.  Harry saw the ghost of the Fat Friar waving merrily at her.
> "Bones, Susan!"
> "HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the hat again, and Susan scuttled off to sit next to
> Hannah.
> 
> His question is was this a Flint or is it a possible plot device?  Or was she
> just reusing the name?  Any ideas would be welcomed.
> Danette

I'm assuming that Susan Bones is in the same boat as Neville -- dead
parents, raised by a family member. Alternatively, the "Bones" mentioned by
Hagrid could equally be relations to Susan -- Aunt, Uncle, Cousins...

Kudos to your sharp-eyed husband, Danette, but I'm a wee bit doubtful we can
yell "Flint!", especially with JKR's track record for laying things out
books and books in advance.

--John

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