Butterbeer, was Re: Food&Drink, Topic Summary and Questions

[Kanna Ophelia]

No: HPFGUIDX 28129

Original message from: "Joywitch M. Curmudgeon" 

As for alcohol, it seems to me there is 
>plenty of it.  There are a number of scenes where adults are drinking
>alcohol, and even the students are allowed to drink butterbeer

Fiorgive me if this has already been hashed out, but I always assumed
butterbeer was just a more exotic and delicious variety of gingerbeer,
perhaps a reference to Diana Wynne Jones' butter pies. Is there any
reason to assume it's alcoholic, especially as Harry is given it by a
well-disposed teacher? Traditionally brewed gingerbeer is certainly
warming (and cooling at the same time, ahh...) without any alcoholic
content.

I guess I just like Remus too much to be comfortable with the idea of
him giving booze to a child...



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