ghoul in the attic.

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., mellienel2 at y... wrote:
> question --
> 
> who thinks the Weasleys' ghoul is a red herring, and who thinks it 
> will play a role later on? I'm divided, myself.
> 
> m.


My knee-jerk reaction is to say that it's just a cute little red-
herring; one that was created to describe the Weasley house rather 
than to amount to anything.  Since we first hear of it in CoS, when 
Harry first enters The Burrow, at first glance the ghoul seems to be 
a way to distance Harry from the Muggle world (clocks that tell 
you "you're late" rather than the time, gnomes in the garden, a ghoul 
in the attic).

OTOH, with the choosing-of-sides/Good-vs-Evil that is briefly touched 
on in GoF, having a ghoul in the attic may be a dangerous thing, 
indeed.  If ghouls align themselves with Voldemort, there is no 
telling what may happen in (or to) The Burrow (or, heaven forbid, to 
the inhabitants).  Unless he's a ghoul with a heart o' gold - but 
what's the chance of that?

Denise (who is never, ever going into the attic)