Skeeters and Beatles

[joy_the_lemur at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 25668

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Martin Smith" <mediaphen at h...> 
wrote:

> 
> As for Rita Skeeter's Animagus form being a beetle and not a 
mosquito (I tried to post this a few days ago, but it seems to have 
got lost, so here it is again):
> 
> <silly explanation, coming through...>
> 
> The most famous Rita is (or at least the first Rita I can come to 
think of, except our own Catlady, of course) the meter maid in the 
song "Lovely Rita" by:
> 
> The Beatles!
> 
> There you go, that must be it! I rest my case. At least until 
someone finds an almost as obvious as abovementioned 
connection between Rita Skeeter (gossip reporter and verbal 
paparazzi) and constant cartoon private Beetle Bailey. (i told you 
twas silly)
> 

Wow, that's a great point about Rita and the Beatles!  :D

I had been thinking more along the lines of just a general state 
of Bug-ness.  "Bugs" are also known to be a sort of slang term 
for concealed microphones.  Rita's a bit like the fly on the wall, 
isn't she?

Joy the Lemur