[HPforGrownups] Mars

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 25698

hfakhro at nyc.rr.com wrote:

> And why on earth does Trelawney refer to Mars as a 'he'? 

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> And the Mars thing, does
> it connect to Voldemort precisely, or more likely, to the shedding of
> innocent blood - in PS, it's the unicorn, in GoF, it's Cedric. I was
> always confused by the centaurs in PS, and now it is much clearer to
> me. Does Mars represent good or evil? 

Mars the planet was named after Mars the Roman god of war, who
was most definitely a "he," so that's probably what Professor
Trelawney is alluding to.  My guess is that the appearance
(and/or brightness)  of the planet Mars indicates strife -- which
is, after all, overwhelmingly likely under the circumstances.  We
=know= there's a war coming up!


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>