[HPforGrownups] Ron Weasley's Name

[Jacqueline Hendries]

No: HPFGUIDX 42655

Barb says:
One of his books is, for instance,
> "The Wyrd Sisters."  A musical group called "The Weird Sisters"
> provided the entertainment at the Yule Ball.  This is just one
> Pratchett-esque moment in the HP books

I always assumed that this was an homage to Shakespeare - the three
Weird Sisters in MacBeth. I suppose it could be a reference to
Pratchett, but the name (phrase?) has certainly been around a lot
longer than that.

~ Jackie

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