[HPforGrownups] Re:JKR prone to old preconceptions about females?

Pen Robinson pen at pensnest.co.uk
Sun Jul 14 07:55:09 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 41184

Claudia:
>>Interesting. I only have a godmother. My brother only has a
>>godfather. Is it an English costum to actually have god*parents*?

The standard form at a Church of England (Anglican) baptism is to provide
two godparents of the same sex as the child, and one of the opposite.

Whether JKR will follow this exactly remains open to doubt, as she has very
carefully (and wisely, IMO) avoided making overt references to any religion
so far.

Pen







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