Names

[draco382]

No: HPFGUIDX 39956

archeaologee wrote:

> Ron WEASLEY.
> 
> Weasley is a bad name for a good guy.  A weasel is not a nice (or 
> well regarded) animal.  Why would JKR do this.  I wouldn't mind if 
it 
> was a common name like (Dean) Thomas, or ethnic (Longbottom, 
Patel), 
> but Weasely isn't either of these things.  It seems that the 
majority 
> of the names in the HP series inform you of the nature of the 
> character.  I know this, you know this, there are websites 
dedicated 
> to this (excellent ones at that - and no I'm not saying this 
because 
> I contributed data to one of them).
> 
> I just got so used to Ron, and his name, and his family's name, 
that 
> it just slipped under the radar.
> 


Hello, I'm mostly a lurker, but this post made my ears perk up since 
it reminded me of a post made earlier by Eloise:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/38383

here, there are some really facinating examples of animal symbolism 
and maybe even a possible reason of why Ron Weasely is Ron Weasely.

my two cents!
~draco382