[HPforGrownups] Names

[S. J.]

No: HPFGUIDX 39957

"archeaologee" <JPA30 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

>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).

In some basilisk legends, a weasel was the only animal (aside from a human 
with a mirror) capable of killing a basilisk. Aside from the fact that 
Voldemort actually possessed a basilisk at one point (as Diary!Voldemort), 
the creature was thought to be the king of serpents, which further 
associates it with Voldemort (as he does have quite a bit of snake imagery 
surrounding him). Considering this, I think that the name could possibly 
mean that rather than the Weasleys being sneaky and unpleasant, they're 
opposed to Voldemort and will help defeat him.

--Stephanie, delurking for a moment

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