about lavender

[lupinboi]

No: HPFGUIDX 40247

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ronale7" <ronale7 at y...> wrote:
> I've noticed several people wondering what lavender symbolized.  In a 
> book called the Dictionary of Mythology Folklore and Symbols, I found 
> (1) the lavender is the January 9 birthday flower symbolizing 
> acknowlegment, assiduity, and distrust, and (2) the color and scent 
> carry the following personality traits: dilettante, expert in social 
> ways, grandiosity, lack of meticulousness, self-centeredness, and 
> showiness.   
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> --Ronale

(I'm new here. Forgive me if this has all been said before, or if I'm
crossing some previously drawn and whispered about line of decor. I
always seem to step on virtual toes whenever I join one of these
things..  ;) )

It makes sense. Lavender and Pavarti are both unrepentant "girly
girls" (to borrow an expression from my friend Carolyn) who think that
"ohmigod, Mad Eye Moody's eye should, like, not be ALLOWED."  Heck,
there had to be shallow preppies at Hogwarts, I suppose... ;)

~andy