Who is Florence? (Was: Dastardly Deeds Drawer)

[judyserenity]

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Jedi Knight Jo asked:
> I'm new here, and I have a question.  I keep seeing the name 
> Florence appearing in posts.  Who is Florence?  Like this message, 
> I've seen her listes among Canon characters, but I dont' remember
> her name anywhere. 


As far as I know, Florence is only mentioned once.  In the Pensieve 
Chapter of GoF, Dumbledore and Harry see Dumbledore's memory of Bertha 
Jorkins as a student.  Bertha says something like "He put a hex on me, 
Professor, and I was only teasing him! I only said that I saw him 
kissing Florence behind the greenhouse last Thursday." 

That's it.  That's all we know of Florence.  However, someone here 
cleverly spotted that Florence was the right age to be involved with 
several of the main male characters.  Since we have no idea which boy 
was kissing Florence, many participants here have spun elaborate 
theories about just who he was.  So, Florence has gotten to be 
something of an in-joke here, with people guessing that's she's Mrs. 
Lestrange, or an old girlfriend of Snape's, or even Neville's mother. 
 It's pure speculation, and some of it isn't meant to be taken 
seriously. 

Hope this helps!

Judy