[HPforGrownups] Draco, draconis (Re: Arthurian Allusions in "Harry Potter")

[Iris FT]

No: HPFGUIDX 46404


 
 Freiol at aol.com wrote:
Iris wrote

"And tell me, for I don't know Arthurian world as well as you do; didn't 
Uther Pendragon asked Merlin to awaken a dragon that would help him to win a 
battle (sorry if I'm wrong; that's a remote and very wolly memory of John 
Boorman's "Excalibur")?............


If I remember that movie correctly, Uther asked Merlin to wake the Dragon to 
help him get to Irgaine in Tintagel.  While Gorlois was off fighting with 
Uther's men, Merlin woke the dragon and used the "Dragon's Mist" to allow for 
passage of Uther transformed into Gorlois to reach the caste.  I remember 
Uther asking Merlin whether the mist was going to hold him and Merlin 
replying that yes "your lust will hold you up".   Hope that helps.


Sian

Iris again:

Don't know if there's a matter of lust in HP, but Merlin's "Dragon Mist" seems to have the same effects as Polyjuice... Interesting. Thanks,Sian!


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