Musings on FB&WTFT

[Risti]

No: HPFGUIDX 45806

Now, having fallen behind in reading through the current posts, I 
suppose I really *should* be spending my time going through them 
rather then thinking up new posts, but I just couldn't help myself.  
Especially since, response-dependent person I am, only one person 
responded on list to my TBAY post, and I haven't even heard a word 
from the person it was addressed to.

But I digress.  You see, I've just finished rereading FB&WTFT, and a 
few thoughts went through my mind.  Since I rarely see these books 
discussed on this list, and we all seem to be starved for new 
material, I thought I'd bring these thoughts up for devouring.

First of all quickly, has it actually been confirmed by JKR that 
Crookshanks is at least part Kneazle?  I hear this rumour everywhere, 
but I've never actually read a statement.

Second, what are everyone's guesses on which creature will come up in 
COMC in the next book.  My vote is for the Griffin, because of the 
line in the book, 'Though griffins are fierce, a handful of skilled 
wizards have been known to befriend one.'  If that's not a call out 
for Hagrid, I don't know what is.

Thirdly, while reading the description of the Lethifold, I couldn't 
help but wonder if perhaps undernearth there cloaks, each Dementor is 
actual a subspecies of the Lethifold.  A patronus was the only thing 
that drove them away, and for some reason, I could see JKR mentioning 
this because she wanted us to draw the connection.

Finally, for the person collecting Fred and George quotes, you might 
be interested in the one on pg 34, in which Ron apparantly writes 
above the description of a Puffskein, "I had one of them once.  What 
happened to it? Fred used it for Bludger practice."  

Anyone else have any thoughts on how these books could be giving us 
hints for the 'real' books?

~Risti