OOP: Poisoned Honey?

derannimer susannahlm at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 10 13:59:44 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 55088

Eileen wrote: 

>What really surprised me was the description of the
>DADA professor as someone with a personality like
>poisoned honey. That can't refer to her being
>ultimately good or bad, I think, since it's not like
>the summary is going to give away the plot. She must
>have that personality the moment she shows up. So what
>exactly does that mean? 

>Poisoned honey is just not a positive descriptor. Will
>we have a teacher who doesn't like Harry? 

Umm. . . 

Am I the only person who immediately thought of a femme fatale of 
some sort when I heard that phrase?

Is there something wrong with me?



Derannimer (who agrees with Eileen; it *does* sound like Mrs. 
Lestrange in some ways. And who hopes that if it is a femme fatale, 
then she tries to seduce Sirius. ; ))





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