[HPforGrownups] OOP-Spoiler: Poisoned Honey?

Sun Apr 13 22:34:08 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 55294

Rona said:

Huh...Well never underestimate Mrs. Rowling.  Secondly,  if we assume that if anyone is like poisoned is would be sweet Lily's sister Petunia.....call me crazy.  I would think since Lily was sweet as honey the opposite of that would be the rotten apple of the family.  Maybe that is why DD feels so at ease with Harry being at the Dursleys.

Me:  I can't agree with that.  I think we keep  wanting to bring the Dursey's into this but Petunia could never be the DADA teacher even if she does belatedly discover magical skills.  It takes more than that to qualify to teach such a class!  Also, your "poisoned honey" idea, while clever is more a play on words and I think hardly what the reviewer was talking about when he said that.  There is no "honey", poisoned or otherwise in Petunia and I cannot believe the review was comparing Petunia with Lily!  Whoever the teacher is, she has to come from the present magical community I'm sure.

Also, one thing I keep thinking.  While calling somebody "poisoned honey" is hardly a compliment, it does not necessarily mean that this DADA teach is bad or evil or even dislikes Harry. It can refer to other qualities of her personality.  What qualities I daren't try to guess.  Also, if she SEEMS to be possibly evil or anti-Harry at first, she probably isn't.  Ms. Rowling is never that obvious.  We'll see in time of course!  Huggs Becky 

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