[HPforGrownups] Re: Invisible minorities

Carolin Mönkemeyer shokoono at gmx.de
Thu Aug 28 16:01:49 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 79082

Kneasy:
> Yes. Based on JKRs love of puns and word play I'm willing
> to bet that Sinistre is a working of Sinister, latin for ' on the
> left hand'; it has other uses, all of which have a 'leftedness' of some
> sort. Could be accident prone - appearing on the left hand side
> denotes bad luck (probably why wedding rings are worn on the
> left hand and brides stand to the grooms left.) Only joking!
> Could be a raving radical, I suppose, but if she were
> Hermione would be gazing at her, starstruck, with adoration
> in her eyes.
>
Me:
I wonder if it is relevant if there is a left handed person. I am a lefty
myself and except for pens I can manage living without any problems. So what
should it be important for? You can also ask Why Cho is an asiatic girl or
why Lee is afro...

Yours Finchen





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