Fleur/Snape's Hair and other randomness

[jodel at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 50121

Being dependent upon the American edition myself. I also saw no direct 
statement that Fleur was intending to get a job at Hogwarts, specifically. My 
take was that she intended to get a job in England, probably Hogsmeade. 
(Madame Rosemeta would probably take her on in a New York minute. What 
publican wouldn't leap at the chance to have a veela tending the bar? And 
Fleur would have ample opportunity to "improve her English", too.)

As to Snape's hair; I've always had a fondness for the fanfic proposal that 
he doused it in Sleekeasy because it is curly. A Snape with a mop of 
Grangeresque frizz would not necessarily be any more attractive than one 
sporting his characteristic oily lankness, mind you. But in a room full of 
boiling cauldrons frizz might very well be an expected byproduct. And one 
which would be very much in the way. At least oily lankness can be tucked 
behind one's ears and be forgotten about. (It does seem most likely that if 
Snape's hair is not simply the way it grows, it would be that way for some 
practical reason of his own.)

As for Arabella Figg as the new DADA teacher; Well, it's certainly 
*possible*, but I'm not convinced. Mrs. Figg clearly already *has* a function 
in Dumbledore's grand design. And it is not likely to have become any less 
important with Voldemort back, in England, in person. Besides, the DADA 
professor has been a freshly introduced character with each of the last three 
books. It works. Why break the pattern? And, besides, isn't it about time we 
got a presumed-to-be-strong female character apart from Hermione who actually 
gets to *do* something?

Why this resistance to new characters, anyway? We've met new characters in 
every book so far. Some of them have become fairly important players, too.

And as for the 4th year House Cup, Gryffandor won the House Cup. Gryffandor 
*always* wins the House Cup.

The possibility that the tiny wizard Vernon Dursley nearly knocked down on 
the first of November may have been Flitwick is a non-issue. We have no idea 
how long Flitwick has even been a teacher at Hogwarts. (That Minerva was 
already on staff is evident by Dumbledore having addressed the cat as 
Professor McGonagall.) It is quite possible that Flitwick has joined the 
Hogwarts staff since LV's first fall after a sucessful career elsewhere.

-JOdel


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