flowers

[madeyemood]

No: HPFGUIDX 72256

i find this star-flower observation quite charming!
So, Nymph. isn't a constellation. Is she more grounded than her aunts?
the definition of "Nymphadora - commonly known today as the water
lily... sign 
of daytime and goodness rising from the bad things" reminded me of
the old 
Buddhist saying that the Buddhist looks at the flower and his
thoughts go to 
when it will become mulch. s/he looks at the mulch and thinks of the
flower 
that will arise.
It doesn't really work as a neat and clean parallel but, hey,
it's an association. 
I say have some wiggle room with your metaphorical rumination.

As for whether the flower names point to a relationship between Lily
and 
Petunia and the Blacks or pure coincidence I place myself smack in
between 
the two camps.

While I don't think there's a blood relationship, these two
families are going to 
bear a lot of scrutiny. As with their dress, the muggles are a bit
plainer, the 
wizards more exotic and individualistic. Perhaps JKP consciously
conceived 
of this comparative quality being reflected in the names. I mean,
could 
Petunia even deal if her name were Nymphadora? Get outta here!.


bboy_mn
By the way, even though Dumbledore mean bumblebee, JKR got the name 
from
> a particular type of water lily.

Another cool observation. So we are not tempted to explore the
possibility of a 
connection betweeen the water lillies? Maybe Tonks is Dumble's
lovechild!