Evil Fat Lady!! (well, not really) and spying art

[Nellie]

No: HPFGUIDX 59188

Hi again!

Kelly wrote:

>I think that a person does not get into a House common room unless 
s/he can give the >proper password. Simple as that.

You're right. Sirius didn't know the password, so she didn't let him 
in, which was the right thing to do, and what happened?  Sirius 
slashed her to shreds.  And he got away with it!  He doesn't even
feel guilty about it!  He doesn't mention it in the shrieking shack 
(at least I don't think he does, I only skimmed it just now) and its 
only later in the hospital wing that Dumbledore cites his attack on 
the Fat Lady as an example of how Sirius "has not acted as an
innocent 
man." 

If I were the Fat Lady, I'd be a little upset.  First of all, I don't 
even get a name, I'm known simply as "the Fat Lady". That would 
probably make anyone mad after awhile.  Then, this guy brutally 
attacks me, and then he gets off scotch free!  (And he gets the
reader sympathy!) (I wonder if she knows about Dumbledore and HRH's 
role in setting Black free
 there must be paintings in the
hospital wing or Professor Flitwick's office who would have told her) 
Yup, I'd be pretty upset if I was her.  Upset enough to consider 
spying for the other side, even.  Which is where Violet would come in.

According to a website called the Anglian Gardener,  
(http://www.angliangardener.co.uk/) (I just did a quick google
search) the flower Violet is:

A flower mainly of ill. Wearing it around your neck can prevent 
drunkenness, but be careful as it is also believed to encourage fleas 
to move into the home. (my comment: fleas, little things no one would 
notice, but are everywhere and can do a great deal of harm
)

     Violets originally warned of epidemic or death. (my comment: she 
turned up in GoF, right at the beginning of the supposed second 
Voldemort War
a warning?) Blooming in the autumn the small dark
green leaves and beautiful purple flowers require shaded moist ground 
that has been undisturbed for some time to flourish. 

     Napoleons favourite flower. (comment:  a rather ambitious 
conqueror, just like some others we've read about)

Violet could be Voldemort's faithful servant at Hogwarts, and always 
has been.  Maybe she was painted by Salazar (I don't think he's
really evil though) or Grindelwald, or Riddle/Voldie himself.  The 
resident evil painting.  And the Fat Lady's getting all chummy with 
her, now that she feels betrayed by the good side.  Maybe she'll have 
to choose between what is right and what is easy.  Maybe she's
already chosen.

Sheesh, I just can't seem to let this go, even though it's completely 
ridiculous! Heh.

--Nellie
(Who would really like to know what sort of things Hufflepuff and 
Ravenclaw have guarding their common rooms.)