OOP: Bartender Ideas and Patils

[anandinisekhar]

No: HPFGUIDX 64536

She just means that Parvati had braided golden thread or ribbon into 
her hair ... she is definitely Indian! :)



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ssmith621964" <susiedale at w...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "skaistar2004" 
> <skaistar2004 at y...> wrote:
> > > I don't remember reading anyplace that the Patil twins were 
> > blonde.  
> > > From their names, I thought they were of Indian/Pakistani 
descent.
> > > 
> > > Zen
> > 
> > Hmmm... Though I can't verify, I thought that the Yule Ball 
chapter 
> > in GoF mentioned that they had blond hair with gold strings in 
it.  
> > It threw me, as I had made non-caucasian assumptions based on 
their 
> > names.  I could be very wrong...does anyone have direct quotes?  
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Skaistar
> 
> GOF, p 412,   "Parvati was waiting for Harry...with her long dark 
> plait braided with gold..."  I agree that their names and coloring 
> tend to place them as Indian or Pakastani descent.
> 
> Sue