Pigs and Hogs

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 58797

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gopotter2004"
<gopotter2004 at y...> wrote:
> ...edited... But it isn't quite normal to have this much *pork* in a
> book, in my humble opinion.
> 
> HOGwarts
> HOGsmeade
> HOG's Head
> PIGwidgeon
> PIG snout (the password)
> Hagrid gives Dudley a PIG's tail when he gets upset
> 

bboy_mn:

JKR got the name for Hogwarts (I believe) from a flower she had seen
in a botanical garden. [can someone verify this, I'm working from
memory... a very bad memory] So I suspect once she had the name
Hogwarts, the 'Hog' theme just sort of took over. What better town to
be next to a place called Howarts than Hogsmeade especially if you
have a thirst for meade? What better name for a pub in Hogsmeade than
Hog's Head? Winged boars at the gate... etc...

Just a thought.

bboy_mn


> 
> ... given the importance of wizard pets ..., I expect that Ron's Pig
will prove to be of some signifigance. Any thoughts?
> 
> Becky,

bboy_mn:

So the question is, 'Is Pigwidgeon just a cute diversion, or is he
going to be significant?'. The answer is, 'I don't know, but I
think.... I think Pigwidgeon will do something significant before the
end of the book... save a life or something like that, but I find it
highly unlikely that he is an animagus mostly because that's aready
been done.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn