A Sockful of Sweets--Was: Re: Albus Dumbledore and the Socks

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No: HPFGUIDX 80483

Sandy wrote in 80467:
> IN DEFENSE OF SWEETNESS
> 
> The saga *started out* after all with a great deal of sweetness 
> (Harry forms a friendship with Ron over Chocolate Frogs) without 
> being (an aside:  I've been an Anglophile forever and love all the 
> British variants) treacly.  Isn't Dumbledore known for his love of 
> confections?  Isn't fighting Voldemort as much about how he takes 
> the sweetness out of life and makes it not worth living (think 
> Longbottoms, and there's *another* reference to sweets with the 
> Droobles) as it is about moral stances?  I wonder how sweet Death 
> is to eat?  I'd imagine it's rather bitter.  <snip>


Hello,

I tend to agree with you...just thought I'd add one more "sweet 
incident" from OOP....In St. Mungo's Neville's mom gives him a sweet 
rapper that he doesn't throw away, but keeps.

DeeDee