Flitwick for HBP

[dcgmck]

No: HPFGUIDX 108435


> "dcgmck" <dolis5657 at y...> asked:
> 
> Are we all convinced that the four founders were indeed all human?  

Janet Anderson replied:

> As far as I know, all we have is the four names.  Are there 
portraits (magical or otherwise) of any of the founders anywhere in 
Hogwarts?  The names sound human to me; the house-elves we've met 
don't have last names, nor do the centaurs or (pureblooded) giants.  
On the other hand, the  people of mixed ancestry we've met have human-
sounding names because they are part of human families -- Rubeus 
Hagrid, Olympe Maxime, Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour.
> 
> I think that's just the kind of thing JKR might do -- let us assume 
the Founders were all human, even though she never actually *said* 
so.  And the lack of portraits is suspicious.

dcgmck again:

Someone else has pointed out that house elves are not allowed to use 
wands, but I would like to highlight the adjective "house" because it 
implies to me that there may be other kinds of elves.  If, in fact, 
there are, then those elves need not be bound be the same restraints 
of servitude laid upon the house elves with which we are familiar.  
If, in fact, one of the founders was an elf, that would make the 
statues in the Ministry of Magic more understandable.  It's a pity so 
many students sleep through Binns' lectures or we might know more 
about the history of magical creatures in general...