Tonks' clumsiness

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 119217


Kizor wrote:
> 
> PS. Completely useless fact: I just realized that "Alastor" is one
> letter away from the Finnish word for "naked". Given JKR's love for
> word-play, this is quite unfortunate for Finnish readers.

Carol responds, with apologies for snipping the post itself:
"Alastor" is also the title of a poetic allegory by Percy Bysshe
Shelley (full title: "Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude"). The
protagonist is a solitary idealist/poet seeking ultimate truth and
ideal love, rejecting real human love in the process. the quest fails
and the protagonist dies young. Alastor means "avenging demon." No
such character appears in the poem, but the implication is that the
poet is punished for his selfishness in seeking ideal love while
rejecting the love of his fellow beings. Not sure how this relates to
Alastor Moody, unless we consider the idea of an avenger and eliminate
the demon.

Carol, who really doesn't want to associate Alastor Moody with the
concept of nakedness, thank you!