Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

[Talisman]

No: HPFGUIDX 90429

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> > Or "Let sleeping dogs lie," especially if their name is Fluffy!
> Siriusly, er, seriously, I agree that it's metaphorical but have no
> idea who or what the sleeping dragon is.

Talisman, wearing a FEATHERBOA, ready to tickle anything that comes 
her way, observes:

No reason why a metaphor can't be played out in the plot.  

There is always Harry's little observation that "Deliberately 
causing mayhem in Snape's potions class was about as safe as poking 
a sleeping dragon in the eye."  (CoS 186)

Nice comparison, eh? Snape/sleeping dragon. 

Snape rocks.  Draco Malfoy is small change.

And, for those of the vampish inclination, "Dracul" also means 
dragon, in Romanian. 

Talisman, who, now that she thinks of it, wouldn't mind having a pet 
dragon, either.