Blood Lollipops (wasWhy ole Snapey is a vamp was Re: No fire in the office)

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No: HPFGUIDX 88150

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "quigonginger" <quigonginger at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> I like the hag theory, although I would think that vampires would be 
> the primary target group.  I must point out that Hermione 
> said "...They're for vampires, I expect." (PoA US paperback p. 197)
> suggesting uncertainty.  So they may even be a novelty item 
> classified under "unusual tastes".  I once got a tequila lolly 
> complete with the worm, but I never ate it.  Certainly an unusual 
> taste.  
>
Kneasy:
Unusual  tastes? Sounds as if I should investigate further. Nothing
quite like those for bucking up a jaded palate.
I even have a long association with bad taste. That can be satisfying too.


Ginger: 
> It's too bad Hermione didn't look up the ingredients.  Had they 
> actually been made of real blood, we may have our answer.  OTOH, had 
> they been made with artificial flavours, we'd be back to wondering if 
> vampires in the JKR world eat human food, artificial though it may be.
>

Kneasy:
The mind boggles. Just think of the possible labels.
Blood Lollipops:
Manufacturered by Ann Rice Enterprises
Contains: 
Blood  (Landsteiner Grps O,A,B,AB); anticoagulant (sod. cit.); plasma;
glucose; dextrose;antioxidants E332, E334; permitted colouring; NaCl;
Fibrinogen; unmodified haemostatics.
May contain antibodies, blood bourne diseases, alcohol.
Guaranteed drawn from Garlic free population.
Product of more than one body.
Best before: Dawn.
 
Ginger:
> What I am now wondering is if British slang for lollypop is sucker, 
> as it is here in the US.  If that is the case, maybe JKR figured that 
> we'd heard enough about vampires that we'd expect to see a 
> bloodsucker and enjoyed a play on words.  
>

Kneasy:
Not normally, though most of us do understand the usage, thanks to
films and TV. (Though the older among of us are still desperately trying
to purge Telly Savalas from our tortured minds. Unfortunately, the 
description of Grawp is all too reminiscent of that leering visage.)