[HPforGrownups] Re: Clarification On Terminology - Hag Details

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 106817

In a message dated 7/18/2004 4:46:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
asian_lovr2 at yahoo.com writes:
Hags are associated with winter in Celtic folklore, although I'm not
entirely sure why. This may be one reason why the hag in the Leaky
Cauldron in PoA is wearing "a thick woolen balaclava," in addition to
hiding her face.
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Sherrie here:

The Hag (Cailleach) is one of the Aspects of the Triple Goddess - otherwise 
known as the Crone.  She is the Death Goddess - but of course, to the Celts 
death truly WAS "the next great adventure".  She is also the Wise One, who's seen 
it all, done it all, & is infinitely amused by it all.  She's connected with 
Winter, because it is the season of Death - and like Her, Winter keeps its 
secrets to itself.

I'm wondering whether Harry's encounters with hags correlate in any way with 
the deaths he's witnessed - or with attacks on his own person.  Could they be 
a sort of omen to him?

Sherrie
(hoping this isn't TOO OT...)


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