The Cockroach Connection?

Brian Cordova flitwicksman at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 21 10:16:55 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 107169

Janet <norek_archives2 at h...> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > But I wonder if there isn't something about cockroaches too.  
> > How often have we heard about Cockroach Clusters?  

WanderingStar1979 <WanderingStar20 at a...> wrote:
> page 579 of the US edition (chapter twenty-nine "The Dream"):
> 
> "Chocolate Frog!  He yelled angrily, standing on one leg.  "Sugar 
> quill!  Cockroach cluster!"
> The gargoyle sprang to life and jumped aside.  Harry blinked.
> "Cockroach cluster?"  he said, amazed.  "I was only joking...."
<snip>


  I'm not sure if this may or may not be any major clue, but 
the "Cockroach Cluster" is taking from a Monty Python sketch (of 
which JKR is a big fan of) called "Crunchy Frog" and can be found at:

  http://www.pythonland.com/episode06.php#5

  Brian:-)





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