Question re "little hint" in Book 2 of wh at is yet to come

[Brenda]

No: HPFGUIDX 100758

>>> Janelle:
> "Eyes as green as a fresh-pickled toad,
> Hair as dark as a black board,
> I wish he were mine, he's really divine,
> The hero who conquered the dark lord"
> (sorry, might not be exact, don't have my book with me)
> 
> Does that really sound like something that Ginny Weasley would 
> write?  I don't think it does. <snip>
> So the question is, who did send that valentine?  I have a theory. 
> What if it was Luna?  'fresh-pickled toads'?  come on, who else is 
so quirky that they would consider this to be appropriate for a love 
poem? <<<


Bren:

I am glad that you pointed this out.  At first I didn't believe it 
was Ginny either, but I think there was something later in the book 
(or series) that led me to believe it was Ginny.  I think it might 
have been the beginning of later books where JKR makes a familiar 
character-introduction with a bit of history.  Or it could have been 
when Ginny seemed embarrassed and I automatically interpreted it as 
the reason for sending him a Valentine song.

But yeah, I can definitely Luna using a phrase like "fresh-pickled 
toads" in a love poem, she is the loony one after all.