Sinistra (Re: Question re "little hint" in Book 2 of what is yet to come)

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No: HPFGUIDX 101485

Geoff:
> The anomaly here is that "sinistra" is Latin for "on the left" 
> and, of course, since left-handed people were considered to be odd 
> or untrustworthy, it has given rise to the modern meaning of 
> "sinister".
> 
> Does this imply that Professor Sinistra is left-handed or has some 
> connection with the left-hand. just off the top of my head, hasn't 
> someone written a book called "The Left Hand of Darkness" - Ursula 
> LeGuin perhaps or am I just imagining things?


Stefanie:
Not sure about the book, but I see other's have answered according 
to that -- I know that the "left = sinister" thing is right out 
there with her name being such...but the Subject/Teacher name 
relationship is what, IMHO, makes Sinistra such a name of interest.

I mean, we know with others (i.e., Vector and Sprout) that this is a 
device JKR uses -- the mythology attached to this star in regards to 
an Astronomy teacher? Was JKR trying to give us a "precidence" or a 
hint by naming two other teachers in regards to their subject? I'm 
convinced this isn't a mistake...