[HPforGrownups] Re: Not All Weasley's are Weasley's

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 101923

In a message dated 6/18/2004 2:08:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
afleitas at bankrate.com writes:
Then I thought, "Arrg! Not the Weasley twins!" 
Making matters more grim, many of the side characters in the series 
have their identity based on myths and since I can't figure out a 
blatant mythological character for them to be named after (what I 
mean is, they aren't NAMED for anyone or after anything -- 
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Sherrie here:

George, of course, is named for St. George, the dragonslayer, patron saint of 
England.  Pretty good name, if you ask me.

Fred(erick) takes us farther afield, to Frederick Barbarossa, the Germanic 
version of King Arthur - that is, the great hero who sleeps until his country 
has need of him again.

Both of them the defenders of their people...

Sherrie
(who for once has something to contribute!)


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