P is the letter of good; R is the letter of bad

Elihu Falk falkelihu at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 11 13:25:08 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 92741

The letter P seems to be associated, usually, with the good guys, such as:
a) Harry Potter (and his mother, who died to save him - did she know about the Prophecy? 
b) Albus Dumbledore - in OP, we learn that one of his middle names is Percival
c) Sibyl P Trelawney - her prophecy seems to be the cause of "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord"[OP].
d) Did you notice that a number of times Harry mentions Snape to Dumbledore, and Dumbledore corrected him to Proffessor Snape? I think he was trying to tell Harry "You might not realize this, but he, to, is a P"
e) Padfoot and Prongs.
f) The Order of the Phoenix
 
This also might explain why Rowling chose to call Wormtail by that name, as opposed to Peter Pettigrew, in GF and OP. He probably started out a good guy, and in PA, when everyone thinks of him as such, he is called by his name. According to What's in a Name, Wormtail is an appropriate name for a spy on the good guys. 
 
A few other possible points:
a) What will happen with Percy Weasley? Will he join the war against LV? from his personality, as shown in the books, it would seem that he would do a good job.
b) Is Pansey Parkinson an enemy? Maybe she's also a good guy, and will eventually show this.
 
Similarly, the letter R seems to be associated with the bad guys:
a)  Tom Marvolo Riddle
b)  Rabastan and Rudolphus Lestrange
c)  Augustus Rookwood
 
Please note that not all R's are actually bad guys. Remus Lupin is fine, but when he becomes a wolf in PA, that allows Wormtail to escape. And I haven't yet found anything wrong with Ron Weasley or Rubeus Hagrid.





Elihu

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