Perkins again-a minor(?) point

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No: HPFGUIDX 92985

Not too long ago there was a thread with speculation on whether
Perkins, the old warlock who is Arthur Weasley's only colleague in the
Misuse of Muggle Artifacts office would be of any importance in
future.

Thanks to the excellence of the Yahoo Archive search, I don't know how
long ago it was, or whether the following bit was already mentioned.

Later in OoTP ("Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four, Canadian hc
edition, p. 318), when Harry discovers Hedwig's injury in History of
Magic, he tells Professor Binns that he doesn't feel well and is going
the the hospital wing.  Binns replies:
     "'Yes,' said Professor Binns, clearly very much wrong-footed. 
'...yes, hospital wing...well, off you go, then, Perkins...'"

Of course, Binns never gets a student's name right.  But with a vast
array of possible surnames beginning with P to choose, he chooses one
we've already heard.

This may mean nothing.  Then again, people are always talking about
JKR using seemingly minor coincidences to foreshadow important
developments later.

Thought you ought to know.

Eustace_Scrubb