Ottery St-Catchpole and Wizard War II

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No: HPFGUIDX 94547

Bonny:
> 
> > I am reluctant to theorize more without some sort of list  reaction 
> > to build on, but it seems to me that JKR has laid the map very well 
> > for something big to happen in Ottery-St.Catchpole.  

Mike:    (Snip)


> Ok non-romantically now, I've just jumped on the Harry/Luna ship of 
> late. Yes, I believe you're right. In GoF some of the Fawcett's are 
> mentioned during the Yule Ball chapters. The fact that 3/4 of the 
> families right now are anti-voldemort (Fawcetts yet to be known, 
> Lovegood's nominally anti-voldie, but definately not pro-voldie) it 
> would make a good target for a Death Eater strike. It's true that 
> we've heard the name many times and still have only seen the Burrow. 
> Until this post I didn't even remember that the 
> Diggorys/Lovegoods/Fawcetts lived there as well. 


Bonny:

Okay, Ottery St. Mary is a real place in the Otter Valley, which I 
believe is in Devon (correct me if I am wrong). The otter is also, 
coincidentally, JKR's favourite animal and Hermione's patronus. The 
otter is defined as: Any of various aquatic, carnivorous mammals of 
the genus Lutra and allied genera, related to the minks and weasels 
and having webbed feet and dense, dark brown fur. (in another 
definition, the ferrett was included in this list, as well as the 
badger) 

So there we have realtion to Weasels (the Weasleys); badgers, ie 
Hufflepuffs, ie Cedric; ferrets ie Malfoy the amazing bouncing 
ferret; Lutra (sounds a little like Luna); otters ie Hermione... of 
course all that is speculation...
 
Anyone else find these connections interesting?

A catchpole is a sherrif's officer, particulary one that arrests 
debtors. 

So far as I can tell, there is no "Saint" Catchpole in real life. 

So the question is, who is the Sherrif, and who are his officers, and 
who is the debtor? Depends which side of the spectrum we are looking 
at.

I would love to continue but unfortunatley I have a pressing 
appointment - perhaps someone else will continue for me?

I want to hear more ideas!

Bonny