Everything Stolen (WAS: Why the Dark Mark?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 121814


Tristan wrote:
> Hagrid, Rubeus:
>     If you were "Hagrid" in old English, it means that you're having a
> bad night. Since Hagrid is a big drinker, he must have had tons bad
> nights.

Carol adds:
Interestingly, Hagrid literally means "hagridden"--ridden by hags, a
metaphorical way of saying harassed or tormented. Since Hagrid doesn't
appear, in general, to be a tormented character (unless he's being
betrayed by Tom Riddle or deprived of one of his "interestin'
creatures"), I suppose we could account for the name with the
hangovers. It never seemed appropriate to me.

Tristan wrote: 
> Malfoy, Draco:
>     1.)In ancient Greek days, Draco was a cruel Athenian lawmaker.
> That's how we get the expression "draconian laws", meaning
> unnecessarily harsh laws. 

Carol adds:
As countless posters have pointed out, Draco is also a star and
constellation (the Dragon), in keeping with the Black family
tradition. (His mother, though named after a flower, is a Black.)
Compare Bellatrix, Andromeda, Sirius, and Regulus, all either
constellations or stars or both. Sirius, of course, is the Dog Star,
Andromeda was a queen and Regulus means "little king," in keeping with
the idea that the Blacks considered themselves to be royalty, and
Bellatrix means "woman warrior" (Amazon). Various people have
commented on the star/constellation connection though I don't recall
any posts on the topic in the last six months or so. If anyone's
interested and has the patience to spend an hour with Yahoomort, you
can find the posts there.

Carol

Carol