Agapanthus

mcjuels mcjuels at yahoo.com
Sat Jul 30 20:22:47 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 135716

I just Googled "Agapanthus" and found that it is, as I suspected, a 
flower.  Also called the African Lily or Lily of the Nile.  The name 
is derived from the Greek "agape" which means "love."  I believe that 
this is generally understood to refer to Christian love, although, it 
could also refer to platonic, nonsexual, spiritual love.

I wonder if Dumbledore is being ironic here.  "It's a long time since 
my last visit," said Dumbledore, peering down his crooked nose at 
Uncle Vernon, "I must say, your agapanthus are flourishing."

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