Winged boars (was Re:Wordplay)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 152658

> 
> I think we have winged boars outside...
> :-)
> 
> It's interesting that JKR always mentions them when Harry makes
> a 'conventional' arrival at the school.  In PS, he arrives by boat
> and in COS by flying car.

Finwitch:

They have wings because this is Magical world, out of the '-- and maybe 
pigs would fly' saying describing something hard to believe/unlikely to 
happen. (like magic in real world?;) )

In addition, it's HOGwarts! What else would be guarding it? I guess the 
boars have warts, too!

As to why boars instead of regular pigs - because boars are WILD, 
dangerous and not so domesticated -- and it's the boar that's the 
*heraldic* animal!

Finwitch