CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS-DH7

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 179026

Potioncat writes:

Would Percy make a better weasel? I take it here that you mean Percy
is such a weasel with its negative connotation. According to
Webster's New World Dictionary weasel is a "a sly, cunning or sneaky
person." Sounds more like Severus, if you ask me.

The real weasel, (the one usually meant in folklore) has ginger
coloured fur; is a fierce fighter; lives in burrows which are often
taken from another animal or was abandoned by another animal; can
have large litters; and is the only animal that can kill a Basilisk,
but dies in the process. (JKR must have missed that detail.)
Actually, Arthur does have a lot of weasel attributes, doesn't he?

KJ writes:

     Excellent points!  That does explain better how JKR actually saw 
Arthur.
I still like a spider for Snape though.  Great point about Hermione's 
otter as well.

     I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Colebiancardi 
for suggestions
and patience.:-)

KJ