Elfrida Clagg on Rowling web site

[Barry Arrowsmith]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, Constance Vigilance <constancevigilance at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> >--- "Lyn J. Mangiameli" <kumayama at e... wrote:
> > 
> > Now I generally never take anything about her site
> > very seriously, but I couldn't help but 
> > take note of Elfrida's striking green eyes and the
> > prominent presence of the Snitch. 
> > Hmmmmm.
> > 
> CV: *I* couldn't help but notice that the snitch looks
> A LOT like a bird with eyes and a beak. Which recalls
> my ESE!Pigwidgeon theory. I think that there is no
> coincidence that Pigwidgeon looks very like a snitch -
> fits in a hand, flies, buzzes around. I think there
> will come a time when Harry MUST catch a fleeing
> Pigwidgeon. And that is why the game piece is called a
> "snitch" - it's a huge setup and ongoing joke on JKR's
> part that Ron's pet AGAIN is a spy. In fact, I'd be
> willing to bet that ALL of Quidditch is a giant setup
> for establishing a flying "snitch" and that JKR is
> tittering in her tea that we haven't caught on yet.
> This theory never gets much traction in the fandom,
> but I'm standing by it.
> 
> CV - oh yeah. And Quirrel lives. I'm standing by that
> one, too.
> 

Aha!
And where did Pigwidgeon come from?
>From Sirius.
"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."
Well, his name's Greek, that's close enough. 
Round up  the usual suspects - which from this keyboard means
keeping beady and jaundiced eye on that scion of the evil Black
family, that exemplar of cock-ups, that perambulating disaster
area, that would-be murderer and oft voted "Creep of the Year" -
The Godfather!

Yes, yes, yes! 
'Tis a consummation most devoutly to be wished - ESE!Sirius.
Of course I wouldn't want anyone to think that I'm in any way
partial or predjudiced in my thinking, heaven forfend and far from it.
But he is/was a baddun. Take my word on it.

Kneasy