So THAT'S why Dumbledore wanted Barty Crouch Sr to have a drink

[mooseming]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Barry Arrowsmith" 
<arrowsmithbt at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Judy" <judy@> wrote:
> >
> > ....and spend the night at Hogwarts:
> > 
> > 
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/10/20/harry.potter.ap/index.htm
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> > 
> > Ok, I'm kidding about Crouch. (I think.)  But seriously, I 
didn't pick 
> > up on this at all. 
> 
> Twinkle, twinkle, bluish eyes
> At the thought of Grindy's thighs,
> Obvious now why from Albus's walls
> Only male portraits answer his calls.
> The hints were there between the lines
> Marchbanks for instance, when he opines
> "With Transfiguration and Charms well to the fore
> he did things with wands never seen before."
> To you and me just incidentals,
> To JKR they're diversity credentials.
> 
> Kneasy
>

The Sorting Hat's reprise!

Ah, you are not alone in picking up on the wand reference, see 
www.asadodo.com today.

Regards
Jo