LOL...I know they are childrens' books, and I know there is something very appealing to 'telling' names, but to name the wolf Lupin and the dog Sirius and the strictest teacher Severus and Narcissa and Malfoy and Pettigrew... And then there's simply the mental images that Weasleys and muggles--not to mention Voldemort--evoke :-) I think we could go through every single name and get her little joke...there is just something way too cute and self-satisfying in it.

But I'm really not annoyed with Rowling...*grins* Just have some issues with her flat characterization and her one-sided pov and her...why again am I reading HP??? *bg*