Monty Python & the Hogwarts Alumnus

[Atreyu]

I was watching one of the Flying Circus episodes earlier tonight, and came across a long sketch in Episode 7 that starts with the introduction of the first victim of an extraterrestrial menace:

“Harold Potter, gardener, and tax official…”

AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!

Terrible spoiler, really. To see that this character having survived all those dark plots by Voldemort, only to be turned into a Scotsman by alien blancmanges in a vicious tennis-related plot.

Sigh.

I’ll read the upcoming books anyway…

[Ferggie]

I thought this thread was going to be about John Cleese, Monty Python alum and Hogwarts ghost.

But reminding me of the alien blancmanges is just as good.

[Atreyu]

You know, I had completely forgotten about Cleese’s cameo in the movie, and didn’t realize that connection could be made.

Wonder if Rowling knows about this?