Guffaw!
Just lost some beer. Maybe...Rowling is hinting at her secret Ophite snake worship leanings, eh? [silly sarcasm alert]
I think I may be with Prof. Bloom on this - that we are dealing with kitsch and a sort of P.T. Barnum culture phenomenon which could be nailed down by casting John Goodman in the next film. Willy Wonka meets the Addams Family. Do any kids really "read" these books in their entirety?
I'm going to be 30 in two weeks and would really like it if I still counted as a kid to at least someone!! LMAO