Patricide, matricide and various-other-members-of-your-family-cide

lucky_kari lucky_kari at yahoo.ca
Fri Oct 4 20:49:49 UTC 2002


--- In HP4GU-FAQ at y..., "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> wrote:
> Having just strayed across another one of Cindy's posts (this one is 
> her theory that Hagrid's father was actually killed by his mother), 
> can anyone think of a category for general family slaughter?
> 
> Riddle is obviously a parricide, and whatever-grandparents-are-icide, 
> there are several theories floating around current posts that Mummy 
> Fridwulfa's going to off Hagrid (filicide), if Hagrid manages to get 
> her first that's matricide...
> 
> You see my point? Any of you language experts know a word that covers 
> any murder of any member of a family by any other member of that 
> family?
> 
> Pip
> [who is beginning to wonder if JKR actually *likes* her family...

Yes, we need a word to deal with

Riddle killing father and grandparents.
Hagrid's Mum killing Hagrid's Dad.
Crouch Jr. killing Crouch Sr.
Gran (almost) killing Frank Longbottom.
Lucius killing Draco.
Draco killing Lucius.
Lucius killing Narcissa

Pip, what's the number of Cindy's Hagrid post? It sounds like a theory
I'd like to subscribe to. 

Eileen





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