Voldmor/t

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Naama wrote:
> Harry suggests that [Hagrid] write [Voldemort's name], and then 
Hagrid says "Nah, can't spell it.." (snip) Now, from what we see of 
Hagrid's letters, he can spell quite well (snip) So, 'Voldemort' must 
present some real spelling difficulty. The thing is - the only 
spelling difficulty can be a silent 't', because otherwise it is a 
very easy word to spell. No double consonants, no double vowels - 
very straightforward. 

This is actually quite sensible logic and I agree with you. The 
word 'Voldemort', aside from the silent 'T', is quite difficult to 
spell. Unless, of course, Hagrid doesn't know if it's 'Vol-da-mort' 
or 'Vol-de-mort'.

Which is a whole different question on the pronounciation of Voldy's 
name. Vol-DA-more, Vol-DE-more? (Mentally add the 't' if that's how 
you pronounce it). Personally, I pronounce it Vol-DA-more, but I 
think that reflects back more on my Australian accent than on how the 
word is actually said.

And now for something completely different:
I pronounce Slytherin as slytherin'. Sly-therin just sounds bizarre. 
And Gryffindor is 'Griffin-door', not 'gry-fin-door- or whatever. 
Just my two knuts :)

Sam