Voldmor/t

[Amy Z]

Sam wrote:

> 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 is the o in Vol- a long o or more like an "aw" or even a short 
u?  I say it as if it's French (long o + schwa e + silent t) but JD 
makes it a short sound.  I know the name isn't really French, but the 
meaning is too good to be a coincidence, so I think of it as French.  
Wizard seeking immortality; Death Eaters; flight of death.

Maybe Hagrid *is* a bad speller.  His notes don't have any terribly 
difficult-to-spell words in them.  There are other ways to spell the 
final syllable, too, aside from the final-t problem:  Voldemour?  
Voldemourt?  Vol-de-mort?  So he might well say he can't spell it.

Amy "Needs to get a life" Z