Question RE: new info from jkr.com

[werebearloony]

> > Yb's musings (all hyper from hot chocolate and Jo's revelation):
> > 
> > D'ya suppose it's a new spell? Kinda sounds like one, plus the
> > definition in the link above may indicate a charm. I'm more 
> interested in "Spinners End" (a place, I'll bet mnoney on it!!) 
> and "Draco's Detour." Oooh, I'm all a-quiver, won't be long now, 
> chapter titles are usually the last things written, aren't they?

> Dudemom_2000
> I don't know that Felix Felicis is a spell. Sounds more like a 
> person to me. Also notice the chapter numbers. If you look at the 
> first three books Harry starts Hogwarts right around Chapter 6 so 
> possibly Draco is not on the train but comes later and we find out 
> why. I figure Spinners End is where Harry goes to right from the 
> Dursleys. I figure it is either Hermione's house or where she 
lives 
> or maybe Fred and George have bought a house with their money. 
> Certainly will be a treat to find out!

Now loony:
HereI come with the latin... I knew Felix= Lucky, fortunate, but I 
was completely stumped on felictis, so I asked my latin teacher and 
it means...lucky, fortunate.  So it's lucky lucky or Lucky (felix = 
nominative singular) felictis = either of lucky or luckies (direct 
object) Filectis is either Genitive singular or accusitive plural.  
I'm still not absolutely sure about which translation is correct, 
felictis could also be a variation on feliciter, luckily, but both 
words definately have luck involved with them.  I am somehow 
reminded of dear old Ludo.
Hope this helps,
~~loony, happy to be the first on the latin for once