adopting potterspeak

[laurenmcoakley]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Luckdragon" 
<luckdragon64 at y...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone found since reading this series that they have begun 
> incorporating words from the Potterverse into their everyday 
speech.
> For example for the past two Christmas's I have found myself      
> wishing people a "Happy Christmas" normally I would say "Merry    
> Christmas".
> I have found myself referring to people as "git" or "ferret face".
> Now I am of English/Scottish heritage, but am a third generation 
> Canadian, so I have to draw the line when I find myself 
> thinking "bloody hell!" at certain times. Sometimes while 
> rereading the books I even find myself reading with a British or  
> Scottish accent in my mind, although I have never outwardly spoken 
> with either accent in my life. Maybe my obsession with HP         
> surpasses every one elses.  Am I the only one using Potterspeak?
>
Luckdragon,
It is so funny that you mention this, but just this past Christmas, 
I was doing the very same thing, wishing people Happy Christmas!  I 
didn't even know where it came from (it just seemed natural, until 
people were saying, "Have a MERRY Christmas, too, Lauren!")

And yes, I too read the books in my head with a British accent and I 
am American (we don't have a very good reputation, in actors at 
least, with exception of Gwenyth Paltrow, of doing very good copies 
of British accents!) I thought I was the only one who has taken my 
obsession to these levels.  I'm glad to know that I'm not 
alone!!   :-)

And just curious, is your name from "The Neverending Story"?  I LOVE 
that movie!

Lauren