Tom Felton: Off Color Word Censored, ...But What Word????

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Carol earlier:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Obviously, I'm no expert on up-and-coming British slang, but
> I have a feeling that "wand" wasn't used in that context until JKR,
> who is a bit too fond of Freudian insinuations in my opinion, came up
> with, "What's got *your* wand in a knot?" ,snip>.
> > > > > 
> > > Potioncat responded:
> <snip>
> > > > > BTW, is it innuendo if the speaker didn't intend any
> sub-meaning? I didn't pick up on any sly use of wands by the
> characters, even if in some cases the use could be misconstrued.
> > > > 
> > > Geoff:
> > > > I would say not. If someone else sees a unintended double
> entendre in a statement, then that is their interpretation and not
> that of the speaker or writer. <snip>
> > > 
> > > Carol responds:
> > > You don't think that JKR is doing it deliberately? 
> > 
> > Geoff:
> > Did I say that?  I was actually answering Potioncat's musings.
> Because of that, may I point out that my sentence began with a
> conditional clause?
> >
> Carol responds:
> Forgive me for misreading you. I did, of course, see the conditional
> clause, but it relates to what the reader sees, which, I agree does
> not *necesssarily* reflect the writer's intentions. However, you
> seemed to imply that JKR (and the speakers) intended no double
> entendre. I hope you can understand why I read it as I did. I
> certainly intended no offense.

Geoff:
Potioncat posed a general question. My reply was a general one; I 
don't think that either of us were focussing on the specific case of 
JKR.

I note your comment about bodily parts but I wonder whether JKR 
would be sufficiently conversant with all the varied words for male 
equipment that there are, especially as you yourself suggested that 
"wand" hasn't usually been one of them, and also speaking from my
informed position as someone who grew up in a teenage male 
environment....
:-)