(Classical influence, Latin)...was Confused on Herm. Pronuncitation

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 645

I agree. I take Latin and I really find it a fasincating subject, 
that should in my opinion be required.  In fact it was HP that has 
really made me interested in learning it.  

Of course Lupin's name is derived from latin, but I'm confused w/ the 
pronunction of Remus - is it RAY-mus or REE-mus ?  

As for Hermione I used to say it (wince) HER-a-mean....but I can't 
figure out where I got it from. 

Scott  



 
 I've loved greek and roman 
literature since the 7th grade, 
My Latin teacher told us that in Latin and Greek you really can't go 
> far wrong if you sound out absolutely every vowel.  Some consonents 
> go together - th, ph, sh, st, etc. etc. but vowels have their own 
> sounds and are almost never silent.  Miss Strauss (an Austrian lady 
> teaching Latin in an English girls school) would be amazed that I 
> remembered anything she said for five minutes let alone 35 years!
> 
> If the Harry Potter books have demonstrated anything, they have 
shown 
> me that it's about time Latin and Greek came back onto the school 
> curriculum if only for a few lessons as part of a history course.  
> 
> Now I've started humming the song of the tortoise (Carmina Testudo) 
> which goes to John Brown's Body - I'll never get that out of my 
head 
> today.
> 
> Pam