words and over-analyzing /analysing

Rita Winston catlady at wicca.net
Sat Dec 16 02:42:52 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 7015

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark at b...> 
wrote:
> 
> Amanda this is exactly right. I've been trying to figure out how to 
> say it. Names like Malfoy are built on the Mal=bad, sure, but the 
> rest is the cool, slightly nasty sound, 

Mal-foy is 'bad faith', which is relevant. IIRC, in GoF a Malcolm 
Baddock is Sorted into Slytherin, and I feel confident that his name 
simply includes the syllables Mal and Bad.






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