[HPforGrownups] A varied post on Latin

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 3004

Scott wrote:

> Lastly I was wondering if those of you who are more educated in latin
> than I immediatley picked up on things such as "Remus Lupin" and knew
> he was a werewolf, or associated w/ wolves, all along?

Oh, yeah. And as soon as Snape had them do the werewolf homework, I was
sure. Most of her names seem to have some sort of tie to the character of
the bearer. Sometimes it's just that they *sound* right, like Severus
Snape who has an abrupt, crackly manner and has cut himself off from most
human contact, seems like. I'm not sure about Trelawney, but a sybill is
a fortuneteller. Poppy and Pomfrey are both plants. My favorite is still
Sirius Black, who transformed to a black dog, since Sirius is the name of
the dog star.

--Amanda