[HPforGrownups] A varied post on Latin

[Warmsley]

No: HPFGUIDX 3045

>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?
>

I didn't actually spot it till after the event, but I tend not
to think too hard while I'm reading - prefer to let the author
carry me along.

I did think it was a bit silly, though... names in the real
world bare no relation whatsoever to what they're like, but a
recurring thing in the magical world is that they do (remus,
sirius [dog star], etc [can't actually think of any more but I
know there are some]) - is there a reason for this or is it just
JKR playing author games?

I actually had a go at rationalising remus being a werewolf in a
fic; it's on FFN as Peeves_is_peeved, Remus' Christmas Stories
#1.

Jeremy