Mini-me in HP movie

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 719

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jim Hohman" <jickndim at g...> wrote:
>  I think that Verne Troyer "Mini-me" would make a great Peeves.  I 
> wonder if that is the role they are talking about but just didn't 
> understand the difference between gouls and poltergeists.  Those 
> Hollywood types, Hrmph!
> 
> Jim

I have no idea what ghoul they're referring to for Troyer to play, 
either.  I'd hate to think they're 'creating' characters just because 
they want to.  For Peeves, my picture of him is a cross between Uncle 
Albert (Ed Wynn) from Mary Poppins, and The Funky Phantom.  Can 
anyone else see that?  (Thinking of F. Phantom made me remember The 
Drak Pack-- anyone think we may see a vampire in the future books?  
Probably not, just thought since there's a werewolf...)

And, just to throw this in-- I'm part of the group that thought it 
was "Her-mee-own".  I know, I know, but in my defense, when I was 
about twelve I read a book called "Ghosts I Have Been" by Richard 
Peck,  I think.  The teacher in this book was Ms. Hermione Tingly, 
not sure about the last name, but anyhow, looked like Her-mee-own to 
me (I was twelve), I had never heard it pronounced so it never 
occurred to me I was saying it wrong.  Now, when I read I go back and 
forth between my way and the right way.  Bit frustrating, really.

One other thing, pronunciations in general-- does anyone know of any 
books or sites with pronunciations for various words and phrases?  I 
have Brewers Dict. of Phrase and Fable, great BTW, but no 
pronunciations.  I'm thinking of mythological & foreign names, myth. 
& foreign places, foreign phrases & words, all that sort of thing.  
Feel free to email me off-list if you'd rather.  
SKTHOMPSON_1 at msn.com  

Thanks everyone, and sorry for such a long post.

Kelley