[HPforGrownups] Latin

Firebolt particle at urbanet.ch
Sun Feb 18 16:15:06 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 12555

Jim Flanagan wrote:

> It's been a long time since I took Latin, but a lot of JKR's
> incantations don't look quite correct.  Perhaps that's intentional.
> For example:
>
> "expecto patronum" - should be "patronem" - 3rd decl. acc.
>

You mean it isn't 1st decl. acc.? Does patronus actually exist in Latin?

- Firebolt, who had no choice but to give up Latin and still misses it





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