Euphamisms for Voldemort (was Re: Dumbledore's use of names)

[linman6868 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18743

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Natalie" <natabat at c...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> wrote:

> > It seems to me that Barty Crouch Sr. once uttered the name 
Voldemort,
> > but I can't find the reference now. During the PEnsieve scene, he
> > always refers to "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."

> In the scene where he comes stumbling out of the Forbidden Forest 
insane, he
> refers to Voldy as  "the Dark Lord." Later, when Harry is trying to
> reporting the incident to Dumbledore, he says Crouch 
said "something about
> Voldemort getting stronger. ..."
> 
> Which, in light of recent speculation, is quite interesting. 
Perhaps he was
> so used to hearing Jr. refer to Voldy that way that he picked it up 
himself.

And possibly, "The Dark Lord" is a name that no one is inclined to 
give Voldy unless they've actually met him, whether as supporter or 
as opponent.  Most wizards seem to have successfully avoided direct 
contact with Voldemort, and are therefore content with the not-very-
concrete appellation of "You-Know-Who."  Who knows, even BC Senior 
may not have met Voldemort until that night Voldy showed up on his 
doorstep with a bouquet of flowers and an Imperius Curse.

Lisa, who is apparently not the only Lisa here (quelle surprise!), 
and is not sure how to differentiate herself; gonna have to find a 
good sig.

> "A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original 
dimension."
> - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Does it then get stretch marks?  :)