Draco the Dragon?

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19793

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Tamfiiris <tamf at m...> wrote:
> or it could be to contrast his father's: Lucius / Darco... teehee...

Actually, even though you meant it as a joke, there is a parallel
here.

"Drakon" in Greek is suggested etymologically to be related to
"derkesthai" (also Greek) = "to see, to look at", which in turn is
related to the Old English, "torht" = "bright".  (No relation to
"torch", however, and "dark" is also unrelated.)  The concept would
have been "monster with the evil eye" per Pokorny.

Other English derivatives include dragoon, [fire]drake, rankle, and
probably tarragon....

....Craig