name meanings - Lucius, mundungus/Neville

vheggie vheggie at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 31 14:14:11 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 34388

Only a quickie, because I've barely been able to keep up over the 
past few weeks, let alone contribute:

1)Both Lucius and Severus were Roman leaders of one sort or another 
(IIRC Severus lead troops in Britain, and Lucius was Caesar, 
briefly) - any classical scholars out there able to drag up any 
information on them?

2) Mundungus Fletcher...YAY!  I remember posting some thoughts about 
him a few months ago; firstly - a fletcher makes arrows - any 
connection?  A Maker of magical weapons?  A craftsman of some sort?  
Secondly - Fletcher Christian was a mutineer form the Bounty - is 
Mundungus' betrayal or rebellion foreshadowed?  Or is this just 
another way of confirming the 'rumbustuous non-conformist' image 
we've had of him already?  I've seen 'Mundungus' described both as 
rubbish, and as a particularly acrid smoking tobbacco, so this 
picture of a grumpy old man who knows a lot more than he's letting 
on, fits my bill perfectly.

3)Neville - a really short thought; when I think of toads or frogs in 
childrens' literature (and no, I'm not going into *that* childrens 
lit vs. adults lit debate) the first thing that uccurs to me is that 
when they're kissed they turn into princes.  Any chance this is a 
reflection of Neville's future, or potential?





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