Another Flint?

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 40859

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lucy Austin" <lucy at l...> wrote:
> ...The counter to the Stunning Curse 'Stupefy', is the word
'Enervate' to bring the victim back round.  ... the English word
'enervated' which this must be related to, means to deprive of vigour
and vitality. ... it should create an even deeper Stun, rather than
waking them up? Wouldn't 'Energate' for 'energise' have been a better
counter spell?
> 
> Can I be a L.O.O.N now?
> 
> Lucy

Well, now I really screwed up (pardon my French... or is that Latin). 

In another post in this thread, I search for words spelled similar to
'Enervate' but having an alternative meaning, and searched for word
like revitalize and revive, searching for words similar to 'enervate'. 

Well, I gave up too soon. My original conclusion was that 'enervate'
weakened the spell not the victim. Then I looked a little more after
someone mentioned  'eNNervate' and found the word 'INnervate' which
means -

 2. To stimulate (a nerve, muscle, or body part) to action. 

Innervate, and ennervate sound so close to the same that JKR may have
simply made a mistake. 

As far as the spelling, I can't find 'eNNervate' in my dictionary, so
it could be that the proof readers at the publishers assumed it was a
misspell and change it to 'eNervate'.

Now I'm guessing the mistake was the accidental use of 'ENNervate'
when she meant to use 'INnervate'.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

BBoy_MN