Classical Literary names in HP (how many can you list)

[erisedstraeh2002]

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egress.geo wrote of several HP names found in literature and asked us 
to come up with more.

Now me:

Oh, yes - there are tons - Hermione is from Shakespeare's "A Winter's 
Tale" (in which Shakespeare's Hermione becomes a statute, just like 
when the HP Hermione becomes petrified after seeing the basilisk in 
CoS); Mrs. Norris is from Jane Austin's "Mansfield Park" (in which 
Austin's Mrs. Norris is as disagreeable as the HP Mrs. Norris) ... 
the list is endless.  The "What's in a Name" website has a lot of 
good info on these sort of connections if you're interested, as well 
as the "Encyclopedia Potterica" website.

~Phyllis