Harry, life debts and the meaning of slytherin

[erinellii]

No: HPFGUIDX 56197

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "werebearloony" <Erthena at a...> 
wrote:
> 2)   Think of the way Slytherin is spelled,  look at the last four 
> letters of it Erin, I hate to bring this on any Erins (other than 
my  best friend who I told and is now bemoaning her apparent evil 
> nature).  Did JKR have an enemy named Erin, or does she have a 
> problem with Ireland (the Celtic translation of Erin).  Why would 
she  hide that name in the house with the most dark Wizards?  Can
(has) 
> anyone find the parts that make up Slytherin (as a word)? 


Me (Erin)
Don't worry, I'm not insulted, but I'd always just thought it sounded 
like what a snake did;  Slither in.  As in:  The snake slithered into 
the room.  She just turned that "i" to a "y" to make it look a little 
less obvious.

Erin