Pronunciation of Voldemort

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No: HPFGUIDX 75281

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Danger Mouse" 
<dangermousehq at h...> wrote:
> Buttercup:
> Is the "t" in Voldemort silent?
> 
> Dan:
> Yep! It's pronounced VOL-duh-more if you want to be all French 
about it. Seems that in the films it's said all Englishy (ooo! an 
adjective!)-- VOL-duh-mort, with a hard "t." Either, I think, is 
perfectly valid.

Rowling does not pronounce the T, I know. In several audio 
interviews, notably the Diane Rehm Show, Rowling pronounced it VOL-
duh-more. On top of that, the Scholastic website's pronunciation 
guide says VOL-duh-more. 

In an interview, Rowling said that she pronounces it VOL-duh-more, 
but that she thought she was the only one who did. I would contend 
that she's the only one whose pronunciation matters.

So why did they say it differently in the film? Even Jim Dale, who 
said VOL-duh-more in the audio versions of books 1-4, started 
pronouncing the T for book 5. Why oh why?

Steve