gillyweed in gillywater?

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) <catlady@wicca.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52416

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, jodel at a... wrote:
 
> Intriguing as the notion that gillweed may be one of the components
> of gillywater is, I am inclined to think that cullinary tradition
> is more likely to hold the key to this puzzle, in the form of 
> the gillyflower. Aka the clove pink, a close relative of the 
> carnation, which is also edible, and tastes rather as it smells.
> The gillyflower is also sometimes refered to as "sops in wine" and 
> has traditionally been used to flavor various cordials.

I looked it up and "gillyflower" is pronounced "jillyflower" (one 
source said it was named after the month July, supposed to be when 
they bloom). I'm sure that "gillyweed" is pronounced like the gills 
it makes the person grow. If JKR knows that gillyflower is pronounced 
like a J, would she say that gillywater is pronounced like J or G?