[HPforGrownups] OoP_Black's Family Motto

[phoenixtears288 at cs.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 66338

I was re-reading the book again, and came upon the Black's Family Motto. "Toujours Pur". Then I was inspired to figure out what it means. Stupid as I was, I first looked it up under a Latin Dictionary. Where that got nowhere, I looked the words up under a French Dictionary. Here's what I found: 

 ~Toujours~

  always
  1. en tous temps [v], toujours [v]

ever
  1. jadis [adv], un jour [adv]
  2. en tous temps [v], toujours [v]

increasingly
  1. de plus en plus [v], toujours plus [v]

more and more
  1. de plus en plus [v], toujours plus [v]

OK, so it's safe to say Toujours means "forever" as for "Pur": 

  gruel
  1. bouillie [M], pure

mere
  1. pur [adj]

mess
  1. bouillie [M], pure

mush
  1. bouillie [M], pure

simple
  1. pur [adj], simple [adj]

sole
  1. pur [adj]
  2. plante, plante du pied
  3. semelle
  4. seul [adj]
  5. sole

solitary
  1. pur [adj]
  2. seul [adj]

straightforward
  1. pur [adj], simple [adj]

OK, this one wasn't as easy as the last one. From what I conclude, "Pur" in the Motto means "alone".  

 So the motto is "Forever Alone." Hmm... anyone have a theory? 

  ~Paige Woods