Cho's name and various Patroni WAS Re: [HPforGrownups] OOP: Cho's Patronus

[Melissa McCarthy]

No: HPFGUIDX 67303

Petra Pan said:

> As no one has yet been able to back up
> the persistent insistence on attaching
> "butterfly" to Cho with any good
> reasons for doing so, perhaps you
> would be so good as to point me.

<oooh, big snip>

> So, does anyone know of any substance
> whatsoever to this "Cho's name means
> butterfly" assertion?  Can anyone
> point me?  Why is this so prevalent?

I myself do not believe that her name means "butterfly" because I don't
think her name is Japanese.  However, the word "cho" (or more properly
"chou" with a long O) is the Japanese word for butterfly.  For what it's
worth, "chouchou" (two long Os) is occasionally used for "butterfly" as
well.

To make this not entirely off-topic, I thought a swan was a great Patronus
for Cho, and Hermione's otter gave me a good chuckle.  Now, in addition to
Sorting and assigning a wand (wood, length, and insert) to everyone I know,
I'm going to have to assign them a Patronus shape as well.  Hey, maybe that
should be added to the Harry Potter obsession test!

Melissa, getting more obsessed every day