What's in a name?????

[arcum42]

No: HPFGUIDX 69323

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dreambeliever001"
<dreambeliever001 at y...> wrote:
 
> Also, Lupus is Latin for "wolf"  Also, some more:  Malfoy, the name 
> derives from the Latin maleficus, meaning evil-doer.  Mal foi is 
> French for "bad faith".  Boggart seems like it came from the 
> Bogeyman.  
<snip>

Actually, a Boggart is from mythology. It is a kind of mischevious
spirit found in North England that engages in poltergeist-type
activities. (http://skell.org/SKELL/mythad.htm)

I found a kids book in the library named "the Boggart" by Susan Cooper
when I was checking out her (wonderful) Dark is Rising series, and it
caught my eye due to the title...

--Arcum