Intentionally misspelled names

watsola79 watsola79 at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 23 16:46:46 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 72620

> Ersatz Harry wrote:


> A few of JKR's intentionally misspelled names have been hovering
> around my head for a couple of days.  By these I mean names that 
> sound just like a word that more or less describe the person or 
> thing named, but that are spelled differently.  Four solid ones 
> come to mind, but I was wondering if there are others.  

*snip*

I know what you mean....I noticed this too.  Here are a few more:

Madam Maxime (*maximum* size)
Mrs. Skower's Magical Mess Remover (scour) 

I'm sure there will be more upon re-reading!  

- Lana Lovegood






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