[HPforGrownups] Re: common denominator between names

[Lady Macbeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 74146

Del Said:

>>> Leo, the Lion ? You're sure ?? That doesn't fit ! Regulus was in with
LV, how can his star belong with Gryffindor ? Could it be that Sirius
was wrong all the way about his brother ? Maybe Regulus was in the
original Order, a mole in LV's camp working for DD ? But DD would
have told him...<<<

Lady Macbeth:
Quite sure. ~_^

Regulus, aka Cor Leonis, Kalb or Alpha Leonis, is the prominent star of the
constellation Leo (The Lion) - it's name means "prince" or "heart of the
lion".
Sirius, aka Alpha Canis Majoris, is the prominent star of the constellation
Canis Major (The Great Dog) - it's name means "scorching".
Bellatrix, aka Gamma Orion, is the west shoulder of the constellation Orion
(The Hunter) - it's name means "warrioress".

The two obvious constellations that give their names to characters are more
well-known to people:

Draco, aka Draconis (The Dragon)
Andromeda, aka Andromedae (The daughter of Cassiopeia)

It's entirely possible that JK chose the names she did simply because of
their prominence in sky charts - Regulus, Sirius and Bellatrix are all
easily visible and prominent sky markers, and Draco and Andromeda have been
prominent constellations that are easily spotted by most schoolchildren.
However, it IS interesting to see how their names match up with the
characters she assigned them to, and debate just HOW MUCH research she put
into these characters. ;)

-Lady Macbeth


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