[HPforGrownups] Uncle Algie

[Kimberly Dawkins]

No: HPFGUIDX 60661


On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 06:32  PM, Morgan D. wrote:
>
> What kind of name is "Algie"? Could it possibly a nickname for
> Augustus?
> But what if Uncle Algie and Augustus Rookwood are one and the same 
> obscure character?
> 	

I  think Uncle Algie is just JKR having fun with names.  I like it 
being short for Algernon as Ray mentioned in his reply.  But I think 
mostly it is JKR tying in the new information that Neville is good at 
Herbology:  Algie = algae.

JMHO.

Kim



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