OOP: Chapter 3 Question

[gopotter2004]

No: HPFGUIDX 61597

Stickbook wrote:
> 
> In Chapter 3 (page 47, US), the first thing we hear Tonks (whom I 
> LOVE) say is "Wotcher, Harry."
>  
> What is "Wotcher"?  It doesn't seem to be anybody's name--is it UK 
> slang?

It is indeed Tonks that repeats it later on... She's one of my 
favourite charactors now! :-D And I have a bookmarked Brit Slang 
site: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/w.htm  which says the following:

wotcha!  Exclam. A greeting. A shortening of what cheer! Also spelt 
wotcher. [Mainly London use]  

Happy Reading!

Becky, who feels the way she does after a birthday... SO happy it 
happened, but not prepared to wait another year... or in this case, 
who knows how long.