OOP: Dolores Umbridge - Whats in a name?

Tim tmarends at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 26 21:39:30 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 64514

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "findmeabargain" 
<findmeabargain at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "xlysanderx" 
<clarerowan at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Dolores in Latin means pain, pang, sorrow, trouble, indignation, 
> > resentment or pathos. Which about sums up every feeling I have 
> > towards that Woman!
> 
> And Umbridge sure sounds like "umbrage" when you say it - my 
> dictionary's not at-hand but when I "take umbrage" at something 
it's 
> the same as **great offense** and honey, that woman was *nothing if 
> not offensive!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Deb "Molly Weasley Is My Role Model" Aub

So, does that make her name "Offensive Pain"??

Tim





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