[HPforGrownups] wizard names and witchy babes

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 57142

Stevie wrote:
>
> Probably an old one this but I noticed that the great wizards fore
> and surnames began with the same letters. Salazar Slytherin, Godric
> Gryffindor etc. Is there a meaning to this? Snape and McGonagall
> also have same. Probably nothing but does anyone have any ideas
> about this? Stevie

The only thing I can think of on this is that there is some sort of
connection with the heavy use of alliteration in poetry at the time the
Founders were around, therefore making sense to give a first name beginning
with the same letter as the surname. Nowadays, probably just coincidence.

Darrin, by contrast listed the women he fancies, and came up with
>
> * Madame Rosmerta.  Curvy bartender! I am SO there.  If she could cook
> * Narcissa Malfoy. Ice queen! Oh yeah. I'll give you an example. People
who
> * Fleur. The obvious choice.  I rank her third, but as soon as she started
doing
> * Hooch.  Fast brooms and fast women!
> * Madame Maxime. Once you've had giant, you're never again self-reliant.
> * Molly Weasley. They say you marry your mother...
> * McGonagall, Trelawney, Rita Skeeter - Nope. Never. Not anyway or how.
> * Hermione - Smart is waayyyyyy sexy. (Movie poisioning here, but Emma
> * Cho Chang - total sporty spice
> * Angelina, Katie, and that other Gryff girl on the Quidditch team. See
sporty
> * Lavender - total hottie, a bit cliquie, but oh well.
> * Moaning Myrtle - Guy rule. Go after the girl feeling lonely at the
party.
> * The Patil girls. Much too materialistic to suit me, but they are babes.
> * Ginny. Yeah, far down on the list, really, but too much of the "little
sister"

But forgot about Irma Pince - can't beat a sexy librarian...

Cheers

Ffred

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