[HPforGrownups] Re: Wormtail - parallels with Wormtongue?

[Tammy Rizzo]

No: HPFGUIDX 82491

On 7 Oct 2003 at 20:56, meltowne wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tammy Rizzo" <tammy at m...>
> wrote: > Don't forget, though, in LOTR, worms weren't only the soft,
> squishy, wriggly, slimy things so > reminicsent of a rat's tail. Worm
> was also another term for dragon, and dragons had a well- > deserved
> reputation for sweet-talking the unwary (and indeed, even the MOST
> wary) out of > hiding and into roasting range.
> 
> Actually, Dragons are WYRMs not worm:
> 
> Wyrm /w3:m/ [also wurm] noun. a type of dragon with a long slender
> body, often able to breathe fire, with either none or four limbs but
> usually without wings. Derives from the Old Germanic Gewurm.
> 
> Melinda 

At the risk of going completely off of HP topics, I'd just like to say that Tolkien used the 'Worm' 
spelling for dragonkind.  I know of the 'wyrm' spelling, too, yes, but Tolkien didn't use that one.  
Anyway, back on to HP stuff.  :)

I just got back my SS/PS, so I can FINALLY start my re-read!  I have SOOO much to look for 
now that I hadn't really noticed the first time around.  Yeah, I've only read OOP once (and a 
half), because we went on vacation just days after I finished it the first time, and during 
vacation, I offered my books to a friend who, it turns out, is not only a painfully slow reader, but 
was also moving and going in and out of the hospital, and only a few days ago admitted to 
herself and me that she wasn't gonna get a chance to read anything for a very long time.  
Anyhoo, I've been making notes of things to look for, and I'm am REALLY looking forward to 
that!

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