Wotcher

[Katrina]

No: HPFGUIDX 82900

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Davis" <jmd at j...> 
wrote:
> > > Deirdre Woodward said:
> 
> > > And what does Wotcher mean?  Tonks says that a couple of 
times -- 
> > "Wotcher, Harry!"  Is it some kind of greeting?
> 
> 
> Jerry:
> > Yes. British slang. Personally I think it's more used in the 
south. I used
> > to use it whilst I was growing up in London, but I don't seem to 
hear it now
> > I'm in the northern wastelands.
> > 
> 
> 
> Very much London, not strictly Cockney. I even use it myself after 
45 
> years in the place. It has been suggested from this that Ron might 
> have Cockney connections and, as you say, it has been used in the 
> books on more than one occasion.
> 
> Geoff

After reading the definition, then re-reading OoP, I find that it 
reminds me of the Americanism, "Whassup?" in both meaning and usage.