Naming Puns (was Re: The Grim?)

Mon Apr 5 01:26:51 UTC 2004

No: HPFGUIDX 95183

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:

> I particularly like the play on words with the school names, 
> especially Durmstrang.

Durmstrang, for me is her best. I laughed out loud at that one.  
I've used "Durmstrang" as an example of JKR's genius in naming for 
Potter neophytes (of the literary sort). It's never failed to win 
her a new appreciation with those who were under the appreciation 
that "they're just *childrens' books*!"
Mel