Naming Puns (was Re: The Grim?)
cubfanbudwoman
susiequsie23 at sbcglobal.net
Tue Apr 6 02:50:34 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 95276
Phil Vlasak wrote:
> To me the most obvious pun is Harry.
> As in hairy, which he might have been at birth.
>
> "Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall bent forward over the bundle
> of blankets. Inside, just visible, was a baby boy, fast asleep.
> Under a tuft of jet-black hair"
Oh this one, I actually prefer John Granger's idea that Harry--esp.
if pronounced in the fashion of 'arry--is a play on heir-y. So that
perhaps it refers to Harry's position as heir of Gryffindor?
Siriusly Snapey Susan
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