The Name Game

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 110087

 Amey:
I didn’t know this post will generate so much response. Thanks to all.
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-	D writes:
-	JKR said it's loosely translated as "Bad Faith."
-	"Bad Faith" (mauvaise foi), is a term used by French philosopher
-	Jean-Paul Sartre regarding the state of being when a person try to
-	convinced himself there is no free will and no choice, and blaming
-	how his actions, attitude and behavior are not determined by himself
-	(ex: blame it on environment or whatever external factors).

Amey:
Yes, this fits to his *Imperio’d* version of events in first war. But I wouldn’t put it past JKR to limit our view to this explanation and then spring suddenly a Malfoy with his own *evil faith* or intentions.


-	Earendil replies:
-	Sorry to be a nit-picker, 
Amey:
Not at all... I was not aware of the finer meanings (talk about the translators available)

-	Earendil replies:
-	but it can't be translated exactly
-	to 'Flight *from* death'.
-	'vol' means 'flight' indeed, as in flying, but not as in fleeing.
-	A more interesting translation of 'vol' IMO is 'theft'. Which makes
-	Voldemort a Death Stealer... Fits much better with his Death
-	Eaters ;-)

Amey:
Stealing death?? Oh no, I was loving his image as a person trying to flee from death.
Still, the names are really ironic, right? I mean, the Death Eaters don’t *eat* death (as in eating somebody for breakfast), but seem more to eat something to keep them away from death, or else eating others to death.
And also, the legendary *thief of death* is mortally afraid of death and tries his best to steal life from the clutches of inevitable death.

-	Kinsfire
-	You are aware, of course, that Nicholas Flammel is a real world person?  Depending on your view of things in the world, he either sought for the Philosopher's Stone and failed, or found it and hid the information.
-	Interesting subject of study, I might add.  But ol' Nicky there was real.

Amey:
Sorry, I didn’t have much time yesterday to search for Flamel. But now I will search for it, maybe I will get something which will give some clue to the future??? (though I wont say no to the recipe of the Stone ;)) I mean, he was partner of Dumbledore, so Dumbledore must be aware of his secrets. And we sure would like to know secrets of Dumbledore, right???

Amey, who is really getting lost in all the great names



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