Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 90412

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wrote:

Rincewind: 
> 
> The first word of Hogwarts motto is DRAGO not DRACO as in Malfoy 
DRAGO means Dragon. As far as I remember Draco was a Roman General, 
but It Does not mean Dragon.


Geoff:
Sorry to disagree. In the drawing in the UK editions, the first word 
of the motto has a "C" with a noticeable serif.

Draco is quite definitely Latin for dragon.