Priori Incantatem - further thoughts (longish)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 100307

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Metylda <bamf505 at y...> wrote:
> So if the spell is Priori Incantant-
> 
> "I Do" = Priori Incantanto
> "They (Form.) Do" = Priori Incantantem
> 
> Just a guess, but:
> "You (Form.) Do" = Priori Incantante
> "You (Imfor.) Do" = Priori Incantantes
> "They (Inform.) Do" = Priori Incantantemos
> 

Geoff:
The only problem with this interpretation is that "Priori Incantatem" 
or "Prior Incantato" does not contain a verb. Incantatem/Incantato 
are, in my experience the accusative/genitive or dative cases. 
Prior/Priori is to do with previous things as in the phrase "a 
priori" (from previous [facts]). I think that "Prior" in the second 
version does not agree and ought to have an ending.