[HPforGrownups] alastor and albus

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 100726

> I don't know if this has been discussed yet, but Alastor and Albus
> both begin with Al...
> Does anyone know if the word Auror exists in English?  Is it similar
> to aurora, as in aurora borealis?  If so, does it mean "light", or
> does "borealis" mean light?
>
 Aurora is the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology (a counterpart to the
Greek Eos). And btw, the chemical element name for gold is Aurum. Also think
of the word "aura," which is generally pictured as a glow surrounding
something or someone.

Alina.