Dumbledore's Nitwit

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No: HPFGUIDX 92886

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sbursztynski" 
<greatraven at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "drjuliehoward" 
> <drjuliehoward at y...> wrote:
> > I tried searching the archives but coule not find anything on 
> this.  
> > It is from the first book, so something must have been posted 
> about 
> > it.  On US hardback 123, Dumbledore's few words were "Nitwit!  
> > Blubber!  Oddment!  Tweak!  Thank you!"
> > Question 1: What in the world does it mean?
> > Question 2: Are they the same in the UK version?
> > 
> > Julie
> 
> Sue B:
> 
> My impression was that it was tongue-in-cheek. When people 
> say, "I want to say just a few words," they usually mean they want 
> to make a speech, however short. But he actually did just say "a 
> few words", to start the term off with a joke.

And the other Sue (not to be confused with any of the Susans :):
I thought after reading the other books that perhaps he was calling 
out names of house elves down in the kitchen.  One elf for each 
table.  I agree with the other Sue that it was probably also intended 
to show DD's sense of humor. Sort of like the singing of the school 
song which we have never seen again.