Felix Felicis (was : What we find there)

[werebearloony]

No: HPFGUIDX 117026


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Felix Felicis... if not a person, it's a plant, an animal, a 
> spell, a 
> > magical phenomenon... 
<snip stuff about cats> 

> Nadine-
> I don't know what or whom Felix Felicis(FF) will turn out to be 
but 
> I would like to analyze FF as a proposition for a spell. With 
strong 
> latin references like this, what else than a feel good spell Felix 
> Felicis could be ? Don't we already have the Cheering Spell 
though ? 
> The spell Hermione couldn't stop fussing about in PoA, remember ? 
I 
<snip>
>Felis (generic for cat) is derived from the older 
> latin word Felix (meaning happy). Personally, I'd rather think 
that 
> JKR has used the former reference and created a new character by 
the 
> name of Felix Felicis 
Now loony:
Here I come with the latin... I knew Felix= Lucky, happy, fruitful, 
auspicious, or well aimed, but I was completely stumped on felictis, 
so I asked my latin teacher and it means...Lucky, happy, fruitful, 
auspicious, or well aimed. So it's lucky lucky or "Lucky" (felix =
nominative singular) felictis = either "of lucky" or "luckies (direct
object)" Filectis is either Genitive singular or accusitive plural.
I'm still not absolutely sure about which translation is correct,
felictis could also be a variation on feliciter, luckily, but both
words definately have luck (or one of the other translations) 
involved with them.  That's waht is so lovely about latin, 20 
maenings per word! I am, however, somehow reminded of dear old Ludo.
Hope this helps,
~~loony