[HPforGrownups] the Marauders

[Kethryn]

No: HPFGUIDX 115938

>> Everyone, Becki here;

I don't want to sound stupid, but being an American, some of the 
British phrases I have had to look up, although I was usually right 
in my guess do to the way the word or phrase was used, (with the 
exception of "Filch *punting* the kids across the F&G's swamp", that 
was a funny picture.  I imagined  a football player drop-kicking the 
kids to the other side).

After all this time I decided to look up "Marauder", just wondering 
the technical definition.  I "asked Jeeves" and this is what he told 
me, *noun: someone who attacks in search of booty* 

Now my imagination is really going overboard wondering if the 
Marauders ever got caught trying to get up the stone slide to the 
girls dorms. ;D

>>Becki

Hey Becki, Kethryn now -

You know, I am so glad I'm not the only person who had the mental image of Filch drop kicking students across the swamp.  I giggled about that for days on end...I wonder if JKR realize(s or d) the mental image some of her words produce for us non-British types and intentionally includes choice phrases like that for a reason?  You know, slyly humorous?

Kethryn 





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