Scrimgeour a "veil piercer"?

[carodave92]

No: HPFGUIDX 137591

"rniche" <rniche at y...> wrote:
> I am curious about the name Scrimgeour. A scrim is a sort of a veil.
> To gore is to pierce. 
> Assuming the "geour" part is pronounced "gore", you have Rufus Veil
> piercer. Is he connected 
> to the mysteries of going beyond the veil? <snip> 

Carodave replies:
According to the 'Harry Potter Pronunciation Guide', Scrimgeour is 
pronounced with a soft 'g' (not like gore). 

The link to the site is below:  (I am not sure exactly how to attach
a 
link)
http://scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/pronunciation/play.htm

But I don't see why your theory still can't work...I like it.

Carodave