missing from the hogwarts curriculum ....

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 139017

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Fabian Peng Kärrholm 
<fabian.peng-karrholm at c...> wrote:

Fabian:
> Hi!
> 
> ... is the Latin language, as well as English. Just think about it, 
the 
> entire Magic community, has not had more teachings in the English 
> language than a 11 year old schoolkid.
>   If they at least learned latin, then Harry wouldn't have to 
wonder 
> what a spell like "levicorpus" does, and it could also be easier to 
> invent new ones.

Geoff:
In one sense I agree with you. I took Latin to O level when I was at 
grammar school and, despite the fact that I trained as a Maths 
teacher and later was involved in Computing, I have never regretted 
learning the language. It is a marvellous tool for dealing with 
technical words which often use Latin or Greek roots and, once you 
have mastered Latin with six cases, German with four is a relative 
doddle.

On the other hand, I would have thought that for Hogwarts students, a 
Dictionary of Spells, listing them alphabetically with a description 
of their use, rather as we have an ordinary dictionary, would be 
sufficient.