Half Blood Prince

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 133165

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Patrick Jarrett <pjarrett at g...> 
wrote:

Patrick:
> I was surprised by JKR's use of 'slut' when Morfin refers to
> Voldemorts mother. I mean, this is a children's book. I don't know
> about others but it shocked me, sure it got the point across, but if I
> had a 7 year old child I was reading too I don't know if I want to
> open that door that early to questions about what 'slut' means.

Geoff:
Slut also has the meaning of being "slovenly" so a child might hear the 
word being used of someone being scruufy, unkempt and ill-organised; 
the meaning of promiscuous might be picked up later.