Horcrux: was Baptism/Christianity in HP

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 153782

> "Leslie41:
> 
> The word "hore" in middle/old english means "whore". Whorecrosses.
> Makes sense. In the bible whores are associated with idolatry and
> faithlessness to god. Even if we don't bring the bible into it, the
> word is associated with immorality and compromised principles."
> 
> 
> It's your following post that completely misreads the word 
> as "immortality." As I originally spoke of immorality and 
> not "immortality," I never noticed the misreading.
> 
> But I would admit and agree with you, certainly, that whores have 
> absolutely nothing to do with immortality!

a_svirn:
Funnily enough I didn't "misread" your post at all. You proposed a 
highly questionable etymology of horcruxes deriving their meaning  
from *whore*. Said it makes sense. Obviously you have changed your 
mind since – now you say you defer to Mugglenet interpretation –
 "outside the cross". I saw your initial interpretation as 
nonsensical from the start and said so. Because whores have nothing 
to do with immortality (which is what horcruxes are about) whichever 
way you look at.