Star Gazing

[hpfan_mom]

No: HPFGUIDX 154110

 
> hpfan_mom previously:
> 
> Ooo, abracadabra.  In Hebrew, abra k'adabra, "I will create as I 
> speak."  The interesting part is that in the Hebrew alphabet the 
> letters B and V are almost the same.  If we substitute V for B in 
> abracadabra we've got avracadavra . . . Avada Kedavra, anyone?  The 
> intended result of which is the opposite of the Hebrew meaning.
> 
> hpfan_mom, sure that this has been mentioned before but not daring to 
> take on the search function
>
hpfan_mom now:

Responding to my own message.  Figured out how to do the search and 
yes, this has been discussed several times just this year.  Not to 
mention JKR's own description of how she came up with Avada 
Kedavra . . .  Sigh.

hpfan_mom