JKR punning names (was: New Member and question)

[career advisor]

No: HPFGUIDX 160692

<<Geoff:
 > As I have often remarked in the past JKR has a whole raft of punning 
 > names. Examples are Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, Umbridge, 
 > Grimmauld, Durmstrang, Hogwarts and fascinating new meaning for 
 > Apparition and Disillusion.
 
 SSSusan:
 Heh.  I remember how long it took me to catch on to Diagon Alley and 
 shaking my head that it wasn't patently obvious from the very moment I 
 saw that chapter title.  I do love the way JKR has had such fun with 
 names -- Professors Vector & Sprout, Durmstrang, even the Griffin[-]
 door knocker....
 
 Now, though, at the risk of revealing myself as a complete dolt, I'm 
 going to make myself just buck up and ask:  What's the pun 
 with "Hogwarts"?  Do you just mean the turn-around from the word 
 warthog?  Or is there something I'm missing?? 
 
 Siriusly Snapey Susan>>>

My favorite I just discovered and very smart readers might even  figured it out 
before it happened in  POA. And it is:   Peter Pettigrew  

1)  Pet R 
2)  Pet I Grew. 

There was a clue there if we had just seen it. LOL

DA Jones   


 
 
 	
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