Identifying with Muggles in Potterverse

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 158208

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:

> > > Magpie:
> > > I think I assumed "Quid agis" was the password and the joke was 
> > > that she could also tell him to go inside to find out...?
 

> Tonks:
> 
> OK, I will show that I have no class or 'culture'. What does it 
> mean??  I just assumed it was a take off on Quidditch. 


In Latin "quid agis" is a greeting, something like "How are you", "How
are you doing", "What's up" etc. I really liked that you connected it
to Quidditch though, I never even noticed that the words are so
similar! I also think that people can "have culture" without knowing
some stupid Latin expression. I used to be a French teacher, and when
you study French seriously, you have to learn Latin too, because it
serves as a foundation for French. That's why I still remember some of
it. 
Oops, I'm afraid this message is very much off-topic, sorry!

Cheers,
zanooda