Humor in HP

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 186578

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

Geoff: 
> > One piece of JKR's armoury of humour which has not been mentioned but I have always appreciated is her use of word play in names... There is quite a long list but as examples I would cite, in passing,  Diagon Alley. Durmstrang, Grimmauld, Knockturn Alley, Kreacher and even the change of use of words such as Apparition and Disillusion. <snip>

Carol:
> Disillusionment Charm has always bothered me, though, because it's backwards. "I have to Disillusion you" is a great line because of the double meaning (though Harry, of course, isn't really being disillusioned), but, IMO, it ought to be used when the spell that "illusions" Harry is removed, not when it's placed on him. Hope that makes sense!

Geoff:
That's not the only "backwards" situation. We have discussed in the 
past the spell "Enervate" which is used to revive those who have been 
subjected to something like a Stupefy.

Enervate is actually defined as "being **drained** of energy".

> Carol, wondering what CSL is

Geoff:
C.S.Lewis.