Severus
June Ewing
doctorwhofan02 at yahoo.ca
Fri Feb 25 06:27:00 UTC 2011
No: HPFGUIDX 190125
June:
> <snip> I read a few years back that some of the names came from
> places in England either old or recent and if I am remembering
> correctly Snape is a small town some where in England.
> Geoff:
> Off the top of my head, I can think of four surnames in the
Harry Potter books which are the same as UK place names.
<snip>
But, to be frank, I see no hidden agenda in their selection as
> family names in the books.
June:
I wasn't speculating, I was repeating what I had read on the net
while looking for information on when Order of the Phoenix was
coming out. I had read that the name Snape and at least one other
name had been taken from town names in England. I don't remember
all the details but this gives you some idea of how long ago it
was.
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