Mythology and other Latin things in Harry Potter

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Mythology and other Latin things in Harry Potter
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Fluffy
Who is Fluffy in mythology?
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Felix Felicis Potion
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Hermione Granger

• In Greek mythology Hermione is the only daughter
  of Melelaus and Helen

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Voldemort / The Dark Lord

• volo, volare, volavi to fly
• de from
• mors death
• French for Flight of Death
• Anagram Tom Marvalo Riddle
• volo, velle, volui
• mirabilis
• Shakespeare character Malvolio

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Errol

• Weaslys family owl
• Old and clumsy
• From erro, errare, erravi to wander

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Arabella Figg

• Arabella is a combination of the Latin words ara
  and bella
• Ara is the Latin word for altar and bella is the
  Latin adjective for beautiful

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Argus Filch
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Albus Dumbledore

• First name is from the adjective albus, alba,
  album white
• Dumbledore is Old English for bumblebee

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Ludo Bagman

• The word Ludo is from ludus, ludi-
  game/play/sport in Latin
• In the Goblet of Fire he had a role in the
  Quidditch World Cup and in the TriWizard
  tournament
• Bagman is English slang for someone who collects
  money

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Remus Lupin
Remus is the legendary brother of Romulus, The
founder of Rome
lupus, lupi wolf
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Professor Filius Flitwick

• Filius is from filius, filii son
• Flitwick is a town in England

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Professor Minerva McGonagall
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Professor Severus Snape

• Severus was the name of several Roman emperors
  and saints
• severus, severa, severum adjective that means
  strict or severe
• Snape is a town in England
• Snape is a ship building Term

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Hermes

• Percys pet owl
• Named after the god Mercury/Hermes
• What was Hermes the god of?

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Professor Sibyl Trelawney
Trelawney is an English name meaning for God
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Dolores Umbridge

• dolor, doloris means pain or grief in Latin
• Umbridge is a homonym for the English word
  umbrage which means to take offense
• It can also be derived from the Latin word umbra

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Professor Sinistra

• sinistra is the Latin word for left hand
• Sinister is English means something that is evil
• She is the astronomy teacher at Hogwarts
• Her first name is Aurora, who is the Roman
  goddess of the dawn

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Draco Malfoy and His family

• Dracos first name is from draco, draconis
  dragon
• His last name is French mal foy bad faith
• Lucius is a Roman Name
• Narcissus Narcissa

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Rubeus Hagrid

• Possibly from the Latin word rubeus, rubea,
  rubeum red
• Last name is old English for bad night

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Professor Septima Vector

• Ancient ruins teacher
• First name Septima from septem
• vector is from vecto, vectare, vectvi to carry
• vector used in math