Harry Potter Rox 2002

NAME ORIGINS

Alastor - Greek God who sought revenge on people.
Albus - In Latin means white (maybe for white beard). Wisdom. Or.. Governor of Britain at the death of the emperor Pertinax, Decimus Clodius Albinus (Albinus=Albus?) attempted to seize the throne but ended up as Caesar in alliance with another imperial contender, Septimius Severus. After Severus defeated two other rivals (Voldemort and... Sirius?), the now expendable Albinus was forced into another attempt at usurpation, an attempt that came to an end at the bloody battle of Lyon.
Arabella - Ara means alter and bella means wars in Latin (war alterer?)
Aragog - "Arachnid" means spider. Gig is a giant. Put them together you get large spider ("ara"-arachnid, "gig"-large) and if Ara is used as Arachnid and gig it's aragig. But maybe it was changed to Aragog.
Argus - In Greek mythology, Argus was a monster that had a hundred eyes and was ever-so-watchful.
Arthur - Could represent King Arthur. The legend presents Arthur as a leader in ancient times who defeats the Saxons and other enemies. He thereby unites the people of Britain in peace and harmony.
Bagman - "Bagman" is a person who "bags" money (constantly losing bets and not paying them back).
Beauxbatons - French for 'beautiful wands'.
Dementor - Dementio means to go mad in Latin (demented).
Draco - Draco is a constellation that looks like a dragon but is a snake. In Latin, Draco means Dragon. In Latin Draco means Dragon. Dracula's root is draco.
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus - Never tickle A sleeping dragon, and I mean it!. Latin in case you're wondering.
Dumbledore - Means "Bumblebee" in latin.
Durmstrang - German phrase meaning storm and stress.
Dursley - A town near J.K. Rowlings's birthplace.
Ernie - Named after one of J.k. Rowlings grandparents.
Figg - Figulus means "potter" and figo means "to attach," maybe that means she's Harry's secret keeper.
Filch - To steal.
Firenze - Italian name for the city of Florence.
Flitwick - A town in England.
Fleur Delacour - Fleur means flower in french. "De" means "of" (I believe anyway, I'm not good with French). La meand the and Cour means Court. Put together it's Flower of the Court?
Fluffy - Was a real beast in an ancient greek myth. "Cerebrus" the three-headed dog was the guarder of the underworld.
Gilderoy - A highwayman known for being handsome.
Hedwig - A saint that lived in Germany in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Hagrid - Name and tale comes from greek myth. The ancient Hagrid from the myth was the god of Jewels. This god was said to be the kindest of the gods, but Hades framed him for the death of Piraeus's - the killer of Medusa - son. Hagrid was banished from Olympus but Zues allowed him to stay as the watcher of the animals. Hagrid also means hung-over in (Hagrids usually hung over).
Hermes - The Greek Messenger. Kinda like the owl messenger.
Hermione - Bit weird, but broken down it looks like this Her mi one, which could mean her and me (mi) are one.
Lockhart - Town in Australia near Wagga Wagga (reference: "Compose a poem about my defeat of the Wagga Wagga Werewolf"?).
Lucious - Maybe means Lucifer (the devil).
Ludo - "Ludo" or "Ludere" means to play in Latin.
Lupin - Lunar means moon. Lupin means Wolf-like. Canis Lupus is the scientific name for wolf.
Malfoy - "Mal foi" means "bad faith" in French. Malfoy has "mal" in it, meaning evil.
McGonagall - Means "bad poet" in latin.
Minerva - In Roman Mythology was the Goddess of Wisdom. In Greek Mythology she was the Goddess of War. She gave strict punishments.
Mirror of Erised - The inscription on the Mirror reads, backwards: "I show not your face but your hearts desire".
Moody - Not in a good mood.
Nagini - 'Naga' is snake in Sanskrit.
Nicholas Flamel - Was a real alchemist, and supposedly DID create the Philosopher's Stone (not "Sorceror's"). The tale was that he had spent decades of his life trying to create the Philosopher's Stone, which could turn any metal in to gold and unlock the secrets to immortality, but could not figure it out.
One night, Nicholas Flamel had a dream in which an angel came to his bed, held out a book and said, these words, which were to remain in the memory of the hearer: "Look well at this book, Nicholas. At first you will understand nothing in it -- neither you nor any other man. But one day you will see in it that which no other man will be able to see." Surely that would contain the secrets to making the Philosopher's Stone!
A short while later while he was alone in his shop a man in desparate need of money appeared with a book to sell. He recognized it as the book that the angel in his dream had been holding and paid for it immediately, without bargaining.
The problem was that the book was written in part-hebrew and he couldn't read it. All of the jews in France had recently been driven out of his country by persecution. He knew that there were still many jews left in Spain, so he copied a small-portion of the book and headed out on his journey to find a translator. He searched for months and couldn't find one, and so started his journey home in discouragement. During the quest homeward, he stopped at an inn and was fortunate enough to be joined at his table by a French merchant who had contacts with someone who might be able to translate the book. The French merchant introduced Flamel to his friend, the Maestro Canches. When Nicholas told him that he had with him the book of Abraham the Jew the Maestro's eye's lit up and he explained that Abraham the Jew was a venerable master who was a great master and spent his whole life studying the mysteries of the Cabala. His book had disappeared, surfacing in some remote corner of the globe for moments and then disappearing again. Unfortunately, the pages that Nicholas had brought with him was not enough to unlock the secrets of the stone. The Maestro agreed to go back to Nicholas's home and translate the entire book.
Ironically, on the journey home the Maestro fell ill and passed away. Nicholas piously buried him at a nearby church and continued on.
When he arrived home he found his wife, his shop and his books as he had left them. Though it took him years, the pages that the Maestro had translated had given Nicholas enough clues to translate the book himself.
Adherring strictly to the rules within the book of Abraham the Jew, he first turned a half pound of mercury in to gold. As he was changing the metals, he changed himself.
From this point on he was rich. He built hospitals, low-income housing for the poor, churches and lived out the rest of his days joyously.
After Nicholas had reached the age of 80, he went about planning his death. Not the means of the death itself but the details such as his coffin, tombstone (the one he ordered was very heavy), burial location, etc. He wanted his death to be as perfect as his life.
Shortly after he died, rumors that he had created the Elixir of Life spread. Any prowlers seeking the stone that could turn any metal in to gold soon were lurking nearby his house and shop searching for the metal.
The heat soon died down and rumors that Nicholas Flamel and his wife Pernelle was still alive were forgotten. Many, many years later, an arcaeologist named Paul Lucas talked to a Turk that told him that Nicholas and his wife Pernelle were still alive. Paul did more research and then wrote and published a book that said that the Flamels' burials were nothing but clever shams, and that they were still alive. The publication of this book aroused many curious people. The people were so curious that they dug-up Nicholas's grave and opened the coffin. There was nothing there.
Nimbus - Nimbus means cloud. Nimbus was also a god in Greek Mythology.
Norris, Mrs. - A Character in one of J.K. Rowling's favorie author's (Jane Austen) books.
Parvati - Parvati is a Hindu Goddess married to Hindu God Siva the Destroyer. She gave birth to a baby boy named Ganesh, who Siva beheaded, but replaced the old head with an elephant head after Parvati reamed him out.
Patronus - Means protector (In Latin I believe).
Peeves - "Peeve" means "little devil" or something that gets on your nerves (like a pet peeve).
Penelope - The wife of Oddyseus and queen of Ithaca. she waited faithfully for her husbands return even though she had many suiters.
Remus - Brother of Romulous (founder of Rome). They were raised by a female wolf. He was killed by Romulous.
Ronan - An irish saint
Ron Wesley - Ron Wesley, in another language, is called "Running Weasel." Running Weasel was a warlord in the 6th Dynasty. He was a brilliant strategist, and he never lost a game of chess (remind me of a certain someone). Unfortunately, he died when a rat that had been dyed yellow (Scabbers) by his soldiers for fun earlier that day (Fred and George), knocked over a lamp in his palace, burning it to the ground, and killing Running Weasel. Simply meaning Pettigrew might kill Ron.
Rubeus - Meaning Rubees. (See 'Hagrid')
Severus - Sever means cut off obviously. Add that to "us", it could mean Sever Us (as in kill us). Severe also means cruel, grumpy. Also... Lucius Septimius Severus restored stability to the Roman empire after the tumultuous reign of the emperor Commodus and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of Commodus' murder (if you watched "Gladiator" then you should know this). See Albus.
Sibyll - Sibyll comes from the Sibyls, who were famous propheys in mythology. She was a priestess in ancient Greece who interperted the oracles of the gods of Delphi. As she slept Mother Earth spoke to her and she repeated the magical words the priests. They interperated the meanings and ecplained the prophecies.
Sirius - Named after Sirius Star, or Dog Star. Seen during summer "dog" days.
Snape - A town in England.
Stan - Named after one of J.K. Rowling's grandparents.
Tom Marvolo Riddle - If you rearrang the letters it spells: "I am Lord Voldemort."
Voldemort, Lord - There was a dark wizard in mid-evil times named Voldermortist. In another language, Voldermortist means "Lord of Evil" or "Dark Lord". Legend has it that Voldermortist once tried to destroy Merlin before the time of King Arthur (Mr. Weasley?), by bewitching good people, and simply bribing those who already were evil. Legend has it that Merlin destroyed Voldermortist by using a simple paralyzing charm (full body bind?), fed him to the many headed beast of the lake, the Lady of the Lake's pet (Giant Squid?), freed the bewitched people, and destroyed the evil men. That was maybe twelve, thirteen years before Arthur (how long it was from Voldemort's destruction until Harry started Hogwarts). In French means "theif of death" (meaning escaping death). Volo means "to be willing" in Latin, and Demorior means "to die" in Latin (meaning willing to die).

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