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Jan 16, 2013 · I was wondering if anyone knew of a source listing origins for the various Harry Potter names. I know Rowling put a lot of thought into the names she used. For example: Severus was the name of a short-lived Roman Emperor who was very Severe; Minerva (as in McGonagal) was the Roman Goddess of Wisdom
May 13, 2020 · Rowling, eager for success, agreed to write under the name J.K. Rowling. The J was her first initial. But Rowling does not have a middle name, so she used K as a tribute to her grandmother,...
Dec 18, 2018 · There is a character named Harry Potter in the 1986 film "Troll", which some people claim is where JK Rowling got the name from originally. Director John Buechler claimed that he invented Harry Potter :
Plot. Early years. The Elephant House was one of the cafés in Edinburgh where Rowling wrote the first part of Harry Potter. The series follows the life of a boy named Harry Potter.
Apr 17, 2020 · Despite the process, a Reddit user named u/etymologynerd who claims to be a Harvard linguistics student, decided to dissect the meaning of some our favorite characters from the Harry Potter...
Secret (and not-so-secret) meanings behind character names…. Discussion. As a HP fan and lover of etymology, I thought I’d combine my two interests and share with you the origins and meanings behind some of the characters’ names! Harry Potter “Harry” is a Middle English diminutive of the name “Henry” which means ruler, a possible ...
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Jul 14, 2019 · Here are some of the most striking adaptations – and how they were described in the books. From Harry’s famous green eyes being changed to blue to Narcissa Malfoy’s unique two-tone ’do, here’s how the Harry Potter characters transformed from page to screen, and why they were reimagined for the films.
