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Post by Miss Wings on Mar 24, 2013 16:38:30 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed it?
Bathilda Bagshot
Belvina Black
Cho Chang
Colin Creevey
Dedulus Diggle
Dudley Dursley
Fillius Flitwick
Gellert Grindleward
Godric Gryffindor
Greyory Goyle
Helga Hufflepuff
Luna Lovegood
Minerva McGonagoll
Pansy Parkinson
Parvarti & Padma Patil
Peter Pettigrew
Poppy Pomfrey
Quirinus Quirrell
Rowena Ravenclaw
Salazar Slytherin
Severus Snape
Stan Stumpike
Ted Tonks
William "Bill" Weasley
Anymore that I've missed?
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Post by blackroses77 on Mar 24, 2013 17:48:04 GMT -5
I'd kind of noticed but never realized how prevalent it was.
There is also:
Bathsheda Babbling
Dilys Derwent
Marlene McKinnon
'Mad-Eye' Moody
Moaning Myrtle
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Post by physicssquid on Mar 24, 2013 21:15:09 GMT -5
I'd kind of noticed but never realized how prevalent it was. There is also: Bathsheda Babbling I thought the name was Bathsheba? That's the name I've been using.  |
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Post by blackroses77 on Mar 24, 2013 21:57:47 GMT -5
I thought it was Bathsheba to but didn't want to dig through my books to find the name so went to wiki and they spelled it Bathsheda which is probably a misspell but I went with it.
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Post by ginnyrules27 on Mar 25, 2013 0:44:01 GMT -5
Piers Polkis, you missed him.
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Post by eskimoRock on Mar 25, 2013 2:02:45 GMT -5
Mary McDonald, too  |
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Post by Kitty279 on Mar 25, 2013 5:15:25 GMT -5
The HPL says Bathsheba, too.
You could probably add Beetle the Bard, too.
Bellatrix Black
Bloody Baron
Broderick Bode
Bertie Bott (Beans)
Fat Friar
Florean Fortescue
Gladys Gudgeon
Inigo Imago
Vindictus Viridian
Wendelin the Weird
Willy Widdershins
Really, when you look over the list of persons in the HPL, there are so many more that are only randomly mentioned - in an newspaper article or on these 'famous wizards' cards. I just picked the ones that people are likely to remember.
And then there are other terms, not to mention the twin's inventions:
Whomping Willow
Basic Blaze Box
Canary Creams
Decoy Detonators
Deflagration Deluxe
Extendable Ears
Fainting Fancy
Fever Fudge
Nosebleed Nougat
Puking Pastilles
Skiving Snackboxes
Ton-Tongue Toffees
Wildfire Whiz-Bangs
WonderWitch
Quidditch teams:
Appleby Arrows
Ballycastle Bats
Caerphilly Catapults
Chudley Cannons
Falmouth Falcons
Holyhead Harpies
Kenmare Kestrels
Montrose Magpies
Pride of Portree
Puddlemere United (why does Oliver work for the only exception to the rule?)
Tutshill Tornados
Wigtown Wanderers
Wimbourne Wasps
Someone most definitely has a thing for Alliterations!
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Post by Miss Wings on Mar 25, 2013 9:32:19 GMT -5
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Post by physicssquid on Mar 25, 2013 11:22:01 GMT -5
There's also Dursley: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DursleyThe village the Weasley's live near, Ottery St Catchpole, is apparently likely to be a reference to Ottery St Mary, near Exeter Uni, where JK studied. And I always thought that JK chose the names Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley because she wanted to reference the scientific terms for being active during the day and night; diurnally and nocturnally. |
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