I just found this out...

Okay, I know some people know this already, but all the spells in Harry Potter are Latin... Does anyone know what they mean?? Like, me and my friends were trying to figure out what expecto patronum(? I don't want to pick up the book and look through it) means... Does anyone speak Latin or know what they mean?? I just found this really cool...

When I was younger I looked them up...
I don't remember now, haha

well, expecto patronum means "i shall unfold patron"

i don't know latin, but i used several different translator and they all said the same thing.

What does patron mean??

ahah alottt of her names and spells have basis in mythology and stuff, too!
like remus lupin for example.
me and my friend mark were talkin bout it in english.
because we were going over mythology.
and the name "remus" comes from "remus and romulus" to 2 mythological brothers who founded rome.
they were raised by WOLVES!
and the word "lupine" means "doglike" or something.
so, i mean, if you break down his name, you could have totally figured out he was a werewolf from the getgo xD


but yeah you're right!
rowling doesnt just pull em out of nowhere
i never actually looked up the latin ones.
did you find any good ones?!
:]

–noun
1. a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, esp. a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
2. a person who supports with money, gifts, efforts, or endorsement an artist, writer, museum, cause, charity, institution, special event, or the like: a patron of the arts; patrons of the annual Democratic dance.
3. a person whose support or protection is solicited or acknowledged by the dedication of a book or other work.
4. patron saint.
5. Roman History . the protector of a dependent or client, often the former master of a freedman still retaining certain rights over him.
6. Ecclesiastical . a person who has the right of presenting a member of the clergy to a benefice.

stephaloo wrote:ahah alottt of her names and spells have basis in mythology and stuff, too!
like remus lupin for example.
me and my friend mark were talkin bout it in english.
because we were going over mythology.
and the name "remus" comes from "remus and romulus" to 2 mythological brothers who founded rome.
they were raised by WOLVES!
and the word "lupine" means "doglike" or something.
so, i mean, if you break down his name, you could have totally figured out he was a werewolf from the getgo xD


but yeah you're right!
rowling doesnt just pull em out of nowhere
i never actually looked up the latin ones.
did you find any good ones?!
:]

i love greek mythology:) and i remember that story

Hahaha yes! When we were reading about Remus & Romulus in history it made it so much more entertaining (and easier to remember!) by thinking of Remus Lupin which no doubt led to endless Harry Potter daydreaming haha.

Hmmm, I've never actually looked up the Latin words but the spell names are usually easy enough to connect to what they actually do.

All I find for Expecto Patronum is "I shall unfold Patron", like Kelsie said!

stephaloo wrote:ahah alottt of her names and spells have basis in mythology and stuff, too! :D
like remus lupin for example.
me and my friend mark were talkin bout it in english.
because we were going over mythology.
and the name "remus" comes from "remus and romulus" to 2 mythological brothers who founded rome.
they were raised by WOLVES!
and the word "lupine" means "doglike" or something.
so, i mean, if you break down his name, you could have totally figured out he was a werewolf from the getgo xD


but yeah you're right!
rowling doesnt just pull em out of nowhere
i never actually looked up the latin ones.
did you find any good ones?!
:]

And in Deathly Hallows, Remus's codename was Romulus,
which alludes to Roman mythology. ;]

But JKR is very educated in Latin, so she uses it quite often in the books.
Harry also means "power" I believe. I'm not quite sure.
But his name has some significance.
Voldemort, too. Alludes to "Voldemortis," which I forget the significance of.

Then spells like... "lumos" have obvious Latin roots.
Like think, "illuminate." So "lumos" or a variation of the word is probably the Latin word for light.

Haha omg jk rowling is so smart
If I were her, harry's name would be tom smith or something
Such as, "tom smith and the magical school" as a book title
Since I suck at coming up with names
Hahaha
I love how everything in hp has deeper meaning

Hahahaha Morgayne that is SUCH a wonderful title.
I think the entire franchise needs to be renamed. Right now.

Zoe wrote:Hahahaha Morgayne that is SUCH a wonderful title.
I think the entire franchise needs to be renamed. Right now.

Haha, I know right!
Who needs HP when you can have TS?

Hahahaha TS sounds like an acronym for an STD....!

Hahahaha a very popular std though, right?

Of course! That all the cool witches and wizards have!

Oh wow Morgs & Zoe x]
Your convo right there about Tom Smith...you know, I love how in most of the fanfics the characters are like so sexually active xD

Oh good!
Eww amber, what fanfics have you been reading? Hahaha
But I was just watching hp on tv
And a guy and a girl were making out
And harry walks by
And the guy goes, "get out of here"
And harry runs away
Hahaha I can't imagine them being sexually active x)
Except for sirirus, he's a boss

Haha because those fanfics are just revealing what JKR had to cut out when she remembered that she had a rather young audience!

Hahahaa it'd be interesting if she wrote hp for adults

Hahaha Harry's innocent eyes were violated!

Oh come off it, I don't read like those type of fanfics.
But most of the good ones have some type of kissing scenes.
Claire gives me a lot of the links so blame her xD

If JKR wrote for adults...she might extend the epilogue?

everytime i read a spell in hp,
i would wonder how in hell would she come up with these names
like "accio" i would wonder how that name could have been come up with.