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Originally Posted by christiangirl
I can remember someone named Victor Hugo, but I don't know if that's from the books or somewhere else in life.  |
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) wrote
Les Misérables and
Notre-Dame de Paris (
The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
And Rose and Hugo aren't particularly named after anyone.. they're just named. And named like the kids of a Muggleborn and "blood traitor" too. Anyone else notice the Weasleys all have "normal" names unlike the rest of the purebloods who are all named Latin/Faux Latin names?
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I have noticed that, although there are a few other pureblood families with "normal" names -- the Potters (Harry's father was James) and the Longbottoms, for example. (And Peter Pettigrew.)
I have a feeling that she had a reason for choosing Rose and Hugo, but it's just not obvious from the book. I actually checked to see if her parents were named Rose and Hugo. (They weren't.)
Apparently, at the reading this past Friday night/Saturday morning, JKR said that she had considered naming the book
Harry Potter and the Battle of Hogwarts, but she thought that gave away too much. Also, it appears that she is doing a live internet interview this coming Monday, during which she'll answer questions submitted via the internet. Maybe some of these burning questions -- what are Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny doing, where did the names Rose and Hugo come from, who's headmaster now, etc., will be answered.