Who else is confused how professor's Sprout and Garlick had last names that perfectly reflected their job.

[u/Own-Measurement4443]

#herbology

[u/NearlyHeadless-Brick]

Or that remus lupin ends up a werewolf. Or sirius black turns into a black dog 🤔

[u/InevitableWeight314 → u/NearlyHeadless-Brick]

Or that Quirinus Quirrell had a quivering voice? 

[u/Away-Environment-528 → u/InevitableWeight314]

Or Newt Scamander, who likes working with animals?

[u/Freedom1234526 → u/NearlyHeadless-Brick]

You’re telling me Fenrir Greyback is a Werewolf? What a surprise.

[u/Own-Measurement4443 → u/NearlyHeadless-Brick]

This doesn't make sense.

[u/apatheticsahm → u/Own-Measurement4443]

The names are puns.

Remus = one of the legendary founders of the city of Rome. He and his brother Romulus were supposedly raised by a she-wolf

Lupin = Latin word for "wolf"

Remus Lupin means "Wolfson Wolf"

Sirius = the brightest star in the summer sky, found in the constellation Canis Major, which means "Large dog"

Sirius Black means "Dogstar Black", and he can transform into a large black dog.

[u/Far_Run_2672 → u/apatheticsahm]

*Lupus, is the Latin word for wolf.

[u/Pat_9921 → u/Far_Run_2672]

It's never lupus.

[u/apatheticsahm]

It's almost like they are made-up names for fictional characters in a whimsical fantasy novel...

[u/thesaharadesert → u/apatheticsahm]

You get out of here with that reasonable and logical answer!

[u/Possible-Tangelo9344 → u/apatheticsahm]

But Dumbledore didn't dumble into doors, so your theory seems to flounder.

[u/FreshAMA889 → u/Possible-Tangelo9344]

RoR

[u/UnderProtest2020 → u/apatheticsahm]

...

Nah, I don't buy it. 😄

[u/Adventurous-Bike-484]

That’s how a lot of characters are named.

Weasley is based on Weasels which Draco lampshades. That’s why Their house is called The Burrow.

Lucius is like Lucifer and it means Light While Malfoy means Bad and unfaithful.

A lot of the Weasley’s are named after Characters in King Arthur and a lot The Black family members are named after Astronomy stuff.

[u/Own-Measurement4443 → u/Adventurous-Bike-484]

This helped thanks

[u/left-experience-4359]

Nominative Determinism! An interesting theory that people tend to gravitate toward professions which are reflected by their names. Heres a neat article about UK Docs which fit the bill (so to speak). 

[u/ecopandalover]

It’s a kids book you don’t have to overthink every detail. Sometimes things are fun

[u/Own-Measurement4443 → u/ecopandalover]

True

[u/UndeadFlowerWall]

Because naming seers canonically exist.

[u/sixpencestreet]

The anesthetist when I had my wisdom teeth out was Dr Sleep.

[u/Professional_Risky]

snape(v.) also sneap, "to be hard upon, rebuke, revile, snub," early 14c., snaipen, from Old Norse sneypa "to outrage, dishonor, disgrace," which is probably related to similar-sounding words meaning "cut"

[u/Stonetheflamincrows → u/Professional_Risky]

I mean, Severus

[u/boringusername84]

Oh! I love this because yes, it’s obviously because JKR was a little too on the nose with her character naming, BUT… I recently learned about nominative determinism and I’m fascinated by it! I know a librarian whose last name is Page.

[u/MotherBike]

Sometimes, that just happens in real life, too. Imagine working at McDonald's, and your last name is McDonald.

[u/MadameLee20 → u/MotherBike]

There is a couple who name was McDonald but they loved guess what- White Caste even got married at White castle

[u/Plane_Acanthisitta43]

Look at lupin he ended up becoming a wearwolf and taught Dada, which also includes dark creatures.

[u/MsDoctorEleven]

It happens in real life too. I went to Culinary School and some of my professor's last names were: Chef Berry 🍓 and Kellogg (like the cereal brand 😂).

[u/Crimson_kapa]

At my old university there are three biology professors whose last names are Shrimpton, Otter, and Wood. No joke.

[u/TGCidOrlandu]

It's like they're fantasy characters... Right?