Hidden Tales From The Chamber Of Secrets - 50 - On the Naming of Names
by Polydicta
The now obligatory selection of plot-bunnies, orphaned scenes, omakes and idiocy that sometimes bring my mind to a grinding halt. Ongoing warnings for smut, language, character death, bashing, torture, mutilation and reader brain-damage. Brain bleach recommended.
Warning for gratuitous name-calling.
Disclaimer:
All fiction is derivative and fan fiction doubly so. I make no claim to own any part of any of the following, all I have done is an attempt to put together the elements in a novel fashion, using words and ideas like Lego ™ bricks.
There is no money involved – all I do is to share what I do for my own amusement.
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Hidden Tales From The Chamber Of Secrets - 50 - On the Naming of Names
What if the purebloods were less confrontational, and what if their names were originally related to their trades or other, personal characteristics?
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The express had been travelling for about half an hour when the blond kid from Madam Malkin's slid open the compartment door and did a double take.
"Morning, Dickweasel ..."
"Morning, Maladept."
"Ummm ... I thought that you were a Weasley ... ?"
The blond sat. "I'm Malfoy. Draco Malfoy ..."
Ron choked a bit, earning a glare from the now named Malfoy.
"And you are?" He looked pointedly at Harry.
"I'm Harry Potter ..."
"Oh, a Wormward!"
"What?"
"Oh yes, you're muggle raised. Look, you see, many wizarding families have updated their names over the centuries - but generally, we took our names from some family characteristic. We Malfoys were known as Maladept because as metamorphs, shape changers, we tended to be clumsy. That particular ... curse ... hasn't been seen in the family for three centuries, though - it ended up in the Black line ..."
He trailed off, a look of horror growing on his face ...
"Well, shyte ... my mother was a Black ..."
Harry looked at Ron. "And you?"
"Fertility mages were known as Dickweasels ... and, well, there's a reason that I have five brothers."
"What about ... Wormwood, was it?"
"Wormward. The Potter family were originally curse-breakers and ward breakers."
The look on Draco's face had receded rather, by now. He remarked, as an example, "The Dumbledores were, and still are, famous bee keepers and makers of fine meads. The Headmaster's brother makes a mead ale on his premises that is world famous."
Ron nodded. "Dad brought some back for us to try. 's good stuff."
"Then there are the muggleborn, they are properly known as Moot Bloods, because what their skills are is still unknown, and may be for at least a few generations. Most purebloods think that the word is Mudblood, which is just plain rude ..."
"So what is a pureblood?"
"Ah, it's someone whose bloodlines and therefore their intrinsic skills are well documented. Your mother, Lily, was a moot blood, but she was incredibly talented with rune magic, which fits in nicely with your own family line ..."
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