History & The Arts
How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?
...history of wizardry in the Potterverse, JK Rowling drew heavily on classical languages. The OU's Joanna Paul explores...[Hogwarts crest superimposed on the Hogwarts bridge] The Hogwarts Crest and its Latin motto Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus – classical scholars might struggle to find this Latin phrase in their texts of Cicero or Virgil, Ovid or Juvenal; but ardent...