NAME MEANINGS
Alastor - A Greek god who would sought revenge on people.
Albus - In Latin Albus means "White Beard".
Argus - Argus was a monster in Greek mythology who had one hundred eyes.
Beauxbatons - French for "beautiful wands".
Dementor - In latin, dementio means "to go mad".
Diagon Alley - If you say Diagon Alley really fast together, it will sound like "diagonally" and Diagon Alley is supposed to be a bit crooked.
Draco - In latin, Draco means "snake". Draco is also a constellation that is supposed to look like a dragon.
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus - Latin for "Never tickle a sleeping dragon".
Dumbledore - Means "bumblebee" in Old English.
Durmstrang - A phrase meaning "Storm and Stress" (German).
Dursley - A town near J.K. Rowlings's birthplace.
Ernie - Named after one of J.K. Rowling's grandparents.
Expecto Patronum - Expecto means expect and Patronus means protection. Put those two words together and you get "Expect Protection".
Sirius - Named after the "Dog Star".
Skeeter - Skeeter is a nickname for mosquitoes.
Snape - A town in England.
Stan - Named after one of J.K. Rowling's grandparents.
Tom Marvolo Riddle - An anagram of "I am Lord Voldemort."
Voldemort - In another language, it means "Dark Lord".
Cassandra Vablatsky - in Greek Mythology, there was a woman named Cassandra who had been cursed so that she would always be able to predict the future accurately, but nobody would ever believe her.
Weasely - This means suggestive of or resembling a weasel.
Miranda Goshawk - The name "Miranda" in latin means: Admired one; and "Goshawk" is a very powerful hawk.
Parvati Patil - Parvati is a Hindu goddess.
Figg - Figulus means "potter" and figo means "to attach".
Filch - To steal.
Ronan - An Irish saint.
Rubeus - Redness/modesty.
Sirius - Named after the "Dog Star".
Skeeter - Skeeter is a nickname for mosquitoes.
Snape - A town in England.
Stan - Named after one of J.K. Rowling's grandparents.
Flitwick - A town in England.
Fleur Delacour - Flower of the court.
Fluffy - There was a three-headed dog named Cerebrus who was the guardian of the under world.
Gilderoy - A handsome highwayman.
Hedwig - A German saint.
Hagrid - Hung over.
Harry - Army ruler.
Hermes - The Greek messenger.
Hermione - Hermione was a character in Greek mythology who was loved by two men. She was the daughter of Helen of Troy and Menelaus.
Knockturn Alley - If you say Knockturn alley really first together, it sounds like "nocturnally".
Lockhart - Town in Australia.
Lucious - Light.
Ludo - Latin for "to play".
Sirius - Named after the "Dog Star".
Skeeter - Skeeter is a nickname for mosquitoes.
Snape - A town in England.
Stan - Named after one of J.K. Rowling's grandparents.
Flitwick - A town in England.
Fleur Delacour - Flower of the court.
Fluffy - There was a three-headed dog named Cerebrus who was the guardian of the under world.
Gilderoy - A handsome highwayman.
Hedwig - A German saint.
Hagrid - Hung over.
Lupin - Wolf-like.
Malfoy - Bad faith.
Mandrake - A southern European plant which was once believed to have magical powers because its root resembles the human body.
McGonagall - Means "bad poet" in latin.
Minerva - In Roman Mythology she was the Goddess of Wisdom but in Greek Mythology she was the Goddess of War.
Mirror of Erised - Erised backwards is desire. The writing on the mirror backwards is "I show not your face, but your hearts desire."