Felix Felicis

[Lalaith_Elf]

Right, so we have a new name added to the mystery that is Book 6. Any ideas on who this person is? Do you think it's even a person? Discuss your ideas and speculations here. :)

(For all of you that's interested in the meaning behind JK's names, 'Felix Felicis' roughly translates from Latin into English as lucky, fortunate, happy. :) )

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Maybe he's the new DADA teacher, or maybe a protection spell. More advanced that 'Protego'?

[sirigorn]

I kinda have the feeling it's not a person. Someone said it sounds like a spell, and I agree. Can't think that there would be a chapter named after something that sounds like it should be a Cheering Charm though. :rolleyes:

I like the shield charm idea... that would make sense. I guess it could be kinda like Expecto Patronum, where you have to think happy thoughts to make it. I get that from the name.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Well the Latin meaning kind of make me think protection, but I don't know? :confused:

[sun-star]

I think the character name is "Felix" and "Felicis" is something else, maybe a spell - so that's it's like the pun in OOTP, "Dudley Demented" (which is a play on Dementor). This chapter title seems to follow the same pattern.

[Nurvingiel]

Felix felicis could be the spell name too, if it is a spell. Spells often have two parts (eg. Wingardium leviosa), and felix is also a latin word:

felix -icis [fruitful , fertile]. Transf., [of good omen, favorable, bringing good luck; fortunate, lucky, successful]; Felix, [the Lucky One, surname of Sulla]. Adv. feliciter, [fruitfully; auspiciously, favorably; luckily, successfully].

From: http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latgramm.htm

[Forkbeard]

Felix felicis could be the spell name too, if it is a spell. Spells often have two parts (eg. Wingardium leviosa), and felix is also a latin word:

felix -icis [fruitful , fertile]. Transf., [of good omen, favorable, bringing good luck; fortunate, lucky, successful]; Felix, [the Lucky One, surname of Sulla]. Adv. feliciter, [fruitfully; auspiciously, favorably; luckily, successfully].

From: http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latgramm.htm

Felix is the nominative form, felicis is the genitive; so something like Happy of the happy (or lucky, or fortunate, successful etc)...it does sound like a charm though rather than a character. Most of Rowlings names do mean something, but most are not Latinate....Severus Snape...for example. Severus is, but Snape isn't.

FB

[Minielin]

It also sounds like it could be a scientific name for a plant or animal (most likely a plant), but my best guess is the spell.