Dave Alway ([info]tnatj) wrote,
2005-07-21 11:54:00
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New Word in HP Book


I do like the word "splinch" (presumably a portmanteau of split+pinch) for the effect of apparating incompletely. Most distressful: similar to but probably worse than being caught in elevator doors.

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[info]redaxe

July 21 2005, 15:56:09 UTC 6 years ago

I have to look it up, but IIRC it's NOT new to book 6. I forget whether it's coined in book 4 or 5, but we've seen it before.

[info]aunty_marion

July 21 2005, 16:01:29 UTC 6 years ago

No, it's not new. May even be as early as book 3, but I'd have to look it up too!

[info]tnatj

July 21 2005, 16:12:26 UTC 6 years ago

Hmm ... Obviously I missed the first reference(s). Would this be the first time that a "splinching" has occurred "on stage"?

[info]hobbitblue

July 21 2005, 16:40:05 UTC 6 years ago

Its been mentioned anecdotally as a reason for not taking apparating lightly, couple of nasty stories about just *how* people splinched themselves... mentioned in azkaban I think, maybe before too, not sure.

[info]fionnabhar

July 21 2005, 21:40:35 UTC 6 years ago

Book 4, right before the Quidditch World Cup. Mr. Weasley is explaining Appartition to to Harry.

[info]cflute

July 21 2005, 18:14:05 UTC 6 years ago

I think I recall seeing "splinch" before. However, I do *not* recall any prior mention of the word "horcrux".
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