Vocabulary Survey!

scarter5 · #1 11-20-2005, 11:06 PM

Hello. I'm working on a study for one of my last classes at ASU (I graduate in December...YEAH!) and I need to get a lot of data about words created by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series. You don't have to have read the books or seen the movies (in fact I need a large portion of the surveys to come from those who haven't). If anyone wouldn't mind posting the simple survey answers....I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks!

INSTRUCTIONS:
Create one short sentence for each of the following words:

muggle
dementor
azkaban
hogwarts
slytherin
jinx
patronus
quidditch
gringott's
diagon alley

If you could list your age, gender, and the # of Harry Potter books/movies you've read/seen that would also be GREAT!

Thanks!

brian_igo · #2 11-20-2005, 11:12 PM

I used to live near Orange and Terrace and made a fair amount of beer money proofing English papers for your fine school. I can dig up an old rate card if you'd like.

**theworm**[$] · #3 11-20-2005, 11:13 PM

I would love to help you, but honestly, I don't think I could possibly write one short sentence using all of those words. Perhaps a lengthy paragraph, but certainly not one short sentence.

Age - 42 - not that its any of your business, Youngster
gender - female (never ask a woman her age!)
saw 2 of the movies
have not read any of the books.

Good luck with your project.

scarter5 · #4 11-20-2005, 11:15 PM

Funny. Not one short sentence using all of those words. One short sentence for each of the words. Whoops. Not very clear there! And an English major to boot! Sorry about that!

scarter5 · #5 11-20-2005, 11:17 PM

Quote:

brian_igo said

I used to live near Orange and Terrace and made a fair amount of beer money proofing English papers for your fine school. I can dig up an old rate card if you'd like.

Isn't it just a small world. I do some editing myself...although I tend to edit for non-students and I try to pay my mortgage. Do you miss the paper editing days?

**theworm**[$] · #6 11-20-2005, 11:20 PM

Ah - well one short sentence for each of the words would be much easier.
I have no idea what most of them are supposed to mean, but I could fumble through. Just not right now - its been a long fun day, and I'm pooped. I'll try and help tomorrow, but if you ask what I weigh - you can forget about it!

**mjfrombuffalo**[$] · #7 11-21-2005, 07:45 AM

Quote:

If you could list your age, gender, and the # of Harry Potter books/movies you've read/seen that would also be GREAT!

38
female
0 movies, 0 books

I tried to show him how to do some magic, but he's a hopeless muggle.

dementor - no idea

azkaban - couldn't tell ya

hogwarts - I want to get a school jacket with the Hogwarts mascot on the back.

slytherin - who knows

jinx - (This word's been around forever, not a Rowling creation although she may have changed the meaning.) I won't talk about what I plan to do because I'm afraid I'll jinx myself.

quidditch - I can't go shopping, I have to watch the quidditch game this afternoon.

gringott's - somebody owns something (" 's ") but I don't know who gringott is...

diagon alley - somewhere over the rainbow for all I know

Hope this helps.

jenninca · #8 11-21-2005, 08:08 AM

Female age 29
All the books (multiple times), all the movies except #4

muggle - The muggle couldn't do magic if his life depended on it.

dementor - I would never want to meet a dementor.

azkaban - You'd better not do that, or you'll find yourself locked up in Azkaban.

hogwarts - Harry could hardly wait to get back to Hogwart's.

slytherin - Many people in Slytherin house end up becoming dark wizards.

jinx - Hermione put an impediment jinx on Professor Snape.

patronus - Harry's Patronus took the shape of his dad when he became an animagus.

quidditch - Harry was the youngest Quidditch player in a century.

gringott's - The goblin led Harry's through Gringott's tunnels to get his money.

diagon alley - An annual trip to Diagon Alley was necessary in order to get all of their spellbooks.

**pippadaisy**[$] · #9 11-21-2005, 09:40 AM

Female, 35. Read all books (more than once), seen movies #1 and #2.

A Muggle is a non-magical person.
I wouldn't want to meet a dementor in a dark alley.
Azkaban is the equivalent of a maximum-security prison for wizards.
The Hogwarts Express should be released as a Brio train.
A Slytherin is probably the most evil example of a Hogwarts student.
An improperly used jinx can often harm the jinxer.
My Patronus looks like Ronde and Tiki Barber.

Quidditch is a game similar to rugby mixed with basketball and played on brooms.
Gringott's cannot be broken into easily.
Diagon Alley is the wizard's Mall of America.

Redlass · #10 11-21-2005, 11:26 AM

Age: 37
Gender: Female
Read: All of them
Seen: All but Goblet of Fire

1. I'm muggle-born and bred.
2. The night was as silent and eerie as a dementor on a retrieval mission.
3. Let's see what swagger he'd have left after a month at Azkaban.
4. Hogwarts manages to make boarding school look attractive and desirable.
5. He's too sneaky for even Slytherins.
6. Take another step forward and I'll jinx you.
7. I'd like a patronus to shield me from the day's horrors.
8. What colors will you be flying at the Quidditch match?
9. Let's swing into Gringott's so I can pick up some Galleons for Christmas shopping.
10. You can get your wand replaced at this quaint old shop in Diagon Alley.

**theworm**[$] · #11 11-21-2005, 12:41 PM

muggle - He'll have to muggle his way through it.
dementor - Stay away from the dementor; he'll hurt you.
azkaban - The students from Azkaban have a bad attitude.
hogwarts - Hogwarts academy is a fine school.
slytherin - You are a slimey, slytherin beast.
jinx - I put a jinx on him.
patronus - ????? Or not to patronus - that is the question.
quidditch - I don't play quidditch.
gringott's - I think he went to Gringott's place.
diagon alley - Let's go shopping in Diagon Alley.

42
female
0 books
2 movies.

murasaki · #12 11-21-2005, 12:49 PM

Age: 34
Gender: female
Read: all
Seen: all but Goblet of Fire (will see it next week)

muggle - A muggle is someone who does not have magic capabilities.
dementor - The dementors are used to terrorize wizarding-world prisoners.
azkaban - Azkaban is the wizarding-world's prison for people who use magic unethically.
hogwarts - Hogwarts is the boarding school in the wizarding-world for magically gifted children.
slytherin - Slytherin is one of the four houses of Hogwarts; their dormitory is located in the basement of Hogwarts and their mascot is a snake.
jinx - I'm drawing a HP-related blank on this one.
patronus - A patronus is a magical manifestation of a wizard or witch's personality that can protect them from other magic.
quidditch - A popular game in the wizarding world, much like soccer in the UK or football in the US.
gringott's - A bank for wizard money run by goblins.
diagon alley - The shopping district of the wizarding world.

scarter5 · #13 11-21-2005, 06:12 PM

Thanks for all that have replied so far! Very helpful. I need a ton of these!

magenta321 · #14 11-21-2005, 07:25 PM

27 female
read all of the books but fell asleep the three times I've attempted to watch the movies (never watched more than twenty minutes)

muggle -- I was born to muggle parents.
dementor -- The dementors sucked all the happiness from the room.
azkaban -- The evil one was sentenced to life in Azkaban.
hogwarts -- Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts School.
slytherin -- Harry could have been a slytherin, but his heart was too pure.
jinx -- If you don't stop casting these horrible spells on me, I'll jinx you!
patronus -- If I had a patronus, it would probably be a butterfly.
quidditch -- I don't know how to ride a broomstick, so I guess quidditch playing is out for me.
gringott's -- I went to Gringott's to make a deposit.
diagon alley -- There are many interesting shops in Diagon Alley.