How Do You Understand Harry Potter Internet Acronyms?
As a recent inductee into all things Harry Potter, you head to a couple of message boards to chat with others who are interested in the world of J.K. Rowling. You are confused when you find Internet message boards filled with acronyms such as DADA, CoS and SS. You can decipher this new language by following these steps. Make sure you have read all the Harry Potter books. If you only watch the movies, the acronyms will never fully make sense. Start by learning the acronyms for people’s names. HP=Harry Potter; SS=Severus Snape; JKR=J.K. Rowling; DD=Dumbledore; HG=Hermione Granger; RW=Ron Weasley; F/G=Fred and George Weasley; GW=Ginny Weasley; JP/LP=James and Lily Potter; MM=Minerva McGonagall; LV=Lord Voldemort (also affectionately called “Voldy”); TR=Tom Riddle; DM=Draco Malfoy. Master the acronyms for the various book titles. (All Harry Potter book titles begin with the phrase, “Harry Potter and the…”) PS/SS=Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone (representing the different British and
