In Praise of J.K. Rowling

The Romans challenged the grammatically unclear

with a simple question: “what would the Greeks do?”

And Latin was born.  Magicae verbum.  Where

wonder is commonplace, the spell holds words dear.

We disarm you is expelliarmus.  Humans are a brave

species, but sometimes require the vulgaris fama to

perfect our craft—hence, strength in numbers, we

picture the populus behind us, and let the stick wave.

Expecto I bring forth patronum a direct object.  When 

we speak of this in the academy we call it patronus,

but everyone knows the accusative is the only way to

bring the stag forth.  All alone, no crowd cheering then.

I suspect that with Snape, nonverbally superior, his dart
was expelliarmo, first person singular, scopum Lockhart.

 5/24/17