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Originally Posted by dingDong  Cam raised his hand. "It was derived from a Sidiki word meaning "favourable to thieves." "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Oesed Willow raised her hand, "Alohomora is derived from a Sidiki word meaning 'favourable to thieves,' sir" "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiegirl Kayla raised her hand. "The term 'Alohomora' comes from sikidy, a form of divination from the Malagasy people of Madagascar. It is the name of a magical symbol which means 'favourable to thieves'." "One point. Although, I must clarify that it is pronounced 'Sidiki' rather than 'Sikidy.'" Quote:
Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter Cadence raised her hand again. Well, professor, I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but I know that in the Hawaiian language, Aloha means hello and goodbye, so I suppose that in some ways relates to doors. If a door is locked, and you use alohomora, you're entering the room and, in a sense, saying hello to whatever is inside. she knew this was farfetched, but hoped it made some sense. "One point. That isn't quite the answer I was looking for, but it was clever reasoning." Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Lissy Lou Cale raised his hand again. "Umm, I think it's a Sidiki word meaning 'favourable to thieves'," he explained. "Makes sense," he added with a small chuckle. "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by hufflepuff_keeper_11 Set raised his hand. "It's latin, the word aloha which is common good-bye term combines with mora which is latin for an obstacle or hindurance. Good-bye locked doors, hello open doors or oppurtunity!" "One point. However, the word 'aloha' comes from Hawai'ian, not Latin. Also, the Latin word 'mora' is actually a verb meaning 'delay,' but you got the gist of it. And again, this was not quite the answer I was looking for, but it is clever reasoning." Quote:
Originally Posted by EquestrianGal88 Freya raised her hand, almost positive that she remembered reading this not long ago. "Um, I believe that it means 'Favorable to thieves', and it was derived from Sidiki." "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Gabben *He raised a hand again.* "I think it's latin. But I do know that Alohomora is derived from a Sidiki word meaning favourable to thieves."
*He frowned a little over to Kayla then shrugged it off. She had said just what he was going to say.* "One point. It actually is not Latin, but many the incantations for many spells do actually derive from Latin words." Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoerawrr Jake raised his hand. Other people had already answered, but Professor Ashby said it was ok to still give an answer. Candence and Set had some pretty good ideas, but Jake's answer was the apparently unoriginal answer.
"It's from that language... ahh... Suduko... Well, it means fabourable to thieves, which makes sense, I suppose..." he said, getting the feeling he got the name of the language wrong. Ian chuckled. "Not quite, but you were close enough. One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Levicorpus "Doesn't it mean "Favorable to thieves'? I'm pretty sure it does." Sloanne nodded her head, answering her own question. Then she had to pause. She couldn't exactly remember the origin. It was something strange. Suduku? Sikidy? Sidiki? That one sounded right. "It's origin came from Sidiki." "Yes, it does! One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle She rasied her hands once again. "From the West African Sidiki dialect used in geomancy meaning: Friendly to thieves," She offered. "One point. And thank you for providing the origin of the origin dialect itself!" Quote:
Originally Posted by Hedwig18 Ana raised her hand "Alohomora comes from sikidy, a form of divination from the Malagasy people of Madagascar and it's the name of a magical symbol which means ‘favourable to thieves'" "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Anna raised her hand, happy to hear yet another question she felt she knew the answer to. ""Alohomora is derived from a Sidiki word meaning 'friendly or favorable to thieves,'" she said. "It's also from the Hawaiian "aloha", which means "hello/farewell", and the Latin "mora", which means "obstacle." "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by HPobsession33 Allie raised her hand.
"Its derived from the word Sidiki...which means favorable to thieves." she siad. "Abd isn't the incatation the same as the name? Alohomora?" "One point. And yes, the incantation is the same as the name of the spell." Quote:
Originally Posted by Waddles Juniper raised her hand. "It comes from a word meaning 'favorable to thieves', from the Sidiki dialect, which they spoke in West Africa at one time." "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Nymphadoraliz Raising her hand she replies "The term ‘Alohomora’ comes from sikidy, a form of divination from the Malagasy people of Madagascar. It is the name of a magical symbol which means ‘favourable to thieves" "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Amelie Willow raised her hand. "The term ‘Alohomora’ comes from sikidy, a form of divination from the Malagasy people of Madagascar. It is the name of a magical symbol which means ‘favourable to thieves’." She said. "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by Herminny Herminny slugishly raised her hand and said, "Alohamora comes from sikidy and it's symbol means favorable to thieves." "One point." Quote:
Originally Posted by TwilightHodges Twilight finished making her notes and then quietly raised her hand: It is a word whose origins come from sikidy of Madagascar geomancy. "One point." "Again, I must clarify. The word comes from the Sidiki - not the Sikidy - dialect that was once spoken by the Malagasy people of Madagascar. And as several of you pointed it, it is the name of a magical symbol which means, 'favorable to thieves.' It makes sense, doesn't it?
Moving on, as several of you pointed out, the name of the spell is in fact also the incantation."
Ian quickly conjured up a chest with a lock on it, pointed his wand at the lock, and said, "Alohomora!" The lock immediately sprang open and Ian easily dislodged it and opened the chest. "Simple enough, right?" "So, for today, I have devised two little activities for you. The first of which involves you simply practicing the charm for yourselves. I would like you all to partner up, and when you have done so, please come up to my desk and take one of these here locked chests." Ian waved his wand and muttered a spell which caused several small, locked chests to appear on his desk. "I would like each of you to take turns practicing the charm. I will be making my rounds around the classroom. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
As for the second task...well....that will come later," he added with a grin.
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