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Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus - classical scholars might struggle to find this Latin phrase in their texts of Cicero or Virgil, Ovid or Juvenal; but ardent readers of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series will know exactly what it means.
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The Latin phrase 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus', prominently featured in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, serves as the motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Despite its frequent appearance throughout the saga, its meaning remains elusive to many readers.
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draco dormiens nunquam titillandus: a sleeping dragon is never to be tickled: Motto of the fictional Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry of the Harry Potter series; translated more loosely in the books as "never tickle a sleeping dragon". dramatis personae: the parts/characters of the play
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Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Translations of Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus Latin : Never tickle a sleeping dragon Zulu : Never tickle a sleeping dragon Translate this word/phrase Add Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus details Phonetic spelling of Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus Add phonetic spelling
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After all, the Hogwarts school motto isn't 'draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' - or 'never tickle a sleeping dragon' - for nothing. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, every Friday Pottermore will explore themes, moments, characters and much more from the very first Harry Potter story.
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So, DRACO DORMIENS TITILLANDUS EST means The sleeping dragon [is] ought to be tickled. From titillare, to tickle or titillate. We can drop the EST of the end without anybody really minding - especially in a motto. Finally, NUNQUAM is an adverb meaning 'never'. And so we end up where we began - A sleeping dragon is never to be tickled OR.
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The motto for Hogwarts is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus ", or, " Never tickle a sleeping dragon ". This seems like quite obvious advice and rather silly as a school motto. Is it essentially an inside joke that J. K. Rowling made up for those that would actually translate it? Or does it have any particular meaning beyond the literal?
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It is Latin by default and reads "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus." When translated, it reads "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon." It's pretty straightforward, although there is some.
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Draco Malfoy. By no means a dramatic coincidence, Draco's first name is Latin for a terrifying beast that spits fire - or, more specifically, a dragon. You may have noticed that Draco's name is also part of the Hogwarts school motto: 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' - which means 'Never tickle a sleeping dragon'.
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From the Latin, 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus' translates to 'Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon'. This phrase is Hogwarts' way of saying let sleeping dogs lie. Quite simply, 'Draco Dormiens.
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Wherever you look, the Harry Potter books are loaded with Latin, from the Hogwarts motto 'Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus' (never tickle a sleeping dragon) to Knockturn Alley ( 'nocturnus' meaning night, apt for a pretty sinister place), and the Truth Potion Veritaserum (from 'veritas', truth). It really does merit another read.
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Another alternative to the interpretation of Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus can be the following: each of the four words represents a particular House. Draco as "dragon" would therefore represent Slytherin, since there is a relation between dragons and serpents, and the serpent is Slytherin's animal.
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Hogwarts' motto Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus translates to "Never tickle a sleeping dragon," but what does it mean in context of the school? Hogwarts Legacy has provided a lot of new insight into the lore of the wizarding world, but there are still some questions about the school that remain unanswered.
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Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus is a phrase that is quoted in J.K. Rowling's book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. However, the phrase pertains more directly to the Hogwarts School of.
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This sage advice is the translation of the Latin motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: " Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus .". The crest appears on the title page of the Bloomsbury editions of the books. It was quoted by Dumbledore in his forward to the 2001 edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (FB).