Your probably wondering, why were the main characters names were chosen for what they are? Well here's your answer, in this chapter I will discuss with you why the names were picked and where they came from.

Where Do those names come from?
Does any writer create names withmore care or greater sense of humour than J.K Rowling? She uses foreign words, puns and anagrams; makes references to history or myth; and takes actual names from maps. Occasionally she comes up with names from thin air such as Quidditch. One Harry Potter fan actually worked out that the balls mentioned in Quidditch relate to the name of the sport. Hermiones name actually comes from the Greek god of eloquence who's name was Hermes. In a Shakespeare play a character called Hermione turns into a statue which is what happens to Hermione in Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets. The second name of Harry Potter actually came from one of J.K Rowlings neighbour. Hedwig was actually a saint in Germany in the 12th century. Surpirsingly nobody knows where Ron's name came from.