I wonder if JK Rowling knows about this:

[rabidsamfan]

Graffiti from Pompeii: (taken from : http://www.personal.kent.edu/~bkharvey/roman/classes/graffiti.htm )

I.10.2-3 (Bar of Prima); 8258, 8259: The story of Successus, Severus and Iris is played out on the walls of a bar: [Severus]: “Successus, a weaver, loves the innkeeper’s slave girl named Iris. She, however, does not love him. Still, he begs her to have pity on him. His rival wrote this. Goodbye.”. [Answer by Successus]: “Envious one, why do you get in the way. Submit to a handsomer man and one who is being treated very wrongly and good looking.” [Answer by Severus]: “I have spoken. I have written all there is to say. You love Iris, but she does not love you.”

Comments

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Somehow it's reassuring to know that human nature (and graffitti) haven't changed that much in the centuries separating the Pompeiians from us. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Isn't it though? I am much amused.

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Gosh, that's fascinating. I'd be inclined to say (given my own thoughts on Snape's mysterious past, which I expect are shared by many) that if she didn't know it, it's one heck of a coincidence!

[(Anonymous)]

Now if there was a piece of graffiti which said, "Frodo Lives!" That would suprise and concern me.

Randi

Speaking of graffiti

[lindelea1.livejournal.com]

Have you ever read "Detectives in Togas"? It was our favourite read-aloud last year. The plot was based on some graffiti found in ancient ruins, that translated to something like "Claudius is a doofus".

My fav. graffiti was written on a bathroom wall about two inches above the floor, and said "I'm feeling mighty low today."