Unusual Euphemism: Difference between revisions

* Literary/film example: The first time we ever see Hermione in the film of ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', she says "Holy cricket, you're [[Harry Potter]]!"<ref>This was reportedly an improvisation by [[Emma Watson]] that so amused the director that he [[Throw It In|kept it in the final cut]].</ref> A more direct example would be the insult "Mudblood", relating to pureness of blood, which seems to be analogous to a racial slur and is considered very offensive in the Wizarding World. Another way this is avoided is to have a character's dialog stated indirectly in the narrator's voice—as in, "Ron cursed loudly."

** The online fanseries "''[[Potter Puppet Pals"]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTHmzMk0Cw plays on this trope.]

** ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' has Hermione shouting the wonderful expletive "Merlin's Pants!" There's also "Merlin's most baggy Y-fronts!" They're both [[Lampshade]]s on one of the more common Unusual Euphemisms, Merlin's beard.