faul_sname comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 15, chapter 84 - Less Wrong
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That, and an anagram that long can become almost anything. Exapmles: Armored doll vomit, odd immoral revolt, and my favorite, devil marmot drool. So even with the "marvolo", and even with the knowledge that it anagrams to something you're not going to spontaneously make that association unless you have prior reason to suspect voldemortiness.
Of course - it's so obvious in retrospect! And it even encodes a hint about Quirrel's future activities too:
(If you squint, his resemblance to a devil marmot is clear.)