Fanfic rant

[Jennifer Piersol]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Terry James"
<terryljames at h...> wrote:

> OK, somebody point me to the canon---CANON--where 
> Hermione is referred to as "Mione".  Now, I'm the 
> first to admit that my canon is not anywhere near 
> perfect, and I may have forgotten it--unlike most, 
> I haven't memorized the books (yet!)  But I just...
> don't...think...it's there.  If it is, it's a one-
> line reference where Ron is talking with his mouth 
> full.

> So why do all the little fanfic-ers feel *compelled* 
> to use it!  Grrr.

> Terry LJ (who will humbly beg pardon if it is proved 
> that this is actually a common canon reference)

Now me:

No, you're not going to have to do anything as drastic 
as begging pardon.  It is just a one-off reference to 
Hermione when Ron's mouth is full.  Actually, I can't 
find the section right now, but I'm almost positive.  
I have a pretty good memory for those types of nit-
picky things.  I don't know why they're compelled (I 
had no idea they were, in fact - I've been staying 
away from fanfic for a couple of years)... it seems to 
me that in-character Hermione seems to dislike 
possible nicknames... seems almost pedantic, in fact, 
that people pronounce her entire name correctly.  Oh 
well.

Sorry I couldn't be more definite.  Hope it helps to 
make you feel like you have company, anyway.

-Jen