Fanfic rant

[KathyK]

--- 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)


Hmm...I don't remember any canon references to "Mione," either.  As 
you said, if there are any they're rare.  I haven't been reading much 
fan fiction at all lately but when I was that *always* bothered me.  
Sometimes I'd stop reading altogether because of it.  

Maybe these folks feel compelled to show that Harry and Ron have more 
affection for Hermione than JKR demonstrates, so they have to give 
her a cute--and I use that word loosely--little nickname.

Or maybe they're just too lazy to spell out her full name.  Let me 
see...Hermione, Hermione, Hermione, Hermione, Hermione, Hermione.  
Yep, those three extra letters are killer.  

What's worse are the ones that use "Herm."  That one's just painful 
to look at.

KathyK (joining in on the rant because she's cranky and hasn't had a 
good rant today)