Nicknames

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 48399

--- Audra1976 at aol.com wrote:
> I was under the impression that Harry and Ron were nicknames already
> (for 
> Harold and Ronald).   Hermione needs a nickname, but what would it be?  
> "Herm," "Hermy"?  Doesn't sound very appealing.  Just 'Mione sounds
> okay, but 
> that only knocks of one syllable.

I believe that JKR has said in interview that "Harry" is his Christian
name; ie, it's not short for Harold, Henry, or anything else.  While a lot
of names WILL be shortened (my friend Kathy was only called Katherine by
her mother), a lot of it depends on the person's personality.  My nephew
Michael is fairly serious and does not tolerate ANY attempts to call him
Mike, Mikey, or anything else.  Likewise, I refuse to ever be called Andy.
 I think Hermione's personality wouldn't invite nicknames.  The boys can
try calling her Hermy all they want, but if she doesn't answer to it,
eventually they'd give up. ;)  One of my pet peeves in fanfic is Harry and
Ron suddenly calling her "Mione" *constantly*.  If they actually called
her that, it would've shown up in the books before now!


Andrea

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