[HPforGrownups] Nicknames

[heiditandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 48403

Audra suggested:
> 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 know that there's an interview somewhere which says that Harry isn't
short for anything (so Harold is out of the question) but at the moment
all I can find (thanks to the Goat Pen Search Engine) is the following
quote:

Q:Why did you chose the name Harry Potter and did you base the character
on someone you know? 

A: Harry is completely imaginary. I took his surname from a family I
lived near when I was a child, just because I liked the name and 'Harry'
has always been one of my favourite Christian names. 

http://www.comicrelief.com/harrysbooks/pages/transcript.shtml


I'm off to keep looking for the other interview, though - but I agree
that it's canon that Ron is short for Ronald. 

Heidi