Nicknames

[Diane <cressida_tt@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48423

It is quite common in boys schools in the UK just to refer to chaps 
by there surname which covers the Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle thing as 
well as the fact that Harry doesn't like them. In canon the teachers 
seem to use this method too.

As for shortening and nicknames then again surnames or some variation 
of them are often used. It does seem odd that in the Quidditch scene 
there are no nicknames as with sports like rugby this often happens.

Ron's name is already shortened and Harry rolls off the tongue 
nicely. Dean and Seamus are difficult to shorten, although I would 
have expected Neville to be Nev perhaps. Hermione does not seem the 
type to shorten names herself and perhaps with Lavender we could 
leave well alone! 

Diane




--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "louise_keithly 
<louisekeithly2002 at h...>" <louisekeithly2002 at h...> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have spend the past week reading the HP books for the first time.
> 
> I am now half way through P o A, and find myself hooked on the 
> adventures of Harry and his pals.
> 
> I do have something niggling me a little though.
> 
> Harry and his friends always refer to each other (so far at least) 
by 
> their full first name, even in moments of high excitement.
> 
> Now, everyone knows that the first thing kids (and some adults) do 
> when they meet is assign each other nickames.
> 
> Am I the only one who finds this odd?  
> 
> Louise.