main character's name

[pamscotland]

No: HPFGUIDX 40969

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ronale7" <ronale7 at y...> wrote:
> Harry's name is also significant.  "Harry" is a nickname for the 
> devil (Old Harry.)  

That's a new one on me - I've heard of Old Nick as a name for the 
devil but never Old Harry.  

>And "Potter" is often used as a name for the 
> Creator.  Thus the main character's name signifies that both good 
and 
> evil can exist in one person, and war within him.

And there was me believing JKR when she said that she chose the names 
because she liked them.  In fact had JKR's daughter been a son he 
would have been called Harry and then our hero would have had a 
different name.  Potter was the surname of one of JKR's schoolfriends 
wasn't it? 

Pam S