Percy or Perce?

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) <catlady@wicca.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52728

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "FlamingStar Chows" Cathy wrote:
 > 
> I have a question that has been bugging me...I haven't seen it 
> discussed and I couldn't find it in the Archives.  I'm wondering
> if there is a reason for this or if it is just poor editing....most
> of the time Percy's name is spelled "Percy", but other times it is
> spelled "Perce".  It seems like GoF (I have the American hardback
> 1st edition) was where I noticed it the most, and it just drove me 
> nuts.  I was looking for a pattern...it seemed to be spelled 
> "Perce" most often when another family member was speaking to him,
> but that wasn't the case all of the time.  Anyway, can anyone tell
> me if there is a legitimate reason for this?
> 
I've always assumed that "Perce" is a one-syllable nickname 
(pronounced like "purse") for the two-syllable name Percy (pronounced 
like "purse-see"). I didn't make any study of it, but I had a vague 
impression that Bill calls him "Perce" and everyone else calls him 
"Percy", indicating that Bill gets along with Percy and feels 
brotherly affection for him, while all the other siblings feel cold 
about him.