Sirius /Snuffles (was : Sirius and Remus)

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No: HPFGUIDX 98261


> Geoff Bannister wrote to Jem:

> > I presume you mean why did they call Sirius Snuffles? I have 
always 
> > assumed it's because, in his Animagus form, he is a dog.

 And Jem replied:
> And this dog has allergies/trouble breathing?  I'm sorry.  I just 
don't 
> understand the appellation as it might apply to a dog or to Sirius 
or 
> the dog star.  

Now Marianne:

What suddenly struck me about "Snuffles" is that it seems to be on a 
continuum...something like Snuffles - Sniffles - Snivellus...

Marianne