Sirius /Snuffles (was : Sirius and Remus)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 98287

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kiricat2001" <Zarleycat at a...> 
wrote:

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

Geoff:
Have to admit it hadn't struck me previously. They are all of course 
linked linguistically. "Sniffle" and "snivel" are really forms of the 
same word, the difference being that a "v" is a voiced "f". 

Perhaps Snapey speaks more loudly than Sirius? :-)