No more "Voldie" nickname?

cubfanbudwoman susiequsie23 at sbcglobal.net
Mon May 17 15:48:18 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 98597

Alla: 
>>>When JKR wrote on her website that practice of calling
Voldemort "Voldie" must stop and Voldie will not be a sweetheart 
even with therapy, I was absolutely positive that she was teasing 
us, laughing with us. I was 100% sure.<<<


vmonte responds:
>>I don't think JKR is ordering her fans around. I think what she is 
trying to say is that Voldemort is a disgusting human being and  
should not be given a cute cuddly nickname. It would be like giving 
Hitler a cute nickname.<<


Cassie:  
> Maybe we're just too scared to say The Name now and "Voldie" is 
just part of the transition period.  I happen to think "Lord Thingy" 
is much cuter, btw.< 
 

SSSusan:
I think she was laughing along with us, as well, not ORDERING anyone 
to stop.  I mean, please, who could?  No, I think JKR was stressing 
that anyone who thinks Voldy [see?  I'm going to keep calling him 
whatever I choose] isn't such a bad guy or could be reformed w/ a few 
sessions on a psychiatrist's couch is waaaay wrong.  And that's all.  
I took her words more as instructive about Voldy's nature than about 
her annoyance with or bossing around of the fandom.  

As I said, I'll just call him whatever I want to call him, and it 
doesn't matter, because I never thought he was "an okay guy who just 
made a wrong choice or two" anyway.

My two knuts.
Siriusly Snapey Susan









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