Nicknames

[potioncat]

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> Geoff:
> 
> So, I would suggest that "Snivellus" and "HBP" and any other 
unrevealed 
> names were indeed nicknames. QED.

Potioncat:
The question that started this thread was "Were nicknames used in the 
WW?"

In old movies kids used to have nicknames like Stinky, Shorty, Fatso.--
Fat Albert. Much as I hate it, Snivellus was was the nickname used by 
Sirius for Severus. After years of use, I'd say it was a nickname. It's 
the kind of nickname that a resonable adult would put a stop to...but 
smart kids wouldn't use it in front of adults and the kids in question 
never became adults.