▁Vi ola ▁have ▁both ▁interact ed ▁with ▁Ern esto , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁in ▁fact ▁exists . ▁ ▁Vi ola ▁D ' More ▁Vi ola , ▁a ▁girl ▁in ▁Pet ey ' s ▁school ▁band , ▁plays ▁the ▁mar im ba . ▁She ▁we ars ▁glass es ▁and ▁has ▁cur ly ▁hair . ▁She ▁calls ▁Pet ey ▁" P et ey ▁Pot ter po op " ▁( a ▁nick name ▁which ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Ot ter loop ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁Pet ey ' s ▁age ) ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁enjoy ▁embar rass ing ▁him , ▁although ▁she ▁is ▁always ▁friendly ▁and ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁deliber ately ▁cruel . ▁Their ▁relationship ▁remains ▁ambigu ous , ▁Pet ey ▁sometimes ▁seems ▁to ▁like ▁her ▁and ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁is ▁almost ▁ind ifferent . ▁Alice ▁calls ▁her ▁Pet ey ' s ▁" al most ▁girl friend ". ▁Vi ola ▁has ▁an ▁over - s ized ▁back pack ▁with ▁many ▁ad orn ments , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁( a ▁pur ple ▁un ic orn ) ▁she ▁gave ▁Pet ey ▁as ▁a ▁charm ▁against ▁Ern esto . ▁It ▁apparently ▁worked ▁since ▁Pet ey ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁Ern esto ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁after . ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁her ▁last ▁name ▁was ▁uncertain ; ▁Ern esto ▁called ▁her ▁' V i ola ▁D ' More ' ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁claim ing ▁her ▁as ▁' his ▁love ' ▁( see ▁Vi ola ▁d ' am ore ). ▁The ▁D ' More ▁surname