Bad, bad Trelawney

[jakedjensen]

No: HPFGUIDX 73991


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "evangelina839" 
> <evangelina839 at y...> wrote:
> This just occured to me and I'm too tired to give it any more 
thought
> tonight, but I just wanted to mention it. In OoP, Harry asks Snape 
> why he calls Voldemort "the Dark Lord" - "I've only ever heard 
Death 
> Eaters call him that". (Seen and Unforeseen) And what does 
professor 
> Trelawney call LV in both her predictions... "the Dark Lord". I do 
> find that quite interesting, but I haven't thought of what it would
> mean for Harry and the story if Trelawney is Ever So Evil, or if 
> there has been any other indication that she might be. BTW, is 
there 
> any other character, not confirmed DE, that has referred to LV as 
the 
> Dark Lord? Sorry if this has already been brought up, I'm terribly 
> behind at the moment.
> evangelina

ME: This is interesting.  There does seem to be some "title" issues 
floating about in the books.  Another title that is frequently 
mentioned is that Snape is "Professor Snape" (Dumbledore correcting 
Harry on this constantly).  This is probably just to prompt Harry to 
treat Snape with more respect (due his position) and to reduce 
Harry's feeling that Snape is the enemy (by showing that Dumbledore 
is not disrespecting Snape).  But there does seem to be a consistant 
theme in the books that how you refer to someone conveys not only who 
they are but how you feel about them.  Nice post,

Jake