Flitwick/Fudge/the Potters

[evangelina839]

No: HPFGUIDX 91613

> Dr. Julie (I think!) asked:
> Do any teachers (not DD) at Hogwarts refer to students by their 
> first names or are the always "Mr. Potter" "Mr. Weasley", etc.?

> Carol:
> I remember one instance when Snape addressed Draco Malfoy as Draco,
> which surprised me at the time, considering that he usually uses last
> names without even a "Mr." I think it was in PoA but I'm not sure.
(snip)

I'm pretty sure it was OotP, although it could have occured in a previous book as well. But 
on to what I was really going to say; I was rereading PoA a while back with an old 
discussion of teachers/students/firstnames fresh in my mind, and I found that Snape 
actually calls Neville by first name once in Potions class. (PoA, ch.7) In context, it doesn't 
seem very significant (he says "Longbottom" just before), but it still sounds a little strange 
considering I don't think I've ever heard him use a student's first name before. (Besides the 
one (?) "Draco", of course.)

Also, although I think this was brought up before, Lupin addresses all students by first 
name. (Or at least he does during the boggart lesson, and I'm afraid that's as far as I'm 
willing to research at the moment. ;))

Eva, who's been sort of waiting for the subject to reappear ;)