Lupin's resentment : An inside to Snape's resentment

[jmgarciaiii]

No: HPFGUIDX 94171

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> Potioncat: 
> > > Along that line, in a general school setting, would it be the 
> norm 
> > > for some students to call each other by last names? Or is that 
a 
> > > way of showing dislike?
> > 
> Carol: 
> > If that's the case, Draco must dislike Crabbe and Goyle. :-)
> > 
> Potioncat:
> How could he not? ; ) 
> But doesn't his use of last names in this case imply that he is 
> better than them? Or is it just the way things are done?  Have we 
> ever heard them address him?  Have we ever heard them speak?
> 
> (My only experience with using last names only is in the military 
> and that is tied very strongly to rank.)

In my experience, last-names-only is VERY prevalent in old-
line "prep" ("public schools" in the UK?) schools, especially among 
boys-only schools. The only people who called someone by his first 
name were relatives. A very close friend would probaby call you by 
your nickname, such as "Pongo," "Bertie" or "Barmy."

If you notice, HP, et al., refer to Hagrid as "Hagrid" and not 
as "Rubeus" or any nickname, even though HP and Hagrid are evidently 
quite close.

I find it interesting that *within* Gryffindor (or better yet, 
outside Slyterin) this rule doesn't hold true and it's probably a 
way to distinguish the "us and them."

-Joe in SoFla