"Professor" Snape

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Finwitch wrote:
> 
> And using those 'honorific?' words CAN be used to show disrespect 
as 
> well. (Fred&George are the experts on doing that!)


Potioncat:
So was Malfoy in the way he said "Professor" when speaking to 
Lupin.  Lupin chose to ignore it.


Finwitch: 
> Also, do you consider Gilderoy Lockhart as respectable just 
because 
> he was a professor? Or Dolores Umbridge for that matter?


Potioncat:
I would say that they are due the title and courtesy while 
teachers.  It may be that Harry was allowed to get away with not 
using the title when talking about them, and that would say a lot 
too, wouldn't it? When Snape is talking to Harry about occlumency, 
he calls the toad "Deloris Umbridge" which I think was his way of 
avoiding the title.

 Finwitch:
> And I don't think Harry's being disrespectful or rude to Snape - 
he's 
> not calling him 'Snivellus', is he?

Potioncat:
I can just imagine DD's reaction to that!  My point is, that DD, 
very gently, reminds Harry to use Professor when referring to Snape. 
That is DD's way of showing his own respect for Snape and his 
expectation that Harry show respect. He certainly is not expecting 
Harry to feel it.
Potioncat