Dumbledore and respect was Re: Minerva McGonagall-/Dumbledore

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 115519


> Snow:
> No! Not staff
but
Albus does appear to make light of his own title 
> and the respect for it. Albus does demand for other professors, 
when  he tells an inferior house elf (dobby) that he may call him a 
barmy  old codger if he likes, what he does not demand for himself. 
(GOF The  house-elf liberation front) Dumbledore demands respect for 
a  colleague's title though he does not appear to demand the same 
> respect for himself, why? Talk about self-confidence or is it self-
> doubt?
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Potioncat:
But he didn't mean for Dobby to address him as "barmy old codger."  
Remember, Dobby couldn't say anything bad at all about his family.  
DD was taking that restriction off.  I'll bet Snape and McGonagall, 
in the privacy of the staff room have had a few choice words about 
DD...but I'll bet neither of them ironed their hands.

Besides, DD seems to enjoy playing the fool all the while fooling 
others.