Master of This School

[tonks_op]

No: HPFGUIDX 111745

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zendemort" <zendemort at y...> 
wrote:
> Zendemort:
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I have not heard another teacher wish to be 
> called "master", or refer to him/herself as "master", except 
Snape. 
 "Master" might be an old fashion way of 
> addressing a "school teacher", but why would he wish to be 
addressed 
> in this way? All of the other teachers call 
themselves "Professors." 
> Why did he call himself "Master of this school" as opposed 
> to "Professor of this school"? It's the emphasis on the 
> word "master" which shows dominance and power. snip
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Tonks:

Snape says "Professor Severus Snape, master of this school, demands 
that you reveal the secrets you hide"  He does this to use the full 
weight and power of his postion to get the map to show its secrets.  
He may well have designs on DD's job, but that is not the reason he 
uses that word at this time. It is sort of like saying "with the 
full power invested in me I hereby demand that you show yourself" It 
is in sense a spell directed to the map to show itself, and it is a 
spell that requires a show of dominance and power.

Tonks_op