Master of This School

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 111748

 
> Aura:
> Going with the "the title is archaic' theory, maybe all Hogwarts 
profs technically hold the title of "master/mistress", but Snape is 
the only person insecure enough to need to invoke that title.
> 
> Although Hagrid did specifically say that Snape is "the master of
> potions." Brit people on the list, are you sure "master" can't 
indicate some kind of degree or standing? Cuz that's the only way 
this makes sense to me: Snape has some kind of extended education or 
practical experience that has earned him an additional title.
> 

Potioncat:
Welcome to the list, Aura.

I think that most of us from the USA may have thought the same as 
Aura.  That may explain why Snape is frequently thought to have made 
potions for LV.  

Does anyone know off hand, who first refers to Snape as a Potions 
Master?  I'm sure we hear it before PoA and I'm sure it's someone 
else who uses it to describe Snape.  But it is interesting that we 
don't hear Master or Mistress for the other subjects. Although 
having to introduce oneself as "Master of Defense Against the Dark 
Arts" would be reason enough to not want that job.

I don't think it's insecurity that causes Snape to use the title in 
PoA, but rather the situation (someone else has suggested this in 
another post and this is my "me too.")

Potioncat