Master of This School

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No: HPFGUIDX 111828

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sali Morris" <sali-ii at l...> 
wrote:
> Kathryn:
> > 
> > Even in the UK you wouldn't have referred to the teacher as 
Master, it's an
> > archaic synonym for teacher (probably bases on their 
qualifications as
> > mentioned by someone else) 

<snip>

Sorry, but yes you would. Masters and boys. Very old school yes, but 
that's the atmosphere Hogwarts engenders (at least for me). English 
Public (US read private) school. Schoolmaster. Master = teacher. 
Headmaster (principal) = chief of the teachers. Headmaster is a term 
of address, while master is not. However, had Snape said *A* master 
of this school perhaps the debate would not arise.

I can't see this thread really goes anywhere - what should it matter 
if Snape thinks he's master (best in or chief) of the school? he 
clearly isn't. DD is. It always surprises me which threads run and 
run here and which posts go completely unnoticed or uncommented 
upon. Still, that's my view and what message boards are about - an 
exchange of often quite different views.

I can't deny that I find all the contributions stimulating in one 
way or another - just so dang hard to get through all of them!