[HPforGrownups] Re: Emphasis on proper address was: Snape as father figure

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 131020

> I would also add that no one insists students call Hagrid by his new status of Professor.  He has been given the position and assumedly if all were equal would also warrant the Sir or Professor courtesy.  The emphasis on awarding Snape the courtesy and the lack of it for Hagrid has always interested me.
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> Theotokos

That's a very good point. On one hand, Hagrid is more "loyal and
dedicated muscle" than "brains" and conventionally the latter brings
more respect than the former. However, you got me thinking... could
his half-bloodedness be the cause? There's certainly a strong theme of
discrimation against non-humans by wizards throughout the books. The
fountain in the ministry suggests to me that even those wizards that
are not maliciously racists still consider themselves inherently
better/smarter than non-humans. That could be the reason that even
most "good" characters don't insist on the students showing respect to
 Hagrid.

Alina.