Emphasis on the title: Professor (Was: Who calls Voldemort "Lord")
potioncat
willsonkmom at msn.com
Mon Apr 17 23:51:42 UTC 2006
No: HPFGUIDX 151021
"coldsliversofglass"
>
> Also, I may be wrong, but I thought that Harry's slips in
addressing
> his professors usually center around the issues he has with them.
I
> mean, he hates Snape, so he feels no need to show him the respect
> that the title conveys. I think he did the same when he was
> mentioning Quirrel
Potioncat:
I think there are a number of times that the trio between themselves
refer to teachers by just last names...could be wrong...but I think
they say "McGonagall" when talking about her. Of course, no fussy
adults are around to correct them.
I know Harry called Dolores "Umbridge" in front of DD and I think he
called Quirrell by his surname only as well without being corrected
in either case.
At the Weasleys, DD is referred to simply as Dumbledore by adults and
children with no reaction. It seems to be only the name Snape that is
corrected to include Professor. Perhaps it's as much tone of voice as
anything, and perhaps in the Umbridge/Quirrell case a bit of
agreement.
Hagrid...unless this is movie contamination..asks Harry to call him
Hagrid.
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