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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