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Judith Proctor ([identity profile] watervole.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] kerravonsen 2009-11-23 02:57 pm (UTC)

Demontors - it's probably people who have read the book so long ago that they've forgotten it.

'Granger' - this will be the boarding school traditions whereby boys are traditionally addressed by their surname by teachers. As you say 'Potter'.

A quick check though the books seems to indicate that 'Miss Granger' would be used more often - probably an echo of courtesy to women. (in my school, boys were address by their surnames and girls by their first names)

However, when dealing with pupils, most of the teachers seem to use 'Weasley' in general and 'Mr Weasley' when wanting to make a point.

So, that would fit in with Snape using 'Miss Granger when feeling annoyed with her - not as more formal, but more as a put-down.

'Granger' or 'Miss Granger' in a normal tone of voice would rate identically.

Hear the phrase with a strong emphasis on the first word "If MISS Granger would care to enlighten us?" (Think of him as giving her a title when he's feeling sarcastic)

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