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Master

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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Magic Awakened & Hogwarts Legacy.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

"Neither can live while the other survives..."

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Reason: Seemingly synonymous with the term "Professor"; use as honorific is unremarkable.

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"Professor Severus Snape, master of this school, commands you to yield the information you conceal!"
— Severus Snape to the Marauder's Map[src]
Snape and Dumledore curse

Master or Mistress, originally Magister (Latin for 'master')[1][2] was a title held by some teaching academics at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2][3][4] It was also an honorific for young men,[5][6] a term used by a house-elf to refer to their owner,[7] and used by some followers of Lord Voldemort to refer to him.[8][9]

Usage

Academia

Hogwarts founders PM

In academic contexts, the title was first known to have been used, in Latin,[1] by the Hogwarts founders: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw.[2] With the appointment of the First Headmaster of Hogwarts, the position of Headmaster incorporated the term Master into its title.[10] The terms Charms Master and Potions Master were frequently used at the school to describe the professors of those subjects,[3][4] though the exact significance behind these in comparison to other subjects is unknown. In 1993, Severus Snape referred to himself as the "master of [Hogwarts]" when attempting to open the Marauder's Map.[11]

Other uses

Other usages were primarily honorific. This included house-elves, who tended to refer to their owners as Master, if male, or Mistress, if female;[7][12][13] as well as younger men,[5] such as when Borgin referred to Draco Malfoy as "Master Malfoy".[6] Furthermore, Bartemius Crouch Junior and Peter Pettigrew often referred to Lord Voldemort as "Master", signifying their undying loyalty towards him.[14][8][9]

Behind the scenes

  • In this image, the four founders are referred to by the word 'Mægisteras', which isn't a real word. Rather, they should be referred to using the plural of Magister, Magistri.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Magister at Wiktionary
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy (see this image)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Master (form of address) on Wikipedia
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)
  11. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 14 (Snape's Grudge)
  12. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy
  13. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 6 (The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black)
  14. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map) – "His Master had fallen at the very moment when he, Black, had shown his true colours as a traitor"
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