Thank you! And you know, I actually had something like that in mind for him--making them grovel for the pleasure of having him accept the honor, after they'd been suitably humbled. It didn't fit in 100 words, but in my mind, it totally happened. :D
I'm so glad you like that line. One of the most fun things about writing Snape is that it gives one an opportunity to write dialogue that's literate and elegant on one hand, and smugly petty and sarcastic on the other. I love writing for him. *g*