[HPforGrownups] Re: replies to Quidditch and house points; Snape's loyalties

[Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 30505


--- Heather Moore <heathernmoore at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Can we get a quote of the textual reference in PoA?
> (re. Snape liking Malfoy) I don't recall 
> reading anything which actually got into Snape's
> head and revealed 
> any info outside of the "Harry Filter."

   Snape certainly favors Malfoy but whether this is
because of genuine liking or a matter of policy,
(keeping up his cover with his fellow DEs) is a
unknown. I personally lean towards the latter
explanation.

>   (ps -- agreed that Snape genuinely dislikes Harry
> and is just not a 
> nurturing sort of teacher.  It's interesting that
> although he insults 
> Harry in class, there's never been any suggestion
> that he *grades* 
> Harry unfairly.)

   Harry himself credits Dumbledore with preventing
Snape from failing him but in fact this is mere
assumption on his part. Harry apparently is not very
good at potions and Snape marks him accordingly. IMO
Snape's peculiar but very real sense of honor would
not allow him to give Harry a lesser mark than he deserves.

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