Lupin & Snape as teachers

[mohuebner0 at lycos.de]

No: HPFGUIDX 11923

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> mohuebner0 at l... wrote:


> Well, to play Devil's Advocate, if you were a parent, and were in 
the
> wizarding world, no matter how much you liked Lupin and were 
willing to
> hang with him at parties and have him over for supper, you'd 
probably be
> about as likely to accept him teaching your child as you'd be as a
> Muggle to accept a teacher with rabies.

I can see your point here. But I would still think that if Albus
Dumbledore hired him as a teacher, he is safe. Dumbledore is
no fool. Of course he doesn't know everything and isn't allmighty,
but he wouldn't deliberately endanger his students.

Snape on the other hand doesn't endanger his students physically, 
but the psychological damage he causes is worse IMHO than what Lupin
*may* do to my kids. While Lupin might be dangerous once a month if 
he forgets to take his potion, Snape doesn't have any "special" days
where he is mean. I am still astonished about the fact that so many
people seem to accept Snape's teaching style without objection.


> Lycanthropy, in JKR's world, is an incurable, painful, dangerous,
> socially stigmatizing, potentially life-threatening disease, 
certainly
> life-potential-limiting thing.


I agree. But what Snape does to Neville certainly won't help to make
him gain more self-regard. Neville's life is miserable because he is
terrified all the time, mainly because of Snape when he is at 
Hogwarts. How do you justify that?

Just my 2 cents.
Monika 8-)