[HPforGrownups] was Father figures, ... Snape, Hogwarts, & Hermione

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 14850

Magda Grantwich wrote:

> > Why does he also antagonize Hermione, who is striving to be THE
> Hogwarts prize pupil?
> >
> > Doreen
>
> Because she's part of Harry's gang.
>
> Slytherins are okay because he has some influence over them; they can
> be trained to the proper attitudes.  Also he's fiercely territorial
> about his stuff - his house, his classes, his expertise.
>
> But the kids in other houses aren't being trained in the proper
> manner.  Their heads of houses don't appreciate the school like he
> does, don't understand that you can't just let the kids have fun,
> they're there to work and besides it's absolutely sickening the way
> all the other teachers fawn over the FAMOUS Harry Potter - the
> WONDERFUL Harry Potter - the POPULAR Harry Potter - is this any way to
> run a good school?

I think this is pretty close to the mark, for the conscious reasons. But
I also think he's sublimating a bit. I think he's still reacting to
James and the Marauders, in his reactions to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
That, in my mind, is a big reason he doesn't seem to appreciate
Hermione. He's still trying to "even" the score with James et al.,
perhaps subconsciously.

I think that he favors Draco for similar multiple reasons. The clear
ones that you stated above, but also he's casting Draco as himself, and
he's letting Draco get away with stuff because he, Snape, probably felt
like he never got any breaks.

Thoughts? O Ye Psychoanalysts out there?

--Amanda, who for some reason had inordinate trouble typing
"psychoanalyst"


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]