How did Snape Get away with it?

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy C.L." <mindyatime at j...> wrote:
> I honestly do not understand how Snape got away with the unfair way 
he treated his students, year after year. --snip -- The way Snape 
acts is so totally unprofessional and unteacher-like that it is 
almost ludicrous for this to happen in a regular school where the 
Heads take charge of a school.

For two simple reasons.  One, he really, really knows his stuff.  
Two, the students really learn in his class.  Say what you will about 
his methods, he gets the job done.

JKR said somewhere that the reason Dumbledore allows him to teach is 
because Dumbledore believes in giving the students experience in 
life, and bullies in authority over you unfortunately is part of life.

Marcus