The Worst of Severus Snape (WAS snape is a dufus)

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 32646

What the heck.  We haven't had a good Snape-bashing session yet this 
year, so here goes:


Midwife wrote:


>He has always missed the point, or misses 
> integral parts of conversations such as the confrontation at the 
> shreiking shack. Snape is notorious for jumping to the wrong 
> conclusions based on just a few facts , instead of having all the 
> variables to consider in a situation. And Snape isn't interested in 
> hearing all the facts, as evidenced by his treatment of Harry when 
he 
> confronts him sneaking around the castle late at night. With these 
> personality traits so obvious in all four books, I can see how 
Snape 
> got drawn into being a death eater and previously following 
> Voldemort. 

Yes, Snape is awful, although I think JKR will have us all loving 
Snape by the time she kills him . . .  I mean, ends the series.

But what is the very worst, single most terrible thing Snape has done 
and why?

There are many good candidates for Worst Snape Moment, as he has done 
a lot of awful things.  But if I have to pick one thing and only one 
thing, I'd go with his decision to blab that Lupin is a werewolf.  
Dumbledore told Snape to keep this quiet and Dumbledore repeatedly 
expressed faith and confidence in Lupin.  Snape behaved 
unprofessionally and cowardly in opening his mouth to tell a bunch of 
students that Lupin is a werewolf.  If Snape really believed Lupin 
was a danger to the students, he should have had the guts to confront 
Lupin directly.  To the extent Snape bears any responsibility in not 
getting Lupin's potion to him that night, Snape's decision to cost 
Lupin the only paid work Lupin has had is more than I can swallow.

Snape is going to have to suffer a great number of especially long 
Cruciatus Curses for me to muster enough sympathy to let him off the 
hook for that one.

Cindy