OoP Summary/Spoiler at TLC?

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Eileen:
> What really surprised me was the description of the
> DADA professor as someone with a personality like
> poisoned honey. That can't refer to her being
> ultimately good or bad, I think, since it's not like
> the summary is going to give away the plot. She must
> have that personality the moment she shows up. So what
> exactly does that mean? 

Me:
I'm actually sort-of relieved to hear that the new DADA teacher isn't 
going to be nice.  On some level, it decreases the chances of having 
him/her turn out to be an agent of evil.

Eileen:
> Poisoned honey is just not a positive descriptor. Will
> we have a teacher who doesn't like Harry? 

Me:
We already do!  Everyone's favorite Potions master!  Perhaps he does 
have legitimate personal reasons to think less-than-well of Harry, 
but Snape's over-the-top vindictiveness is in sharp contrast to 
everything else we know about the man--saved Harry's life, trusted by 
Dumbledore, etc.  I trust Snape too, maybe *because* he's so nasty.  
For me, he reads as being very genuine, sideways sneers and all.

And then there's McGonagall, Dumbledore's right-hand witch, who cares 
about Harry, but makes it perfectly clear that she is not going to 
cut him any slack or tolerate any nonsense. (Except where Quidditch 
is concerned.)

So in conclusion, if Professor Poisoned-Honey is anything like these 
two characters, I'll feel better, even if he/she is extra tough on 
Harry.  Especially if he/she's nasty up front, where's the bang in 
having yet another Evil!DADA prof?

And as if they would go announcing such a plot twist in the *catalog*.

Cheers!

-stickbook