I Hate Snape...

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 56298

Fox wrote:

 
> And yet there's no question of his qualifications, academically 
speaking -- 
> in fact, he could be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts *or* 
Potions.  
> (This is a less-solid point, since presumably if he were as 
qualified to 
> teach DADA as he thinks he is, Dumbledore would consider him for 
the gig one 
> of these days.)


Actually, Snape got his facts wrong when he subbed for Lupin in DADA 
class. He said the Kappa was from Mongolia, but in the school board, 
Fantastic Beasts, they are from Japan and the "note" from Harry in 
the margin makes fun of Snape. 

I thought that was interesting, for JKR to put in another book that 
Snape didn't know his DADA.

My own theory is that Dumbledore keeps Snape away from DADA for the 
same reason you don't have an alcoholic bartending at your wedding. 
Temptation too great.

> .
> 
> >How to redeem that one line? It's corny, but I would like to see, 
sometime before the Big Showdown, Snape get a moment with Hermione.
> > >"Miss Granger, I have had to portray a certain... image for the 
greater good, but you should know that a teacher hopes that one 
student in a generation is like you."
> 
> [choke]
> [g]
> 
> >Or something less sappy. But you get the idea.
> 
> Indeed.  ;-)
> 
> Fox


Yeah, yeah, yeah. But Snape needs some kind of redemption and so far, 
he hasn't gotten it. Yeah, he's on the side of the angels, but that 
could very well be because he sniffed out which way the wind was 
blowing and cast his lot with the winning side.

And his treatment of Hermione could be because, like Malfoy and V-
Mort, he hates Muggle-borns too. Maybe he wasn't ready to commit 
genocide, and that's why he switched sides, but he sure doesn't want 
a Muggle-born getting top marks.

Darrin