I Hate Snape...

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 56317

Joywitch:

> I think that Snape is by far the most complex and mysterious 
> character JKR has created.  He is full of contradictions.  On the 
one hand, he is a terrible teacher, in that he is sadistic and mean 
and  unfair to the students.  OTOH, as Jenny points out, he does 
teach> effectively.  Somewhere JKR talks about Snape's ability to 
hold a classes' attention -- the teachers on this list can attest 
that that is no small skill.  

Well, except for Hermione and the Polyjuice Potion, I see no evidence 
that any student has learned much. Perhaps that is unfair, since we 
have no evidence that anyone has learned any Arithmancy, Muggle 
Studies, or Runes, either, but hear me out.

Snape really does seem to teach a lot like Professor Blinns. Recite 
and expect the students to get it. And then berate them, unless they 
are Slytherins, when they don't.

>And the students are certainly learning to make 
> potions.  We can't even define whether Snape is a good or a bad 
> teacher, let alone a good or a bad person.  He is just so damn 
> mysterious...even if I didn't like the HP books, I think I would 
have to continue reading them just to find out what his story is.
> 

I give the greasy-haired jerk credit. More than any other character, 
he generates the most theories. My own favorite theory is that he 
would like nothing better than to be a DE working for V-Mort again, 
but something in his past made him side with D-Dore and IT PISSES HIM 
OFF TO NO END NOW!

My prediction for Snape, if he survives the big showdown? As soon as 
it is confirmed that V-Mort is gone for good this time, he marches 
into Dumbledore's office and says, "Headmaster, take this job and 
stick it. I'm going somewhere where I will never, ever see another 
little brat bastard again."

And the he will run into Harry and Ron and Hermione on the way out 
and say:

"Mr. Potter. Top marks for your work against Voldemort. But your dad 
was STILL an asshole."

"Miss Granger. Please send me an owl and tell me what job you get, so 
I can take pains to avoid you for the rest of our lives."

"Mr. Weasley. My only regret is that I am leaving too soon to see the 
last of the Weasleys."

> Jenny, you are a wonderful human being, a charming individual, and 
> one of my most favorite people ever, but you are SO wrong about 
> Hagrid.  Wrong wrong wrong.
> 

You tell her, Joy! :) I made it two weeks on this board again before 
Jenny and I got the Hagrid thing started. 

Darrin
-- I think it's time to dust off the acronyms again. I used to be 
good at them.