[HPforGrownups] Re: I Hate Snape... (& Snape as a teacher + Neville)

[The Fox]

No: HPFGUIDX 56343

From: "drmm_fuuko" <drmm at fuuko.com>

>However, I think that Snape is one of the most important characters in 
>terms of Harry's emotional growth. In PS/SS Harry, Ron and Hermione 
>automatically assume that the cruel teacher must be the evil one. Good 
>people = nice. Bad people = nasty.
>
>This is a fairly simplistic world view, typical of young people.  Harry is 
>shocked when he realizes that Quirrel, someone he felt a bit sorry for, is 
>the bad guy. This revelation, combined with the Barty Crouch revelation in 
>GoF, is important for the Trio to realize that all nice people are not good 
>and all nasty people are not evil.

Exactly.  And, triangular-wise, all good people? aren't going to be nice, 
and you can't count on evil people to be nasty.

[ominous chords]

(Don't forget what Sondheim had the Witch -- of all people -- say in "Into 
the Woods":  "You're so *nice.*  You're not good, you're not bad, you're 
just *nice.*  I'm not good; I'm not nice; I'm just *right.*")

>I think that future revelations will help cement that idea into Harry's 
>brain.

Oh, I'm counting on it.  Hmm, who can be the counterpoint to Snape, someone 
who's very nice and pleasant and in fact eeevil.  (And don't say Lupin, 
because I don't want to hear it.)  Today let's hear from ... Professor 
Flitwick!  :-)

Fox

...
Come on, Nature
Just because I don't feel weak
Don't mean I feel so strong.
-- the Proclaimers
..............................

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