[HPforGrownups] Snape favoring Slytherin (was Re: Harry in Snape's DADA?)

[Kathryn Cawte]

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Wendy St John <hebrideanblack at e...> wrote:
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> But until I see some canon showing that he really *does* 
favour the Slytherins (by awarding gratuitous house points, 
or by grading unfairly in their favour), I refuse to believe 
that he actually *is* favouring them. I think this is one area 
in which he's not getting the credit he deserves for being - 
dare I say it? - fair. >>>
 
Severus "from evil" Snape
 
Wendy, do you remember Snape removing points from Hermione for being 
a show off know it all? Or the time he removes points from Harry 
for having a library book outside of Hogwarts? Any time Harry or 
friends are caught defending themselves against a Slytherin, be it 
provoked or not Griffyndor always is the house to lose points. 
<snipped excess examples>

Me (K) -

That's not Snape *favouring* Slytherin that's him *discriminating* against
Gryffindor - actually to be more accurate that's him discriminating against
the trio who haven't exactly gone out of their way to impress him what with
the constant cheek and the breaking into his storeroom and such - not that I
think they usually deserve what he does for them but he does have some good
reasons for thinking the worst of them (after all while they may often have
the best of intentions they *are* usually up to something). And as for
taking the points away from hermione - she deserved it. She *was* being an
insufferable little show off, if Hermione insists on always answering
everything the others will just not bother trying, especially the
Gryffindors. There is some insentive for the Slytherins to keep trying,
after all they don't want Gryffindor to look good but the other Gryffs can
simply say well Hermione's going to get it anyway why bother.

K