Snape and respect

[melclaros <melclaros@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51046

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Maria Kirilenko 
<maria_kirilenko at y...> wrote:
> 
>at 
> the feast, but it does not change the fact that those points were 
> earned, in my opinion.
> 
> Me:
> 
> I really have to agree with Tom here. HHR and Neville did deserve 
some sort of praise, maybe even in the form of points, but I think 
that assigning the exact number of points needed to win the House Cup 
was extremely blatant favouritism. Sure, it was wonderful to see it 
happen, and I do think that 150 points McGonagall took off Gryffindor 
were excessive, and that scene never fails to bring tears to my eyes, 
but it *was* demoralizing for *all* non-Gryffindor students, and it 
was demoralizing to Snape.
>with:
>>
> 

I have to agree, this upsets me to no end. Certainly recognition for 
what went on was warranted but this blatant calculation to embarrass 
Snape in front of the entire school makes me cringe. It also sets a 
pattern of behaviour for Dumbledore towards his "trused confidante" 
Snape which personally I find appalling.  
I got another view of this when my British husband watched TMTMNBN 
the first time. He was raised in the Brit School "house" system. He 
was HORRIFIED when that happened.

Melpomene (who really would love to stand behind Severus and convince 
him to say, just once "Listen to me you old fool! No, don't put me 
off with some silly pudding or tales about your fabulous memory, You 
be quiet and LISTEN TO ME!"