Hermione/Snape (OoP and a bit from PS/SS)

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 69775



> Perhaps Hermione,  like myself, thrives in that kind of environment and is 
able to  look > past Snapes nastiness because of the kind of teacher he is.  
Harry  > and Ron, on the other hand, thrive in Prof. Trelawny's (sp?) class, 
> > a class where they can not do work, make up answers, and still get 
> > good grades.  Different people respond to different teaching 
> > styles.  That is my take on Hermione and Snape's relationship.

The problem, as I see it, with this is that Hermione thrives in every class she 
has ever taken save one, Divination, which requires less book study and 
more "you got it or you don't got it" skills.

So, I'm not sure Snape, or for that matter, any other teacher, is doing anything 
all that special with Hermione. She seems the type to thrive with nearly any 
teacher.

Can Snape take credit for his style helping Hermione, when so many other 
styles seem to do just fine too? I don't think so.

Marianne: 

> I've decided that I'm going to repeat this little bit of a JKR 
> interview ad nauseum, until Snape-as-a-teacher fans address it.
> 
> JKR has describe Snape as "a sadistic teacher who abuses his powers." 
> 
> Go to the Leaky Caulfron and look up the Oct. 12 1999 interview to 
> find this quote. There is a difference between being a touch teacher 
> or being a teacher who demands more from talented students and a 
> teacher who is simply off on his own power trip because he can get 
> away with it.

Thanks, Marianne. You know, I don't have so much a problem with Snape 
being tough in class on Potions matters (and for the one day, on DADA 
matters.)

I do have a problem with double-standards, favoring the Slyth brats over the 
Gryffindor kids, but if he is being a hard-ass to get them to be better potion 
makers, fine.

But personal appearance attacks? Insulting Neville in front of other teachers 
in THEIR classes? 

No, I don't see how that is helping.

 > I don't care about how Hermione interacts with Snape.  I'm going to 
> the source, the creator, the mind who created all of the HP universe. 
> And she says "Snape is a sadistic teacher who abuses his power."

Darrin
-- What Marianne said.