Why DD lets Snape be [an insufferable git] :-)

[Anne(Anja)]

No: HPFGUIDX 56740

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "luv_lotr2" <luv_lotr2 at y...> 
wrote:
> I too agree with you.  We must remember, that Snape is the 
> headmaster of Slytherin.  Can you imagine if the headmaster of that 
> house was McGonagall? I guess even those that the sorting hat 
places 
> in Slytherin need a "role model", lol.
> 
> As you stated DD knows what the "real" wizarding world is like.  
And 
> even though Snape may have the desire to do some dark magic of his 
> own, and take care of those he dislikes, he still has not crossed 
> that line as of yet!  

That is a very good point ! Yes , he is head of Slytherin and he 
seems to display all the characteristics of this particular house.
The point (for me) is : He isn't evil !! (or at least he doesn't seem 
to be evil ;-)
Hagrid once says that all the students that became DEs came from 
Slytherin. This seems to be true , although now we know that people 
from other houses can be evil , too (--> Pettigrew). 
Nevertheless kids from Slytherin seem to be particulary in danger of 
becoming followers of Voldemort . Maybe Dumbledore tries to save at 
least some of them in making Snape head of house. 
Snape isn't just a teacher. He has seen a lot of things , he knows 
the difference between right and wrong , between dark and light not 
just by theory but by experience . He has been a DE once , he has 
practised dark magic and maybe even killed - but for some reason he 
turned around and went back right into Dumbledore's service. 

Making him head of Slytherin was (in my opinion) a very wise thing to 
do. Snape knows what's going on in those kids's heads. Once he was 
one of them , probably felt and thought like them and now can imagine 
what it's like for them to have to decide which path to take. 
Most of them , like Malfoy , Crabbe and Goyle are additionally 
influenced by their parents who are DEs as well and seem to expect 
their sons to follow them into Voldemort's service. I think this 
might also be one of the reasons Snape tried to gain Malfoy's trust. 
Maybe he still sees hope for him and therefore hopes that one day , 
he might be able to save him from becoming a DE. Just a thought ...

        Anja