[HPforGrownups] Is Snape unfair with House Points? (WAS Re: Teacher Ratings (Was: Why I hate Hag

[Suzanne Chiles]

No: HPFGUIDX 56786

Tom Wall said:


> I have had many teachers who start out the year this way. And
> usually, they start with the kid that everyone thinks is the best in
> the class. This gives people confidence that no one's better than
> anyone else. And Snape didn't actually ridicule or insult Harry  he
> simply demonstrated that just because you're famous doesn't mean
> you're the best student in the class.
>
> Now, granted, we know that Harry is actually very concerned about how
> little he knows, and that he's afraid that he'll be the worst student
> in his year. *We* know that. But the other students (except for Ron)
> don't. And the teachers don't, either.

But Snape surely knows that Harry was raised by Muggles and only ever knew
he had magical abilities a mere month (give or take a day) before starting
at Hogwarts.

As far as I'm concerned, no one can possibly justify Snape's personal
attacks on students in his role as a teacher. Even if Snape was justified in
demonstrating that Harry didn't know everything, as soon as he said
"Clearly, fame isn't everything." he lost any moral ground that he had
gained.

Suzanne