[HPforGrownups] Re: I Hate Snape...

[rayheuer3 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 56978

the_fox01 at hotmail.com writes:

> And yet there's no question of his qualifications, academically speaking -- 
> in fact, he could be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts *or* Potions.  
> (This is a less-solid point, since presumably if he were as qualified to 
> teach DADA as he thinks he is, Dumbledore would consider him for the gig 
> one 
> of these days.)

JMHO, but I doubt Snape will ever teach DADA full-time, and here's the 
opinion behind it:
In Economics (a Muggle science) we learn about something called "opportunity 
cost", the price of NOT doing something.  The standard example was William 
Howard Taft, who was probably the best stenographer of his time, but could 
gain more by pursuing a political career.  Similarly, I suspect that Snape 
would probably be the best DADA teacher Hogwarts ever had (certainly better 
than Quirrel and "Moody" (both of who were in the thrall of  Voldemort) or 
Lockhart (who was plain old fraud)'  BUT (and this is the part that is pure 
opinion) he probably the most accomplished potion-brewer alive, and seems to 
be able to impart the skills necessary to everyone except Neville.  Even 
Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who don't pay attention half the time, and are 
verbally abused as well, seem to have no problem passing their exams. 
Snape can't teach DADA *and* Potions (even Snape can only teach so many 
classes a day), so Dumbledore keeps Snape down in the dungeon with the 
cauldrons.  However, keep in mind that when Professor Lupin was "indisposed", 
it was Snape who filled in for him.

BTW, has it ever bothered anyone else that Potions is taught in the dungeon, 
rather than in one of the upper rooms where the fumes would dissipate better?

  --  Ray


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