"A" Teacher's Personality WAS: Lovely Snape

[earendil_fr]

No: HPFGUIDX 110617

> Salit wrote:
> We know that [Snape] tends to favor the Slytherins
> in the classes that Harry attends (ignores infractions, inflates
> grades - e.g. Goyle) and is very mean to at least two Gryffindor
> students (Harry and Neville) and occasionally to Hermione, despite 
her
> being an exceptional student. Of course, he also shows clear
> favoritism towards a Slytheron student (Malfoy). In the Quidditch
> match he judged (in SS/PS) he gave unfair penalties to Gryffindor 
as
> well. So there is plenty of circumstantial evidence here to show a
> pattern of bias against Gryffindor students, not just Harry.

Earendil:

The problem with this is that, as you said, Snape clearly shows 
favoritism towards Slytherin. Potions lessons are always doubled, 
and we have never seen a Gryffindor-only Potions lesson (as far as I 
can remember anyway)

As for the Quidditch game, the penalties to Gryffindor could be 
considered as a way to favor Slytherin (as opposed to a bias against 
Gryffindor). I guess he very well might have done the same if it had 
been, say, a Ravenclaw Vs Slytherin match.

I'm not saying I think Snape has no bias against Gryffindor, 
actually I think he has, and he of course has a strong dislike of 
Harry. But do we have any comment about Snape comming from a 
Hufflepuff or a Ravenclaw student? (who may have an opinion unbiased 
by Snape's Slytherin/Gryffindor preference)

On another note, I wanted to add something about teachers picking on 
students.

I used to have this teacher who picked on students. Well, he didn't 
exactly *pick* on them. He just did some jokes/funny comments about 
some of them, most of the time managing to link it to the ongoing 
lesson. Those he picked on were either potential troublemakers or 
those with personalities strong enough to not feel offended by his 
remarks. And those were always the same, all year long.

Everyone thought he was just so cool, so funny and such a great 
teacher. I was one of those he picked on - and I didn't think he was 
a great teacher at all.

To come back on topic, I don't think Snape works the same way, but 
close enough, my point being: we have seen Snape picks specifically 
on *some* students, not all of them. Apart from Neville, I don't 
think we ever see him pick on a shy, calm student. He picks on those 
who stand up to him, threatening his authority over the others.

I'd love to get deeper into this but I'm late for work now...
I might add some points to this later.

Earendil