Snape as bully/teacher/protector/disciplinarian/nemesis/ally...

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 120197


Lupinlore wrote:
" Where I think Snape *can* most certainly be faulted is in not owning
up to the fact of his deficiency.  He is an adult and should be wise 
enough to know what his own weaknesses are.  If he can't teach Harry 
effectively, he should own up to that, very vigorously if need be.  
You don't ask alcoholics to tend bar, and that is what Snape teaching
 Harry amounts to.  Perhaps Snape did try to explain this to DD, but
if so we have no evidence of it."

Del replies:
Well, we wouldn't, would we? Snape is a lot of bad things, but he does
respect DD and I don't think he would tell Harry that he fought DD's
decision tooth and nail.
But I do read some things he said when telling Harry that he was going
to teach him Occlumency, back in 12GP, as meaning that Snape strongly
disagreed with the Headmaster on that matter, but he would go with it
because DD wanted to.
There's also DD pleading with Harry to work hard at Occlumency and do
everything Snape tells him to, just before leaving Hogwarts, which
could indicate that Snape had indeed been strongly complaining.

Lupinlore wrote:
"I think where Snape is at fault, as I said above, is in not owning up
to the fact, while there was still time to do something else, that he
 *just couldn't do it.*"

Del replies:
But isn't it exactly what he did by throwing Harry out of his office
and refusing to go on with the lessons? And the fact that he didn't
change his mind even though we suspect that Lupin and maybe DD
contacted him, seems to be an indication of how deep his resolve was.

Del