Snape, Harry, Dumbledore and flaws in the books

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 106506

Alla wrote:
>>It is spineless, IF Dumbledore indeed thinks that Snape methods are
inappropriate, even for the society he is in, but has a guilty
conscience as to how he handled Snape in his youth and now he chooses
to turn a blind eye to what he does to children to appease Snape
somehow.<<

HunterGreen:
Well, that wouldn't be spineless, it would be more of pity or a 
misplacement of values. I don't think Snape would care much for that 
either. If Dumbledore had an actual heavy problem with the way Snape 
teaches (meaning that he thought Snape was doing the children serious 
harm), then I doubt he wouldn't say anything. Even if he felt guilty 
or honorbound to Snape in someway, Dumbledore's not the type to just 
ignore it. My feeling is that if he disagrees, its just that: a 
disagreement. As in, its not the way *he* would do it, but its not 
entirely wrong either. I've had that feeling before at my work, when 
I see people doing things differently than how I'd do them, but its 
not hurting anything, so I'm not going to be a jerk and go up and 
insist that they switch to *my* way.

>>For the record, I don't think that Dumbledore feels guilty as to
handling Snape and marauders, I believe that we will learn that
everybody got exactly what he deserved after Prank night (Yes, it is
a speculation for now)<<

HunterGreen:
I don't think he does either. I doubt any punishment short of death 
or life in Azkaban would be enough punishment for Sirius in Snape's 
eyes. I doubt that he got off with *nothing*, just that Snape feels 
he should have been expelled. Snape does have a *small* point there, 
however, since whatever punishment it was, was not enough to make 
Sirius realize the seriousness (no pun intended) of what he had done, 
and regret it. Buuuut, short of the prank going as planned, I doubt 
nothing would have been enough to make Sirius understand just how 
wrong he was.

>>I think the only reason Dumbledore lets Snape be in school is
for "teaching how to deal with nasty people" bruhaha.<<

HunterGreen:
And I don't think there has to be a 'reason' why lets Snape teach 
besides the surface one: Snape is a good potionmaker, and the school 
needed a potions teacher. There hasn't been a strong enough reason to 
*fire* him, in my opionion. (and it would have to come down to that, 
because the moment Dumbledore told him to 'tone down the nastiness', 
Snape would either refuse or quit--its just not in his nature).