[HPforGrownups] Re: What if other teachers behaved like Snape?

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 101164

In a message dated 6/13/2004 11:11:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bard7696 at aol.com writes:
Funny, I have yet to see Snape save Harry's life, at least on his 
own. He held off Quirrell's curse for Hermione, but Snape did nothing 
to save Harry in PoA. Harry was in no danger.
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Sherrie here:

"Held off Quirrell's curse FOR Hermione"?  When does Hermione ask him to do 
that?  On which page?  To the contrary, Hermione thought it was Snape who was 
CASTING the curse on Harry's broom - that's why she set him on fire.  No, sorry 
- that countercurse was Sev's own idea.

As for PoA, keep in mind that, though the reality turned out otherwise, the 
PERCEPTION on the part of everyone, even Dumbledore, was that this mad mass 
murderer was after Harry - a suspected top aide to Voldie, who supposedly thought 
killing Harry would bring him back.  Add to that, in going to the Shrieking 
Shack after Harry, he was also facing what has to be among his own worst fears 
- Lupin, on the night of the full moon, with no Wolfsbane Potion...which was 
very DEFINITELY a concrete danger to Harry and the others.

No, Snape isn't a NICE man.  He's not a NICE teacher.  He's rather a 
throwback to the old Victorian schoolmasters, though he's never physically harmed any 
of his students.  He'll never be Mr. Fluffy Bunny - but that doesn't mean he 
can't be a GOOD man.  Yes, he dislikes Harry - yet he still carries out his 
duty to protect him, desite Harry's own rashness and lack of forethought.  Can he 
be cruel?  Yes.  Can he be petty?  No question.  Can he be vindictive?  Oh, 
with the best of them.  Will he turn out to have a heart of gold?  I doubt it.  
That doesn't change the fact that he HAS been working to protect Harry all 
along.  Give him his due, at least!

Sherrie
"Unless history lives in our present, it has no future." 
PRESERVE OUR CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS!


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