What if other teachers behaved like Snape?

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 101348

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:> 
> As far the thread itself goes, I think, that some of us have 
debated 
> issues from so many directions that we forget the original point 
of 
> view.  And some of us have had so much fun defending or attacking 
a 
> character we forget that others may not know exactly where we get 
> our hairbrained ideas.


Mel:
Great idea, let's review:


PC:
> We're told even before the first Potions class that Snape favors 
> Slytherins.  



Mel:
Which is his JOB. "Your house is like your family" M. McGonnogal 
explaining the house system to 1st years.
McGonnogal favors Gryffs *cough-nimbus2000-cough* just as I'm sure 
(although we don't see it) Flitwick has a softspot for Ravenclaws 
and Sprout tends to feel gushy towards her much-maligned Hufflepuffs.



PC:
Hagrid says Snape doesn't like any of the students. (I 
> hope that isn't movie contamination.)  He is mean.  He is unfair.  
> He is what he is.  I'm not sure why DD tolerates it, but who can 
> understand DD? 


Mel:
Which rather puts Harry's POV on trial, doesn't it. Oh he hates me. 
Well guess what. He's an equal opportunity student-hater. From book 
one.



PC:
> However, we're plainly told about some efforts Snape made to help 
> Harry. 



Mel:
Which some still insist one negating. 
Boggles the mind, really. It's clear that at the end of PS/SS that 
If Nothing Else, JKR meant to overturn our view of Snape.




PC:
> One of my favorites is in GoF.  Harry's trying to find DD and 
Snape 
> appears out of DD's office and delays Harry and IIRC, taunts him. 


Mel:
I have to admit, out of all Snape's actions so far in all the books, 
this is the ONE time I've really wanted to slap him and tell him to 
get over himself. Not the tooth coment, certainly not the "Whoops" 
which had me ROFL, but this just tee-d me off no end.



PC:
> think he even says DD is too busy. Then, DD appears from the same 
> exit Snape came from and talks to Harry.  IMHO, both Snape and DD 
> knew Harry was there and Snape was keeping Harry there while DD 
> finished what he was doing and came down. (I suspect he was 
> gathering his thoughts from the pensieve.) I think Harry still 
> thinks Snape was trying to keep him away from DD. 


Mel:
Interesting. Maybe I'll hold back on the slap for a while and go 
back and re-read that with this in mind.