What if other teachers behaved like Snape?

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 101377

Jenny wrote: 
> 
> Either way, I just can't see how it was Snape's business to share that 
> information with the general Hogwarts population, especially when he didn't 
> do so all year until after he was knocked out by the students he disliked the 
> most, and who were clearly supportive of Lupin.  Then he couldn't wait to 
> share the news.

And remember it came after the loss of the Order of Merlin. 

> Maybe we should question why Dumbledore chose not to warn Hogwarts 
> students and their parents about Lupin.  Would that have been 
> unprofessional?  I know there are members here (I am remembering the 
> great Amandageist's comments in particular) who would never let their 
> children near Lupin knowing he was capable of becoming dangerous in a 
way  that he could not control.
 
If parents knew half the things that went on at Hogwarts, there might not be a 
school. D-Dore has allowed several unsavory types to teach:

1) Quirrell, a teacher he had to have suspected was carting around V-Mort
2) Lockhart, a teacher he suspected was a fraud
3) A werewolf
4) A half-giant

We never did find out what, if anything, parents were told about their children 
being petrified for a good portion of the year in CoS.  I'm still pondering the 
look on the Creevey's face when they send their kid to this strange wizard 
school and then find out he was petrified for a good portion of the year.

Either way, it wasn't Snape's place to do it. D-Dore overruled him and Snape 
went behind his back, again, trying to start a panic in the students. 

Of course, there might have been some extra meaning in Lupin quickly setting 
a vampire essay right after...

Darrin