Snape vs. RW (was: Harry) (was: What if other teachers behaved like Snape?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 101400

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:

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> Pippin:
> Nobody's saying Snape's  methods ought to be emulated in real 
> life. But there are real life teachers like Snape, and of course 
the 
> inconvenient thing about them is the same  as in Snape's case. 
> Though his methods are horrible, they work. They wouldn't work 
> for everybody, but they work for him. He has enough presence to 
> keep his students from tuning him out, no matter how hard they 
> try.  As long as his methods go on working, he isn't likely to 
> change. If he did start to change, his results (as measured by 
> OWLs and NEWTs) would probably get worse, because of the 
> learning curve. 
>

But Snape's methods did not work as Occlumency showed. Although I 
grant you that it is very possible that Harry learned some 
Occlumency  and will be able to apply it when push comes to shove.

As we many times discussed though his banishing Voldie from his mind 
has nothing to do with Occlumency, so nope can't give Snape credit 
for that. :o)


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Asking Snape to get over 
> his grudge against Harry was like asking a recovering alcoholic 
> to demonstrate drinking responsibly.
> 
> Pippin


Alla: 
That I strongly disagree, of course. I think it is hard but 
reasonable to ask Snape for that.

Do you think he should not even try?