Question for Snape Bashers

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 101910

snipping a lot
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> > Potioncat:
> > Interesting comments.
> > 
> > Can you give the canon for the scenes where DD "slaps him down"?

 Darrin responded 
> He put the beat down on him verbally!
> 
> "That will do, Severus!"
> 
> "That's enough, Severus!"
> 
> Punk-slapped him all up and down the block! 
> 
> Seriously, for D-Dore, those are harsh words indeed!

Potioncat:
Sorry, what I wanted was the book and chapter so that I could better 
respond to your idea.  I knew you had a verbal put down in mind.


Potioncat (first time) 
> > But I will say, that many have commented on Snape as a victim 
> > himself and I would have to say, that if that is JKR's intent, 
then 
> > DD is dealing in his own way to Snape's behavior.  And his own 
way, 
> > in general is very much a slow "let them learn it at they are 
able" 
> > sort of approach.

 Darrin: 
> That's fine for students, but please, if Snape hasn't learned to 
be a decent 
> human being by his late 30s, I have little hopes that providing 
him with fresh 
> meat every year with a new class is going to help much more.

Potioncat:
So, is that complaint directed to DD?

Actually a couple of hundred posts ago (only a day or so in real 
time) I asked the question: Why did DD hire Snape to teach children 
in the first place?  Nothing about the man would make someone 
think "Ah, here's a teacher!"

If we on the other hand think, DD knows what he's doing and he has a 
reason, what could it be?  Well, that's a valid approach too. 

It seems to me that DD sees value in Snape and is willing to accept 
his shortcomings. As he seems to accept Lupin's and Black's.  And 
apparantly accepts the risk to the kids who take Potions.  (Here, by 
the way, I mean a value beyond a useful tool in the war.)
Potioncat