[HPforGrownups] Re: Question for Snape Bashers

[Miss Melanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 102024

Sue wrote:
 
True to the extent that if a teacher is getting results, the parents of kids in an old-
fashioned private school wouldn't bother complaining - actually, I'm surprised no one is 
complaining about Umbridge - just because she has power over the school doesn't mean 
she has power over the parents. They might not be able to get her sacked, but nothing is 
stopping them from withdrawing their kids and sending them, say, to Beauxbatons, where 
there's a competent Principal and Fudge can't interfere. As for parents having survived 
Snape, don't forget he's a bit young to have taught the parents of most of these kids. :-) 
Okay, maybe a few ... but he's only in his 30s. I suppose he might just have taught some 
of them in their last years of school when he was in his first year, but only just. And first 
year teachers usually have a lot to learn. Boy, did I ever make mistakes in my first year out! 
And I had training, Snape didn't. ;-)

And come to think of it, do they even have parent teacher nights at Hogwarts?

My reply:  I doubt they do have a parents night.  I mean we never hear of the parents coming for an unexpected visit during the school year.  The only time we see parents on the school grounds at all is during Quidditch matches and also during the triwizard tournament.  However, I suppose that doesn't mean that they do not come onto the grounds at other times.  I guess I just assume if they had visited at another time we would see Harry and Ron getting a visit from Molly and Arthur.  
 
To answer the other thought about why parents didn't call and complain about Umbridge one can conclude that there were complaints they were just not strong enough for the parents to pull their child out of the school.  Also, Umbridge was probably reading the owls the children sent home to their parents.  Changing them or completely throwing them out if they portrayed her in an unfavorable light. 
 
~Melanie

		
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