Question for Snape Bashers

[lauren_silverwolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 102420

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> Regardless, I'd like to see explanations from the Snape apologists 
as to why it's an effective teaching tool to belittle a student in 
front of other teachers in other classes.

I'm afraid I'm not a "Snape apologist", Darrin, but I thought I'd 
just pick up on this question.

I agree with a number of posters who have already replied to this 
thread that Snape's behaviour is certainly not tantamount to abuse. I 
was dithering for a while when it came to Neville - however, Shaun's 
excellent post of examples has totally convinced me. There's a 
cliche: "He doesn't suffer fools gladly", and that seems to be the 
simplest explanation of Snape's interactions with Neville. 

Anyway - enough of that rambling! In answer to your question, I don't 
feel any explanation is necessary right now. Shall we recommence this 
discussion AFTER the empirical evidence of the OWL results? ;-)

Lauren.