Evaluating Snape (was: Re: Lupin's resentment )

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 94234

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
:
> 
> Hermione is not a teacher's nightmare -- she is the exact 
opposite! 


Mel:
Are you a teacher? I have taught and I've had students who were like 
Hermione. They, without fail, intimidated the rest of the class. 
Everyone knew who'd shout out the answer and whose hand would shoot 
up first (usually those two things happened simultaneously) and if 
there wasn't a unanimous groan when it happened it was giggles 
all 'round. 


> Teachers want their students to be attentive and prepared for 
class. 

Mel:
Absolutely. And ready to PARTICIPATE. Not take over. I've seen kids 
like her get sour-pusses on or go sulky when someone else answers a 
question correctly. I don't know if Hermione does that at HW but it 
wouldn't surprise me if she'd done it in grammar school.


> It's obvious that all the other teachers are happy to have 
Hermione > in their class. 


Mel:
Again, as in the case of Snape's giving Harry zeros all the time we 
really see very little of anyone's class time. Some teachers do 
enjoy having students like her in class. It means they don't have to 
work.



>>Face it -- Snape is a jerk!!!!

Mel:
Jerk? No. Nasty piece of work? Absolutely. He dislikes children and 
dislikes teaching (except perhaps his NEWT classes--I think he might 
have a better time there. Or has had until next year when you-know-
who and crew crash the party.)  He really, *really* dislikes 
insubordination and showboating. I always laugh when someone brings 
up how "obvious" it is that Snape wants to be headmaster. Honestly I 
can't think of a job he'd want less. Which means, of course, that 
the poor SOB may end up being just that. He has my sympathy.


!! 
> 
> What I don't buy is the idea that he is a good guy underneath it 
> all.  I think that Snape really only cares about Snape.  If he is 
on 
> the side of the Order it's only because it beats working with 
Voldy.



Mel
No, he's on the side of the order because it suits his purposes. 
Which are personal and have very little to do with being on 
the "right side" for the sake of being right. That's IMHO.

I still think it's funny that so many are still saying how awful he 
is to Hermione while she herself is his defender every time Ron 
(let's not get started on HIS classroom behaviour) flaps his jaws 
about ESE!Snape.

Mel