Snape tipping off the wrong side (was: Snape outing Harry as Parselmouth)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 94574

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...>
wrote:
> x 
> > 
> > Susan again:
> > Yes, good question to ask!  I have no idea which--if any--of the 
> > staff would have reason to know.  I *suspect* that anyone in the 
> > Order would know, but that's just DD & McGonagall [and former 
> > teachers Lupin and Moody--well, not that he really got to teach!] 
> > that we know of, right?
> > 
> > Hmmm.  If most of the staff *doesn't* know, then it's interesting 
> > that we haven't seen his favoritism remarked upon by staff....  [I 
> > know, Snape defenders may tell me that it's because only Harry 
> > perceives the favoritism. :-)]
> > 
> 
> 
> Potioncat: 
> Of course it's because only Harry percieves the favoritism!
> Actually, Quirrell mentions that Snape made himself unpopular when 
> he reffed the one quidditch game.  So I'm sure his general approach 
> is well known by the teachers. And most likely commented on.
> 
> Now, if Harry will just hide in the wardrobe again so we can hear a 
> few conversations.


Maybe the favoritism isn't reflected in the students' final marks.
We'd have parents complaining if they thought their children didn't
get the marks they deserve. Instead, we hear *Draco* complaining that
*Hermione* is the teacher's favorite because she gets better marks
than he does. Remember, too, that he didn't show anyone the grade he
received on the Potions essay that Snape marked to OWL standards and
that Hermione didn't complain about her mark. She got the message that
they needed to study harder.

IMO, Snape's favoritism involves his treatment of particular students,
a few unfair advantages for the Slytherin Quidditch team, and the
*appearance* of giving unfair marks (grades). But I don't think he
could get away with giving the students end-of-term grades other than
those the students deserve. If that were the case, Harry and Neville
would still be in first-year Potions.

Carol