ESE!Snape (Was loads of other stuff)

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Susan <teilani2002 at y...> wrote:
> Okay, if Snape's not ESE, then why did he stop teaching Harry 
> Occlumancy?  Considering all the posts regarding respect and the 
> military, he disobeyed a direct order from DD.  Furthermore, 
> regardless of whether Snape knew LV's plans regarding Harry and 
> merging his thoughts with Harry's, one of the people Snape hates 
> the most conveniently gets killed because Harry didn't block out 
> LV.  If Snape had continued to teach Harry, then Sirius wouldn't 
> have gotten killed because the DA wouldn't have known to go to the 
> DoM.
> 
> He can hate Harry outright, he can disobey a direct order from DD, 
> get a member of the Order killed (conveniently a member whom he 
> really hates) get several of the children he despises hurt in the 
> process, and yet he still has his job teaching, still seems to 
> have DD's favor, and still gets to behave like a self-absorbed 
> teenager.  I'd personally like it better if he didn't get 
> redemption, but his just desserts instead.
> 
> Susan (who apologizes sincerely to all you out there who love 
> Snape ;-)


Another Susan (Siriusly Snapey) replies:
Well, I don't love Snape, and I don't always "apologize" for him, 
but I do find him fascinating, intriguing, mysterious--the most 
enjoyable adult character to read about.

I also don't believe he's ESE.

Then why did he stop teaching Harry Occlumency?  I can think of a 
number of reasons.  First, Snape, like many of us, is a flawed 
human.  He possesses skill and talent and a great snarky wit.  But 
he is nowhere near perfect.  [I've argued ad nauseum, for instance, 
that *good* teachers who are concerned about particular pupils 
learning, assess their effectiveness, and Snape doesn't.]  But I 
believe Snape stopped teaching Harry Occlumency because he was 
LIVID, because he felt Harry was not trying and therefore not 
learning, and perhaps because it was painful to have to go through 
the process with Harry Potter.  

Could he have successfully taught Draco Malfoy?  Probably.  But 
Draco would have been willing, Draco wouldn't have been filled with 
rage just looking at his teacher, Snape wouldn't have been filled 
with loathing just in looking at his pupil.  There was too much 
ANGST in the setting, and I think Snape knew that it wasn't working 
**and** couldn't get over how p*ssed he was that Harry looked into 
the penseive.

I disagree, btw, that continuing to teach Harry would have prevented 
Sirius' death. Given that DD wasn't around to supervise and step in, 
I think the lack of progress would have continued.  No, I actually 
fault Snape more for not providing more *explanation* at the 
beginning and for riling Harry up instead of helping him calm down 
in those first couple of lessons than I do for his quitting when he 
did.

He disobeyed a direct order from Dumbledore, yes.  THAT part 
surprises me.  But I think flawed Snape just couldn't take it any 
more.  I would love to have heard DD's conversation w/ Snape about 
that insubordination, but alas, JKR didn't make us privy to it.

Siriusly Snapey Susan