[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape and Neville

[annegirl11 at juno.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 113497

SSSusan said:
> I've wondered here before whether Snape might not be a 
> much better teacher w/ his NEWT-level classes, since the "riff-raff"
> has been weeded out.

<taps nose> This is my interpretation exactly. Snape clearly adores his
work, it's just the students that piss him off. NEWT students (1) chose
to take higher-level potions and (2) are older (read: less annoying).
Snape can feel like he's imparting truly interesting, important (in his
opinion) lessons to them, and enjoy a classroom atmosphere with more a
sophisticated attitude about his beloved Potions. I'd dare say that Snape
even leans towards pleasant around the 7th years, or at least not
constantly holding his anger at bay. 

Snape always reminds me of this high school Spanish teacher I had that we
called Senora Psycho. In 9th grade, she was shrieky, weird, gave us
impossible homework and horrifying midterms, and we thought she was just
evil. 12th grade Spanish, though, was sort of a NEWT-level class -- you
only took it if you had excellent Spanish grades previous, a talent at
learning languages, and genuinly liked the culture. I had Senora Psycho
again, and while I still felt she lacked some social skills, I could
forgive most of her quirks, because difficult people are a part of life.
More importantly, I was glad to be learning from a teacher who really did
know and love her material, who expected more of her students than the
rather low standards of the public school system's expectations, and
really challenged us beyond the typical curriculem. I didn't like her,
but I liked the class.

Aura

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