Potter and Peanuts(was:Snape's unfairness was:Re: Snape and Raistlin Majere)

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>>Pippin:
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>But I still think Snape is more like Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts. He's 
a crab and a fussbudget, and you could definitely say that Lucy is a 
sadistic little girl who abuses her power. But there's no indication 
that Lucy wants *more* power, and Snape doesn't seem to either.
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>OTOH, Charlie Brown could save himself a lot of grief if he just 
stopped running at the football...< 

Betsy:
I initially cringed at this analogy because I'm not a huge Peanuts 
fan, and Charlie Brown and Lucy are my least favorite characters.  
Lucy is bossy, terribly so.  And she's bossy for no real good 
reason.  She generally doesn't have any more information than the 
other characters, but she *acts* like she does. Snape, on the other 
hand, *does* have information the other characters do not.  That's 
why he's the teacher.  So when he demands total obedience, it's for a 
good reason.  And I'm not sure that Snape ever really *abuses* his 
power.  Has he ever graded Harry unfairly, or given out undeserved 
punishments?  

Harry is also no Charlie Brown.  Where Charlie Brown is dripping with 
self-doubt and lacks any self-esteem, Harry is pretty confident in 
himself and doesn't take attacks lying down.  Actually, I think if 
Harry had been a bit more self-effacing when he and Snape first meet 
in Potions class in PS/SS, their relationship might have gotten off 
to a much better start.

Betsy