Snape's teaching methods (Was: Snape, Hagrid and Animals)
festuco
vuurdame at xs4all.nl
Fri Dec 2 20:16:27 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 143925
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03"
<horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:
> Betsy Hp:
> Probably because Snape's method *does* work for Neville. In that
> Neville goes through his biggest crises in Potions in his third
> year. And Snape drags him through it.
Nope, Hermione does
> I'd also add, that I'm not sure Lupin was the best teacher ever when
> it came to Neville. He was still considered a DADA joke when Harry
> was teaching. No one wanted to partner with him anyway. I'm not
> saying Lupin was a failure as a teacher, by any means. But he
> didn't pull off any miracles either.
I don't see anyone considering him a joke. What I did see is that
Lupin gave Neville enough confidence to face a boggart, a very scary
thing.
> Betsy Hp:
> Erm... How do you figure? Neville passes potions every year, his
> cauldrons-melted-or-otherwise-destroyed statistics decrease
> steadily, and his potions improve. So what Snape actually sees (if
> we go by the books, anyway) is a challenged student improving. If
> it's working, why should Snape change his methods?
I don't believe he passes potions. I remember one comment made about
his potions grade, being that his high mark in herbology compensates
his abysmal mark in potions, exam results in PS. For the rest of the
years I cannot remember any comment given on him passing the subject,
but I assume he does not.
Gerry
>
> Betsy Hp (fourth post! Sorry!)
>
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