Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

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Pippin:
Erm, I'm sure you realize this makes Harry wrong either way too. 
Either the lessons were doing some good, in which case he 
was wrong not to practice, or they weren't, in which case he was 
wrong to resent being thrown out of the office. 


Alla:

Eh, yes,of course. It is just Snape was MORE wrong in both cases.


Pippin: 
You are right that in either case, it would be reasonable for  Harry 
to be angry at Snape for being a crummy teacher. Except that 
Harry *doesn't * think Snape is a crummy teacher. He has never once  
thought, either in potions or in occlumency, "If Snape didn't 
badger me and make me feel like a failure, I could learn this 
stuff."  It's the conclusion of some readers, but not, so far, of  
Harry himself.


Alla:

I beg to differ, Pippin. Harry does reach such conclusion, more than 
once. He does not generalise it, but in each of the following 
instances he does question Snape's teaching ability, IMO.

"With Snape absent from the proceedings he found that he was much 
more relaxed than he usually was while making potions. Neville, who 
was sitting very near Harry, also looked happier than Harry had ever 
seen him during a Potions class" - OOP, p.716.

We also Have Harry's "I am trying,... but you are not telling me 
how" - OOP, p.535, which as you recently agreed is quite a 
legitimate complaint against Snape's teaching style.

Oh and in PoA before their boggart lesson ,when Snape so "kindly" 
puts Neville down before lesson starts:

"Neville went scarlet. Harry glared at Snape; it was bad enough that 
he bullied Neville in his own classes, let alone doing it in front 
of other teachers" -PoA, p.132, paperback, amer.edition.

So, I'd say Harry has plenty negative thoughts about Snape's 
teaching style.

Just my opinion,

Alla