In Defense of Snape (long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 122336


Betsy:
What else do you expect Snape to teach Neville and Harry?  He's the 
Potions Master.  He's not their father, nor their mentor.  Neville 
has a family to fulfill those roles, and even Harry has a few folks 
to choose from.  Snape's job, what he's been hired to do, is to give 
these kids a basic knowledge of Potions and to get them past their 
OWLs.  Which, I think, he's done.  Anything else, in regards to the 
prophecy, would be sticking his oar into Dumbledore's business.  
Snape has too much respect for Dumbledore to do such a thing.

Alla:

I know, I know. Pick me! ( I think I am borrowing some poster recent 
remark, I just don't remember who was it)


I expect Snape to teach Harry Occlumency, the task in which he 
failed magnificently, IMO only.

Sticking in Dumbledore's business? Snape is either Dumbledore 
trusted leutenant and then he is ALREADY quite deep in Dumbledore's 
business, or he is not which raises some other evil possibilities, 
but that is not the point now,

And may I disagree about Snape ... respecting Dumbledore? He was 
given a task, he gave in to his emotions, old wounds, whatever and 
did not do such task.

I called it unsubordination at best.



Betsy:
I don't see how Snape's behavior has weakened Harry.  I don't even 
see how it's weakened Neville.  Both boys did quite well in the MoM 
battle.  I'm not sure what it is you feel Snape should do for them.


Alla:

I'd like to speculate for a second. It is a possibility that if 
Snape performed better as a teacher, there would be NO battle at 
MOM, don't you think?

Too bad we'll never know. :o)

JMO,

Alla