Is Snape a good teacher?

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 132463


> Harry's grandparent's generation of Slytherin produced LV, Harry's 
> parent's generation produced his DE's, is 15 years of Snape running 
> Slytherin house enough to stop the trend?  In conclusion, Snape is 
> going to be judged a good teacher or a bad one, not on the results 
> his students get on their exams, but the results they get in life.  
> How many Slytherins of the past 15 years become DE's?  How many will 
> join the Order of the Phoenix?  The answer to that, and that alone, 
> will determine his success as a teacher.
> 
> Greg

interesting idea Greg, but I don't buy it. Slytherin nature seems to 
me to be one that wouldn't encourage students going to their head of 
house for personal problems. Too easy to end up blackmailed or weak 
looking in front of other slytherins. they seem to me to be a very 
stratified, position obsessed house and wouldn't do anything that 
could endanger that.

furthermore, Snape's role as a spy and as a death eater would be very 
much at odds. what would happen if Draco told his father that Snape 
was saying unDeath Eatery things around students. How long would Snape 
last around Voldemort then?

I actually think that Snape probably is going to drive more students 
to the dark side, not less. He's not going to compromise his role as a 
spy to give personal advice to his students.

Tht would be a most unSlytherin thing to do :)

phoenixgod2000