Is Snape a good teacher?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 132483

Phoenixgod:

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> 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 :)
> 


Alla:

Oh, yes, most definitely. How exactly Snape is going to advice 
Slytherin students against going to Voldie without letting them know 
that he is NOT a loyal DE?

To keep it from being a complete "Me too", or so I hope let me bring 
another side of this argument to light. :-)

Many people defend Snape's treatment of Harry on the basis that he 
cannot treat the boy decently because Voldemort will realise that he 
is the double agent.

Now, this argument never worked for me in the first place. I always 
thought that IF Snape is still a spy in the conventional way, it 
would be much more logical for him to treat Harry nicely to show 
Voldemort that he indeed IS in Dumbledore's good graces ( namely 
treating  the boy whom Albus loves as a human being), BUT if one 
indeed argues that Snape cannot treat Harry normally out of fear that 
Voldie discovers his real loyalties, I think same 
should work for Slytherin students, no?

Just my opinion,

Alla.