Is Snape a good teacher?

[greg_a126]

No: HPFGUIDX 132486

"phoenixgod2000" <jmrazo at h...> wrote:

> 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

But that's my point.  Is Snape going to drive more students to 
the "dark side" (insert ominus Vader breathing here)?  If his whole 
house ends up as DE's then he's been a complete failure as a teacher.  
The only reason he was at Hogwarts for 15 years was personal safety, 
to protect himself and is therefore a complete failure as a teacher.  
If, however, he's been able to form enough close friendships, get 
enough people jobs far away from the coming conflict that he's able to 
save some of them from that life, then I'll go ahead and call him a 
success.  Sure he made Harry's life miserable, but even ask Harry what 
he'd prefer.  Snape having treated him like crap for 5 years, or an 
additional 50 DE's he has to worry about.  No real contest.

Greg