Emphasis on proper address was: Snape as father figure

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 131441

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "prncssme" <prncssme at y...> wrote:
> Phoenixgod says:
>
> 
> Princess Sara:
>   You're assuming I don't act like Snape. ;o) Actually, I see your
point here. I just think it's 
> problematic for students to separate the teacher-in-office from the
teacher-as-person in 
> terms of respect. I can't remember which post it was but someone on
the list mentioned 
> that Harry knows little to nothing about the man himself. And I
think we may have to wait 
> to see the O.W.L. results before we can judge how effective his
*ahem* abrasive teaching 
> style is.
> 


Well, but how effective his teaching style is remains totally beside
the point.  Snape, IMO, is abusive and totally undeserving of respect,
irregardless of how well his students do on the OWLS.  Even if Harry
gets an "O," I will still firmly maintain that he is well within his
rights to view Snape with nothing but contempt and to withhold respect
from him.  Effectiveness is not a defense for abuse - EVER.

Lupinlore