Snape and Raistlin Majere

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No: HPFGUIDX 126491


Pippin:
> Snape, OTOH, wants respect. That, to me, is a nobler ambition, 
> though Snape is of course  trying to get it in a completely 
> wrong-headed and counterproductive way 

I agree with this, but It dosen't help me to like Snape. He's so 
counter productive, that it downright look self sabotaging to me. I'm 
not really sure whether Harry respects Snape - The problem is that I 
know I don't. 

I do respect Raistlin, who is comparatively a far more messed up and 
evil and convulted character. But he's never made nasty remarks at 
insecure 14 year old girls. It's these petty, mean, teacher things 
that Snape does that cause me to dislike him - not beacuse they're 
cruel, becuase I really do find cruelty intriguing - I think Raist 
was very cruel at times, especially to Caramon - but because they're 
so petty and pathetic. The man has barely a shred of dignity. He 
constantly stoops to the verbal equivelant of following the other 
kids around and sticking his tongue out at them. 

Raistlin has some of this, but IIRC it wasn't directed at those 
weaker than him. Now teenage Snape, him I like, Mudblooding and all. 
(I suppose we'll find out he would routinely steal potions 
ingiridients or hide the shoes of his roomates or something, but as 
it stands, I find in him a bearing that adult Snape totally lacks.)