Rampant Ingratitude, was Re:Lusting After Snape

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 129379

Phoenixgod2000 wrote: 
> I agree with you Sherry that Snape is most likely personally loyal 
> to Dumbledore. I don't think he is going to be suddenly revealed as 
> evil or anything like that. I'm just not that lucky. but there is a 
> difference between that and being grateful as far as I am 
> concerned.  If I am given a second chance by someone and put in a 
> postion of incredible responsibility (like a teacher) I do not 
honor 
> that choice by doing the job that Snape does with his attitude. you 
> do it with gusto, as a form of thanks, that you have a second 
> chance. Snape acts like he would rather be doing something else, 
> which is an ungrateful attitude as far as I was raised.


Potioncat:
Well, we don't know what he did as a DE. We don't know his story 
which DD has accepted. But we do know that after he returned to the 
good side, he put his life at great risk to help DD. Then he has 
remained at Hogwarts, either out of gratitude or for protection or 
out of duty, it's not clear to us. I think for Snape teaching Potions 
for 15 years would not be his first choice of careers.

But I don't think we know whether he is grateful for his second 
chance. Or whether he feels he's more than made up for his mis-deeds. 
Or neither. Come to think of it, earlier this year, someone commented 
that he didn't seem contrite over his past. But in both cases, I 
would say we just don't know. It's been 15 years now. 

As for teaching, maybe Snape is giving it his full gusto. Very few of 
us like his teaching style, but he may be doing what he considers to 
be a good job at it. 

I feel like I'm talking in circles.