Rampant Ingratitude, was Re:Lusting After Snape

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 129394

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> wrote:

> Amandageist:
> 
> Ah, but I am one who will not concede that he's miserable at it.
>  Because I think what a teacher should do is convey information, 
> and (with the exception of Neville, who has trouble in classes 
> other than Snape's) Snape does that. I don't think it's required 
> for a teacher to be nice. I think it's required for a teacher to 
> pass fundamental information about the subject he/she is teaching, 
> and there is canon to support that Snape is quite effective at that.

If you asked me to clean your best china and I used a sandblaster to
scour off all of the food particles, incidentally scrubbing off the
pattern, would you consider me a good dishwasher?

After all, the china would be clean--cleaner than it's been since it
left the kiln.

Amiable Dorsai