[HPforGrownups] Admonishing Snape

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 129465


--- lupinlore <bob.oliver at cox.net> wrote:

> Over on Sugar Quill there has been a mini-discussion on the
> following topic:  Have any of the adults ever admonished Snape for 
> his attitude toward Harry?  What do you all think?


The underlying assumption here is that Snape is so awful and terrible
an experience for Harry that others should intervene.  And I don't
see that.  Sorry.

Snape's a git and an all-around nasty guy, but he's still within the
limits of crappy teacherdom in the real world that we live in.  (And
while I don't want to offend the teachers on the list - come on,
guys, we know it's true; everyone has Snape-clone horror stories.)

And the child-centred North American model of education obviously
doesn't apply in the wizarding world; we should be wary about
assuming that our standards are applied around the world and that if
they're not, then the other society is wrong.

Magda


		
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