Snape, Apologies, and Redemption

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No: HPFGUIDX 152306

Nethwen21:
Harry and Neville (bless him) are poor students.  They do not make the
grade and they never will - although Harry of course has extra help
what with Hermione doing his homework for him and his acquired
Potion's book where he repeatedly cheats throughout the year.  *sorry
going off on a tangent there lol.  I can't stand cheating*.

Alla:

Welcome to the list. I promised myself to stay away for a while from 
the discussions about Snape's teaching skills, but I guess "for a 
while" had passed.
Is "Exceeds expectations" acceptable grade by your standards? Because 
that is exactly what Harry got in OOP, when Snape was not there.

Nethwen21:
<SNIP>
  Okay, so
what Professor Snape does is humiliates, and punishes weakness,
nothing more.  He lashes out with his tongue.  I do not think such
actions warrant being brought before the headmaster and being brought
to task.

Alla:
That is included in teachers "to do list" – to humiliate and punish 
weaknesses? Could you tell me by the way, what weakness of Harry 
Snape was punishing when Harry begged to see Dumbledore to tell him 
about Barty Sr. condition and who gave Snape the right to do so, 
since I don't remember Harry being in class at that moment,


Nethwen21:
Professor Snape is based on a teacher Ms Rowling had and whom she
hated as a pupil.  I have had the feeling all along that she does not
think of her teacher in this way now and that the major theme in her
books is about misjudgement and overcoming prejudice.

Alla:

Wound't it be interesting if she DOES think of her teacher that way 
still and will portray in Snape what teachers like him will get in 
fictional reality if not always in real life?

Nethwen21:
  Harry from the
get-go has had it in for Professor Snape, blaming him for everything
imaginable and hating him more and more in the process.

Alla:
Oh, I thought I read about Snape attacking the child who knows zero 
about the wizarding world on the very first lesson. He always reminds 
me of the vicious dog, when I read that lesson.

Nethwen21:
<SNIP>
  Thing is
Harry's judgements have been WRONG every time.  In the final analysis
there has to be some sort of closure on this.  I believe Harry will
have his eyes opened in the last book ... and hopefully it will not be
too late!

Alla:

That is interesting. Harry always told Dumbledore that he does not 
trust Snape, DD told Harry that he trusts Snape. Dumbledore is now 
killed by Snape.

I would not discount the possibility that in the book 7 Harry's 
judgment about Snape will be possibly validated, but of course 
unfortunately Harry will forgive him. That I know, but I am putting 
my money on Harry forgiving a GUILTY person, NOT an innocent one.

JMO,
Alla