Abuse, etc., was Snape, Apologies, and and Redemption--Lupin vs. DD

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 152579

> Alla:
> 
> And sure, Harry has a lot of good reasons to NOT trust Snape 
including 
> the fact that he was a Deatheater, but isn't this the point that 
Snape 
> supposedly NOT Deatheater anymore, but trustworthy member of the 
Order 
> ( not that I believe it of course, just saying) and he does not 
IMO 
> behave as member of the Order, but as abusive member or former 
member 
> of the gang of the racists and murderers.

a_svirn:
I don't think so. Harry has no problem with teachers being abusive. 
He applauded to Crouch Jr.'s exemplary chastisement of Draco, for 
instance. That was unquestionably abuse in every possible sense, and 
yet Harry trusted "Professor Moody" implicitly. For the simple 
reason that it was Draco, (and not Harry or his friends) who was on 
the receiving end of this abusive treatment. 

As for "abusive member or former member of the gang of the racists 
and murderers" Harry didn't see Snape behaving like them. Well, OK 
for "racists" he did see him calling Lilly "mudblood". But in any 
case that wasn't something he did in the classroom. So, although it 
was an additional reason not to trust him, it had nothing to do with 
his "abusive" teaching methods.