Scary Teachers - Good Teachers (was: Re: Hagrid and Snape...)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 152839

> Irene:
> But there is a huge difference here! Whatever Snape does, it does 
not 
> alienate Neville from his peers, the opposite - they feel sorry 
for him.
> When McGonagall mentions Hogsmeade permission that went straight 
to her, 
> they laugh at him.
> When Snape takes points from Harry, it never hurts Harry's status 
in 
> Gryffindor, the opposite in fact. When McGonagall takes points 
from them 
> in PS, she does it in such a way that they become pariahs for a 
while.
> And Hermione? The only thing that stands between her and the label 
of 
> "teachers' pet" (much more offensive than "know it all" BTW) is 
Snape's 
> attitude. She should be grateful. I had to actively seek conflicts 
with 
> teachers to get some acceptance "she is one of us", she gets it 
for 
> free. :-)

a_svirn:
Hey, McGonagall has not sunk beneath all possibility of redemption 
yet! When she snaps at Draco and takes points from him she saves him 
from being Snape's pet. Alternatively when Snape sneers at Goyle he 
alienates him of his peers. Maybe it's even Snape's fault that Draco 
doesn't value Crabbe and Goyle at all.