Snape and dementors Was Re: Why does Dumbledore make Snape DADA teacher?

[steven1965aaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 158605

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> 
wrote:
>> Whether that's true for snape or not, the point is that he 
presented an alternative protection against Dementors to the students 
in his NEWT DADA class. Harry rejected the idea, whatever it was, 
because the Patronus works for him. 
> 
>[snip]

> At any rate, if you're right that Snape would have trouble conjuring 
up a happy memory, then he'd be likely to know--or discover--an 
alternate method. 

Steven1965aaa:

No no, I wasn't suggesting that Snape is incapable of conjuring a 
happy memory or producing a patronus.  In fact, we know that Snape can 
produce a patronus because that's the way Order members communicate 
with one another.  I was just saying that imo Harry can probably cast 
a stronger patronus than Snape.  Sorry if I wasn't clear.

I don't know that Harry necessarily rejected Snape's alternate method. 
The fact that he disagrees with Snape on the best way does not 
necessarily mean that he did not pay attention to and learn Snape's 
method.  It just means that he thinks "Lupin's" method is superior 
to"Snape's".

I think the whole point of that was to introduce to the reader that 
there is an alternative method, and we may see that alternate method 
being used in book 7 --- by someone who might lack the ability to 
produce a memory with powerful positive emotional force.  Only one 
person comes to mind and its not Snape.