Bathroom Scene - A Different Perspective.

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 165196

vexingconfection:
> He did not take credit for any work professionally. He did not know 
who the Prince was. 

zgirnius:
Plagiarism is still plagiarism even when no money is made from it. 

vexingconfection:
> A better question would be, if Snape knew there were easier and 
more gainful methods to produce the same or better results in the 
spells or potions he was teaching, why did he not instruct his 
students on their use?  

zgirnius:
It is my opinion that Snape did. He is said to write potions 
instruction on the board - I believe this is because he taught the 
improved methids. This also explains why Hermione went from making 
perfect potions every time, to having some difficulty, while Harry 
experienced the opposite in HBP. She went from using the improved 
Potions instructions to not having them available; Harry, who could 
not be bothered to pay close attention to Snape, profoited from his 
know-how for the first time by using the Prince's book

vexingconfection:
> Here is something else I will mention and hopefully not bring so 
much criticism that you toss me from your group. Martin Luther King, 
Jr., plagiarized most of his work while in college. It's a known 
fact.  While we may make allowances for presidents and famous 
celebrities for perjury and plagiarization...

zgirnius:
Personally, I don't make allowances for presidents and public 
figures. There are aspects of Dr. King's life that are not admirable, 
I have no problem reading such an opinion or stating it myself. He 
was also a brave and inspirational leader for the Civil Rights 
Movement in the US, and for that he deserves to be remembered and 
called a hero, a visionary, or whatever other positive term you 
prefer. It does not, however, retroactively justify his plagiarism, 
any more that Harry's many excellent qualities and laudable actions 
justify his.


--zgirnius