Broken potionvial and Harry expectations WAS: Re: Bad Writing?

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Jen:
<SNIP>
 I don't think it's 
> Slughorn's praise he cares about, it's the secondary gain like 
> watching Hermione and Draco fume in Potions for once at 
> the 'unfairness' of the situation, and winning the Felix, and 
finding 
> he's halfway decent at Potions with the Prince's directions.  Not 
a 
> great potion-maker, but not an 'abysmal' one, either.<SNIP>

Alla:

I am afraid I cut you rather arbitrarily, sorry about that just to 
agree with everything I cut and to point out that Harry does not 
seem to respect Slughorn much IMO. It does not stop him from getting 
those benefits of course.

I just do not think as you do that he laps up favoritism, that's all.


> Pippin:
> > You compare Snape to an anti-Semite. 
> 
> 
> Jen:  I didn't read Alla te be saying this at all, she was talking 
> about unfair grading and pointing out the cause in her particular 
> situation which doesn't have anything to do with the reason why 
Snape 
> acts unfairly toward Harry.  (Hope I'm not misinterpreting you, 
Alla).

Alla:

Yes, correct I was comparing the action, NOT the reasons underlying 
it, but to be clear in the past I certainly compared those who hold 
pureblood ideology to anti-semites. So, if Snape is still of that 
mindset, I am comparin him to anti-semit, just not in this example, 
more in what he thinks of Hermione ( uh, hope it is not going to be 
misinterpreted - IF he holds that ideology yet)


> Jen: 
<SNIP>
 Not everything Harry learns has 
> to do with the quest to oppose the genocidal murderer.  Some 
things 
> are more mundane and ordinary and are the struggle of all kids to 
> become independent adults.  
> 
> That's the level Harry is operating on when it comes to his 
teachers, 
> and that's what Dumbledore thinks too, or he would bring these 
> problems to light in terms of how Harry's views are interfering 
with 
> his ability to defeat Voldemort.
>

Alla:

Precisely, otherwise there would be no ordinary school life, etc, no 
nothing - everything would be described in war terms. They are at 
war now, but I do not believe that everything should be evaluated as 
how it relates to war, because if they do not try to achieve the 
standards of peace life, if that makes sense,how would they ever get 
there.

Snape as spy, IF he is DD!M as tolerated in Hogwarts, well, maybe, 
big maybe during war time.

Dumbledore though tolerated him for awfully big peaceful time period 
as well. I am questioning this decision.

JMO,

Alla, who is off to some attempt of New Year celebrating ( at home)

Happy New Year!