Snape as Noble teacher/ Snape *not* a Sadist

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 168353


> Betsy Hp:
> I totally disagree.  I think we've got the proof of the dog that 
> *doesn't* bark (Neville's potions are no longer exploding with 
> regularity), and the proof of the dog that *does* bark (Harry 
> compares his own potion to Neville's and realizes that Neville's is 
> better).  [The barking dog was a bit of Sherlock Holmes humor; I 
> apologize for the self-indulgence. <g>]

zgirnius:
I generally agree with your position that Snape makes an effort as a 
teacher, and does well. However, not that I doubt you, but I do not 
recall the scene you mean. When did Harry see Neville prepare a better 
potion than his own? It always seemed to me that Neville was a student 
for whom Snape just did not work as a teacher in a weak subject for 
him. (He seems to do fine in DADA class, at which he is better, 
especially after all the effort he put in fifth year).