Slugghorn favoritism WAS Re: Snape as Neville's teacher

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No: HPFGUIDX 168511

> Magpie:
> Snape's favoritism seems, to me, to be rather exaggerated. He 
clearly hates 
> Harry and his treatment of him is personal and unfair, but if you 
want a 
> teacher who's OTT showing favoritism that would be Slughorn, 
comically so. 
> Yet for some reason he's usually considered not so bad because he's 
kind of 
> a nice guy (or for some other reason, perhaps)--even thought  he's 
the one 
> *blatantly* trying to promote some students over others and 
allotting his 
> attention accordingly. One of the running themes in his class was 
the 
> irritation of students over this.
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Alla:

I am not sure why is it surprising for you that Slugghorn may not be 
considered not so bad because he is nice guy. I mean, **absolutely** 
that is one of the reasons why I consider him to be not so bad.

He **is** practicing favoritism, who can argue with that - it IS 
canon, but to me it is, I don't know, so much more **harmless** than 
what Snape does?


But I am still yet to read about Slughorn being some student's 
boggart, I am also still yet to read about Slugghorn breaking the 
potion.

Oh, another thing - of course he picks whoever he wants in his club, 
but I also do not remember him **grading** unfairly, which IMO what I 
would consider truly ruining students career.

It is like I don't know, just seems to me that Slug club is 
**extracirricular" activity, something students do not have an 
entitlement to, unless teacher picks them? While IMO they are 
entitled to be treated decently on the lessons.


And of course as a reader, it is also immensely satisfying for me to 
read the potions teacher treating Harry decently for once.
And to put Malfoy in his place for once on Potion lesson.

 But this has nothing to do with the story itself, obviously, just 
extra bonus for me.

And point for your cheek tells me that JKR had something like that in 
mind too ( to show the contrary treatment) IMO of course

I do agree with Lupinlore that nice guys often get a pass and should 
get a pass more than not nice guys. Slugghorn has his favorites, I am 
just yet to see him **harming** those whom he does not favorite. He 
is just ignoring them, which is NOT good of course, but I just see it 
as less harm if it makes sense.

JMO,

Alla