Snape's class (was Re: HBP chapters 21-23 post DH look

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> Alla:
 So, question is if this 
> answer is wrong for Snape, Harry's answer I mean, which answer did he 
> expect? Did he expect any answer at all?
> 
> I have a feeling that Snape was always determined to shot Harry's 
> answers down, even if they are right and I think this one was as 
> perfect and as useful as it can get, but hey what do I and Ron know?

Potioncat:
Lupin might have said, "Very good, Harry, but there's more to it than 
that." Snape wouldn't.

Snape made the point that a ghost is the imprint of the person, the 
Inferius is an animated dead body. The ghost is the person, the 
Inferius isn't.

It's just at this discussion when I "got" Snape's joke when he called 
Mundungus a "smelly, sneak theif." Inferi smell bad, as does Mundungus.

And even after this, neither Harry, Hermione nor I recognised one when 
it was right in front of our noses.

I have to admit, Snape was rattling Harry's cage. Snape actually agreed 
with him 3 times. Ghosts are transparent. But I don't understand why 
the question needed to be asked at all. The only thing Inferi and 
ghosts have in common is that the original person is dead.

But look what comes next! 

Ron protests Snape's treatment of Harry and causes points to be lost. 
Then Snape says, "Turn to page two hundred and thirteen."

Isn't that like the line from the PoA movie and doesn't it involve a 
bit of Ron/Snape interaction? The movie was done before HBP, wasn't it? 
OK, maybe I'm stretching this a bit.

But, continuing with canon, "and read the first two paragraphs on 
Cruciatus Curse..."  (the ..." is from the book.)

We were talking about whether Snape had ever demonstrated the 
Unforgivables. I know the gruesome posters were mentioned in our 
discussin. This shows he did have actual classes on the subject.