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

[potioncat]

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> Alla:
> 
> Of course he was rattling Harry's cage  IMO and as you said he did 
> agree with Harry. Hmmm, Snape you said very good to the answer, 
> aren't you supposed to give points to Gryffindor? Oh never mind 
> forget I asked.
> 
> I think the only reason he asked the question is to do just that – 
> rattle Harry's cage and Seamus gave him perfect opening.

Potioncat:
Oh, I meant, I don't know why Seamus asked the question. It's like 
how do you tell a hippogriff from a threstral? (Although, I might ask 
how do you spell them.)

Harry had walked in late, and  he was talking while Snape was 
answering the question. His talking is why Snape turned the question 
on him. Harry's lucky he didn't lose more points. Oh, maybe Snape 
gave him points to cancel out the extra points he should have lost. 
But he did get Harry's attention.  ;-)

Now, granted, Snape is being sarcastic when he says, "Oh very good." 
but he does re-inforce that ghosts are transparent. Although, what 
the heck good that does I don't know. I guess, really, Snape thought 
that bit of information was fairly useless.

He does go on to explain, "It is not alive, it is merely used like a 
puppet to do the wizard's bidding." I wonder if Snape ever felt like 
that?--you know, a bit inferior?

But, I would like to have seen Snape's Cruciatus class.