Snape's Psychology: WAS: More thoughts on the Elder Wand subplot - Owner?

[jkoney65]

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> > jkoney:
> > If he had lived, I doubt even Harry backing him would have influenced the people to forgive the man who killed Dumbledore. I'm not saying it would be right, but the herd mentality tends to rule.
> > 
> Pippin:
> Harry has a lot of influence over the herd. If we believe JKR, he eventually got Snape's portrait installed in the Headmaster's office, so while I doubt that Snape would have wanted to return as Headmaster, it doesn't seem impossible that he could have.
> 
> No one in the books complains about Snape's teaching methods. Harry floats the idea that he deliberately sabotaged the occlumency lessons, but if anyone did that, it was Harry, who wanted his visions to continue. 
> 
> The Gryffindor kids hate that Snape's unfair, but nobody, even Harry, ever says that he'd be a better teacher if he was fairer. A better role model as a human being, certainly, but it's abundantly clear that Hogwarts does not consider that when hiring staff.


jkoney:
Fame is fickle. Harry couldn't even keep fellow students believing in him, let alone the wizarding world. His influence would not have stood up to the feelings that people had for Snape.

A teacher who is unfair, insults and berates his students is not a good teacher.