First lesson WAS: Re: Marietta, was Slytherin's Reputation

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 185774

> Montavilla47:
>snip>
 I think it's probably a difficult discipline to teach, especially 
when
> you're under pressure to do it as quickly as possible, in secret,
> with someone you can't stand and desperately want to hide your
> feelings from, and with the knowledge that the Voldemort can
> "see"  through the eyes of whether he chooses--since he might
> happen to notice that you're actually working for the other side
> and decide to kill you for it.
> 
> Those are Snape's obstacles.  Harry's obstacles include hating
> his teacher on general principle, being royally pissed off at 
> Dumbledore (who mandated the lessons), having been warned
> by his stepfather that the lessons are only really an excuse for
> Snape to torment him (like the detentions with Dolores), intense
> curiosity about the visions he's receiving from Voldemort, and
> the nagging feeling that he's better off seeing them since they
> helped save Arthur Weasley's life.

jkoney:
I don't remember the part where Voldemort can "see" through Harry's 
eyes or even read his mind. It seemed to me that he was able to plant 
a thought/vision in Harry's head. If I'm remembering wrong please let 
me know where Voldemort see's through Harry's eyes. The MoM is the 
only scene I can think of that comes close to this and that seemed to 
require that they were close together.

In DH it appears that Harry can see through Voldemort's eyes but I 
don't remember it happening the other way around.

I do blame Snape for not being able to adjust his teaching style. If 
a student isn't progressing with the first way you are teaching there 
must be another way to get the point across so they can learn.

Harry's learning style seems completely opposite to the way Snape 
teaches. He eventually learns to block Voldemort out doing the exact 
opposite of what Snape tells him. His way of handling dementors also 
is different.

 
>>> Montavilla47:
> And you are right to put the higher burden on the teacher.  But if 
you
> are going to condemn Snape not teaching Harry enough, I think it's 
> only fair to point out that Snape actually taught Harry quite a bit.

jkoney:
I'm not sure what Snape actually taught him other that you were going 
to have deal with assholes in your life. I think Hermione and her 
revision schedule helped Harry out more in potions than Snape ever 
did as a teacher.