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

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 185874

> > Montavilla47:
> > Guess how much it matters which one he belongs to.  Not one bit.  
> Either 
> > way, it's a big disruption to the school. something that Dumbledore 
> > specifically tried to avoid, and, the I figure it, Snape senses 
> that the 
> > sooner it's dealt with, the better.
> >
> 
> jkoney:
> The disruption to the school was only temporary. After all if you 
> heard that the savior of the wizarding world, someone you heard bed 
> time stories about was at your school, you would have wanted to see 
> him and make comments to your friends. The novelty would have worn 
> off quickly just like we see it do time and again.

Montavilla47:
Or not.  That sort of novelty doesn't always wear off quickly.  Note
that it never quite wore off for Colin Creevey--and he continued to 
bother Harry until he was petrified.

Hehe.  And Ginny probably would have continued bugging Harry
for years if Hermione hadn't told her to cool it.

Jkoney:
> If Snape was at all observant during his tenure he would have known 
> that things come and go rather quickly among the students. There was 
> no need to step in and try to embarrass Harry the first day of his 
> class to end this novelty. Unless of course there were other more 
> personal reasons. 

Montavilla47:
That's kind of a sweeping statement.  I doubt that special chosen
saviors of the world arrived at Hogwarts every year. :)

Jkoney: 
> If anyone should have stepped in it should have been the Dumbledore 
> or Harry's head of house (who happens to be the assistant head). It 
> doesn't appear that either of them thought it was needed.

Montavilla47:
Maybe they just weren't as bright as Snape.