From: neverwillicheck@hotmail.com   
      
   On 4/2/2011 11:19 PM, Deevo wrote:   
   > "Here in Minnesota"  wrote in message   
   > news:n9Ilp.4967$yp3.3921@newsfe09.iad...   
   >> I'm re-reading the half blood prince.   
   >>   
   >> There's the old is Snape evil debate... bully to the kids, etc.   
   >>   
   >> I think his worst crime was in his teaching. I always thought he was a   
   >> poor teacher, but he wrote all the notes in Harry's copy of the textbook   
   >> and never bothered to share this knowledge with his students. And this was   
   >> stuff he learned when he was on a teenager; I assume he knew more later.   
   >   
   > A couple of thoughts on that.   
   >   
   > As a potions teacher he may well have been obligated to teach the "official"   
   > methods.  The wizarding world may appear enlightened to a casual observer   
   > but I think it's clear that there is a deep level of conservatism in their   
   > society.  As one of my favourite screenwriters once said in an interview,   
   > the more utopian seeming the society, the darker and more sinister the   
   > underbelly.   
   >   
   > Secondly there might be an aspect of selfishness about his methods.  His   
   > character seems to revel in his superiority and teaching his students more   
   > effective methods could potentially create a rival for him.   
   >   
   > Personally I think he was just a mean spirited git who enjoyed making life   
   > miserable for students.   
      
      
   Yeap. I wonder why he didn't try to write his own text book and have it   
   published.   
      
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