From: toon@toon.com   
      
   On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Benjamin Esham   
    wrote:   
      
   >It's just another manifestation of his bullying personality. By not sharing   
   >his newer, better recipes, he gets to watch his students try (and usually   
   >fail) to master a complex technique, providing a reason--well, excuse--for   
   >him to insult them. Not only that, but he knows that *he* has a better way   
   >to do it, allowing his self-aggrandizing side to become even more inflated   
   >and arrogant. It's a slick, self-reinforcing system he's got going here...   
   >if an abusive and evil one ;-)   
      
   Or he's not allowed to teach anything not in the books.  Could be why   
   he's so grumpy.  He has to teach the kids the dumb downed version. And   
   poorly taught kids reflect poorly on him.  He's a world class potions   
   master, and everybody thinks he sucks because his students learn the   
   poor man's version of potion making.  Not easy to live with year after   
   year.   
      
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