One of the other things that annoys me is that Snapefen haul out that bit about Umbridge noting the potions classes tend to be ahead of the curve cirriculum-wise and they go into raptures of joy about how OMG HE'S SUCH A GRATE TEACHER HE'S SO TOUGH AND WISE, not bothering to notice that the standard for NEWT potions is an O on the OWL.
Their hero, the Red Hen, even admits that Snape probably purposely set the standard that way to sabotage future Potions masters from being likely to edge him out of his position. The man's not stupid. He has to know that indulging his petty exercises of power will end up hurting him one day, because someone someday will become Minister for Magic and ram through an educational decree booting him out of his job, Dumbledore or no Dumbledore.
So he's staving off that day as long as possible, even at the expense of British wizarding society.
Nice guy. *snerk* |