The HMS STFU - Meta Part 2: Ron, Hermione, Jealousy, and Bad Cliches (Part 2)
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May 2nd, 2009
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| I'd had thoughts about Snape trying to sabotage future generations, but I always figured it was my own feelings about bullying teachers coming to the fore, so I never pursued it any further. I kicked around the idea that Snape might be trying to sabotage the Auror roll, though. But I decided against it in the end. Here's the thing: Snape acts like someone who is TRYING to get fired. This guy is supposed to be a spy, someone who's good at playing his cards close to the chest. Unless he's a really lousy spy and Voldemort is just a moron, I can't help wondering if Snape is LETTING his hatred of James (in Harry's case) and other factors control his actions. Because he definitely seems to want out of the job. But Dumbledore has this almost pathological need to see the best in people, so he brushes off what must be a laundry list of complaints against Snape. Maybe he even knows about the curse on the Defense position--surely Dumbledore told him after he kept applying for it. I'll admit this is mostly conjecture, but Snape is clearly not cut out for teaching, and if anything, he seems to want to get away from it. | ||||||
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| I sporfled a little because the "trying to get fired" thing suddenly makes quite a lot of comically good sense (considering JKR seems to write for purposeful exaggerated effect at times, such as the whole mountain-of-letters-to-Harry and the retreat-to-an-abandoned-island scenes, it's got a kind of plausibility about it). I mean, the poisoning-Neville's-toad thing? That totally should have gotten him fired, and I bet once Augusta Longbottom heard about it, she blasted Dumbledore a good one at the next Board of Governors meeting and probably threatened to bring her contacts at the Ministry to bear. :P I bet Snape was surprised as anyone when Dumbledore met with him privatelt later and just vaguely waved away the entire incident, then offered a sherbet lemon. :P (Deleted/reposted to fix the last para) | ||||||
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| I'm not trying to excuse Snape's bastardry--far from it--but seriously, if this guy is supposed to be a spy, supposed to be so good at Occlumency (I laughed when he called Harry "overly emotional" like he had room to talk), you'd think he'd be a bit less blatant with the favoritism and bullying. And it would not surprise me if Dumbledore did indeed brush all of the complaints under the rug. At any given time there are probably enough letters coming in about Snape to line every owl cage at Hogwarts. | ||||||
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| It would be the interesting fanfic that explores Snape's mingled fascination/disbelief/wonderment at Dumbledore's lack of interest in firing him. That being said I don't like lurid descriptions of limitless sadism such as is written in the "Year of Darkness" fic. | ||||||
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The HMS STFU - Meta Part 2: Ron, Hermione, Jealousy, and Bad Cliches (Part 2)
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