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The HMS STFU - Meta Part 2: Ron, Hermione, Jealousy, and Bad Cliches (Part 2)
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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
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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. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
| 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. | | (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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The HMS STFU - Meta Part 2: Ron, Hermione, Jealousy, and Bad Cliches (Part 2)
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