I think the Snape/hypogriff analogy works really well.
On a surface level, I see Snape as recovering. He may be a bit nasty to his student, but this is a man who had sunk in his youth to a level of finding genocide acceptable. Under Dumbledore's care a tutelage he has much improved. He's not prefect or even always admirable, but he is headed now in the right direction.
What also strikes me about Snape is the genuine concern he seems to show for Draco. I think we see him at his worst with Harry and Neville. I always wonder how he is with students when his favorites and least favorites aren't around. I'm particularly curious about how he treats Luna who is very unpopular, in some ways much like he was but by her choices his exact opposite...
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Date: 2007-06-26 05:38 am (UTC)On a surface level, I see Snape as recovering. He may be a bit nasty to his student, but this is a man who had sunk in his youth to a level of finding genocide acceptable. Under Dumbledore's care a tutelage he has much improved. He's not prefect or even always admirable, but he is headed now in the right direction.
What also strikes me about Snape is the genuine concern he seems to show for Draco. I think we see him at his worst with Harry and Neville. I always wonder how he is with students when his favorites and least favorites aren't around. I'm particularly curious about how he treats Luna who is very unpopular, in some ways much like he was but by her choices his exact opposite...