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<blockquote data-quote="MaxKaladin" data-source="post: 1593873" data-attributes="member: 1196">Well, I addressed this a bit when I edited my comments in my last post.&nbsp; [spoiler]I noted how Snape had tried to save Harry during the quiddich match in the first movie.&nbsp; I'm wondering why he did that if he hates Harry so much.&nbsp; One could argue that it was his duty as a teacher, but why weren't Dumbledore or any of the other teachers doing anything?&nbsp; Was he really the only one who knew what to do?&nbsp; Also, I never really had the impression that Snape was bullying kids.&nbsp; He's very tough on them.&nbsp; He's rather rude, sarcastic, snide and snarky when he talks to them or lectures them.&nbsp; He's a stickler for the rules -- not surprising in someone who was probably picked on a lot more thanks to people looking the other way when it went on (a classic situation in bullying).&nbsp; I get the impression he makes his class academically rigorous, but not unfairly so.&nbsp; He doesn't seem to play favorites, even in the case of Malfoy (who would seem to be a natural ally).&nbsp; In general, he seems to be scrupulously fair if thoroughly unlikable.&nbsp; I suspect that may be why he tried to save Harry at the quiddich match.&nbsp; He may dislike Harry, but he would never stoop to treating him differently.&nbsp; [/spoiler]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MaxKaladin, post: 1593873, member: 1196"] Well, I addressed this a bit when I edited my comments in my last post. [spoiler]I noted how Snape had tried to save Harry during the quiddich match in the first movie. I'm wondering why he did that if he hates Harry so much. One could argue that it was his duty as a teacher, but why weren't Dumbledore or any of the other teachers doing anything? Was he really the only one who knew what to do? Also, I never really had the impression that Snape was bullying kids. He's [I]very[/I] tough on them. He's rather rude, sarcastic, snide and snarky when he talks to them or lectures them. He's a stickler for the rules -- not surprising in someone who was probably picked on a lot more thanks to people looking the other way when it went on (a classic situation in bullying). I get the impression he makes his class academically rigorous, but not unfairly so. He doesn't seem to play favorites, even in the case of Malfoy (who would seem to be a natural ally). In general, he seems to be scrupulously fair if thoroughly unlikable. I suspect that may be why he tried to save Harry at the quiddich match. He may dislike Harry, but he would never stoop to treating him differently. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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