Why does Snape dislike Hermione ? |
 Jul 4 2009, 02:34 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 77 Joined: 12:42pm July 17, 2007  |
Obviously we know why he hates Harry, and we can guess for Neville (he picks on the clumsiest pupil or he may have known about the potential Longbottom targets on that fateful night) but why Hermione ?
If anyone, Snape could respect her knowledge of magic - all the more impressive since she is a Muggle-born. |
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Jul 4 2009, 02:52 PM
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Stocking Snitches at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 691 Joined: 4:16pm April 26, 2008  |
I believe he considers her a know it all show off and a parrot, who memorizes the facts from the books and repeats them verbatim.
There might have been some truth to this is the beginning but Hermione always showed she was capable of mastering her class work before her fellow students. I think he hated Gryffindors in general and since Hermione and Ron were Harry's Best friends that was just 1 more reason to let them have it every chance he could. Snape was a horrible person and a substandard teacher who was a bitter 16 year old boy stuck in the body of a man. This post has been edited by cooncatbob: Jul 4 2009, 02:53 PM -------------------- Work like you don't need the money
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Jul 4 2009, 02:58 PM
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Gringotts Goblin Translator Posts: 1,246 Joined: 3:47pm November 27, 2006 Location: Dublin |
QUOTE(broomwitch @ Jul 4 2009, 08:34 PM)  Obviously we know why he hates Harry, and we can guess for Neville (he picks on the clumsiest pupil or he may have known about the potential Longbottom targets on that fateful night) but why Hermione ? If anyone, Snape could respect her knowledge of magic - all the more impressive since she is a Muggle-born. I think it's a few little things with Hermione. She's Gryffindor, so he's never gonna really be nice to her. She's a friend of Harry's, which is obviously unforgiveable. And I think he still retained some of his prejudice against muggles and muggle borns also. Somebody also suggested on another thread that he may have been a bit dismissive of her type of intelligence. She seems very adept at learning things perfectly from books, but she doesn't show much creativity herself. Whereas he enjoyed creating his own spells and adapting potion recipes to improve them etc. So he may have felt she didn't deserve all the admiration she got. |
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Jul 4 2009, 02:58 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 31 Joined: 8:39am July 2, 2009 Location: Behind a Harry Potter book =] |
someone sounds a bit bitter... c'mon, it's probably because when he was at school he was really smart but was really unpopular and when Hermione is at school sh's really smart and has 2 great friends... one of which is the son of the guy he hated and the girl he luved. also because when he was trying to make fun or Harry in PS Harry was like "i don't know, sir, but I think Herione does".
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Jul 4 2009, 03:48 PM
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Personal Secretary to The Minister of Magic  Posts: 9,275 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005 Location: near Muggleswick, UK |
I think Snape dislikes Hermione because he chooses to, mostly on the grounds that she is a Gryffindor and a friend of Harry Potter. Hermione does start out as an insufferable know-it-all, but even if she wasn't, Snape would have found something else to dislike about her. Had Draco been an insufferable know-it-all I think Snape's reaction would have been rather different.
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Jul 10 2009, 07:22 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 114 Joined: 11:52am January 31, 2009 Location: Sandston Va |
He does not seem to like Hemione. She seems to know all the answers which it is easy. He had to work for the same answers. Also, after early in the first book she began to hang around with that Harry Potter. Is that not a enough? The only exceptions were memories of Lily. In reality he did not really like anyone.
Besides he was a git. horas1 
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Jul 11 2009, 09:55 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training Posts: 594 Joined: 10:05pm August 1, 2007 Location: Having a Butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks |
They got off on the wrong foot because she was a know it all. She also was always with Harry, so that was not something Snape would like.
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Jul 13 2009, 03:12 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 7 Joined: 2:19pm July 13, 2009 |
I think it is just because of the "know it all" factor. I personally don't see how that is a big deal but I guess it just irked Snape lol
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Jul 14 2009, 06:07 AM
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Sirius Black's No. 1 Fan Posts: 688 Joined: 8:48am September 13, 2006 Location: On Sirius's bedroom wall. I'm that muggle in a bikini. |
i think Snape just dislikes people in general! Seriously!
and the fact that Hermione is close friend with Harry make the level of his dislikes even higher! -------------------- -Lupin sprang to his feet: his chair toppled over backwards, and he glared at them so fiercely that Harry saw, for the first time ever, the shadow of the wolf upon his human face.-
DH p.175 turns me on...Angry Lupin = sexy! Marauders (15+) |
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 Jul 16 2009, 12:44 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 162 Joined: 9:59am February 27, 2006 Location: Griffindor Common Room |
Snape disliked her becuase she was friends with Harry. Also, she was muggle born like Lilli. Also Snape generally dislikes Griffendors on principle.
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