I noticed throughout the books, Snape did teach from his notes. I think Red Hen was right in thinking that Snape used his old textbook as his own teaching manual. Harry and Company almost never used their textbook instructions until 6th year in Slughorn's class. Before that Snape wrote all the potion instructions on the blackboard.
Snape was a teacher with a bad attitude but with the exception of Harry, I don't think he wanted his students to fail. Even then, I don't think that could be said of Harry because the chosen one had access to the same blackboard notes as everyone else. He just learned better when he thought he had a secret edge. I'm pretty sure that everything in that scribbled in textbook, in regards to the lessons (not the hexes), was written on Snape's blackboard from years 1 to 5.
Which is why Hermione had such trouble in Slughorn's class. She was coasting on Snape's hard earned knowledge. But unlike Snape who searched for ways to find better methods in potion making as a student, Hermione sat dumb like a rock.
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Date: 2008-10-03 07:17 pm (UTC)Snape was a teacher with a bad attitude but with the exception of Harry, I don't think he wanted his students to fail. Even then, I don't think that could be said of Harry because the chosen one had access to the same blackboard notes as everyone else. He just learned better when he thought he had a secret edge. I'm pretty sure that everything in that scribbled in textbook, in regards to the lessons (not the hexes), was written on Snape's blackboard from years 1 to 5.
Which is why Hermione had such trouble in Slughorn's class. She was coasting on Snape's hard earned knowledge. But unlike Snape who searched for ways to find better methods in potion making as a student, Hermione sat dumb like a rock.