Rank 3: Severus Snape
- School year: 6
Whether Severus Snape should really be let loose on a class is more than questionable. He was mean, extremely unfair, and even bullied his students at times. The fact that Neville’s greatest fear was not some scary monster, but his teacher, says it all.
Nevertheless, behind the dark facade was an extremely capable wizard. Snape’s teaching was strict but effective. He mainly demonstrated this as a Potions teacher. Although he desired the position for a long time, Dumbledore only made him the teacher for “Defense Against the Dark Arts” in Harry’s sixth year.
As a former Death Eater, Snape naturally had a lot of experience with the dark arts. This made him the perfect candidate for the position: a dark wizard who switched sides and now teaches defense against that very dark magic.
Unfortunately, Snape could never fully shake his fascination with dark magic. This was also evident in his classes, where he spoke almost lovingly about dark magic. This is certainly not a particularly good influence for the students. Thus, Snape lands in a solid third place in this ranking.
