Snape & Harry after GoF (was: Lucius Malfoy, Snape's cover)

[breegenie]

No: HPFGUIDX 30847

Elizabeth Dalton wrote:
I'm still pondering the significance of their (Snape & Harry) final 
scene together at the Leaving Feast, in which their eyes meet and
Snape looks away first....

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I took this scene to be the one moment where Snape is a little 
embarassed and worried. Harry now knows that Snape was a DE. Harry 
will struggle with this knowledge. How can he not? His parents were 
hunted by the DEs, Neville's parents were tortured, and Snape isn't 
very nice to Harry. It will be interesting to see HRH's reaction in 
OotP.

This changes the whole dynamic of their relationship. Snape, who has 
been pretty nasty to Harry (maybe for good reasons...) has to trust 
Harry to not spread the news. The whole Hogwarts student body (and 
parents) won't react too favorably to a former DE Potions teacher. 
(I'm assuming that it isn't common knowledge). And Snape isn't 
exactly much use to Voldemort as a successful spy if the whole world 
knows what he is doing. 

Being beholden to Harry has to be an uncomfortable position for Snape 
to be in.

Bree