[HPforGrownups] Snape's hatred of Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 30948

Barb Dickson wrote:

>I agree that there definitely could be something besides jealousy of James,
>but that Snape's resentment of James probably plays a huge role. Imagine:
>the person in school that you absolutely could not stand. He dies a tragic,
>horrible death, making him loved that much more, posthumously. His son, 
>only
>a year old, manages to defeat this horrible horrible wizard, consequently
>becoming the most famous wizard ever. Everyone knows him, loves him, pities
>him, etc. And he looks just like his father. You don't know him, but all 
>you
>ever hear about is how great this kid is. Then, then, you get this great,
>wonderful wizard in your class. Yeah, I can see where Snape's coming from.

I thnk the very fact that Harry gets to be the big hero is a big source of 
Snape's resentment of him.  Dumbledore himself said that Snape turned spy 
"at great personal risk" - he put his life on the line every day for over a 
year trying to fight Voldemort, but at the end of the day, who gets all the 
glory for defeating him?  A fifteen month old baby with no concept of what 
he actually did.  Add in the fact that said fifteen month old baby was the 
son of your childhood enemy ... yeah, I'd be pretty po'd too.

Emily.


"I just met a wonderful new man. He's fictional, but you can't have 
everything." ~ The Purple Rose of Cairo







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