Harry's 'fan' dying.

[isabelle_69au]

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Kyli wrote:
>Snape (who, in truth, I really don't think he hates Harry)

I really think that Snape hates Harry and that this hatred is mostly 
based on jealousy.  He sees the same disregard for rules and 
disrepect for authority in Harry that he saw in James as well as the 
whole thing about being a star Quidditch player.  I also suspect 
that Snape had few real friends at Hogwarts whereas both James and 
Harry's friends have shown themselves to be truly loyal and 
resourceful.

Going back to an earlier conversation about Snape's insecurities, he 
had to cope with a highly popular kid who seemed to get away with 
(attempted) murder in James and now sees his son getting the same 
preferential treatment.

I also believe that Snape has never allowed himself to look at these 
feelings (about James and Harry) from an adult point of view.  I'm 
particularly thinking about the way he turned on Harry at the end of 
PoA - there was nothing adult about his behaviour and it was 
certainly NOT the image which the adult Snape has of himself.

Isabelle