Snape-Harry

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I feel that if Snape it acting as a spy for Dumbledore, he has to
keep up appearances in front of the death eaters.  That means he has 
to appear evil to the Gryffindor house in order to impress all of 
those "Baby Death Eaters."  He wouldn't want any of them going home
to tell dad that Snape was decent to Harry or anyone else - other
than them.  

I truly believe that Snape hates Harry because of the hatred he felt 
for James.  However, after listening to Barty Crouch's confession, 
realizing that Harry didn't put his own name into the goblet, and 
knowing that Harry wasn't the one who had stolen the ingredients for 
the Polyjuice Potion from his office, Snape has to be looking at
Harry from a different perspective.  This is evident in the final 
feast in GoF when Harry looks at Snape and can't read his expression, 
then Snape looks away from Harry first. This seems to be a sign that 
Snape is "backing down" from Harry.  

Now, will this affect the way Snape treats Harry in the next book? 
It can't.  At the very least Snape will have to keep up appearances 
for the "little snakes in the dungeons."  Besides, he still believes 
that Harry gets away with too much and deserves to be punished more 
often.

To all of you who are less timid than those of us who spend most of 
our time lurking in the shadows, thank you for the hours of enjoyment 
from reading your posts.

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My 17 year old daughter shares my obsession; my husband accepts it; 
and my 20 year old son recommends theropy for the three of us.  

My daughter and I are going to see A.I. Friday.  Can't wait to see
the trailer on the big screen.

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