[HPforGrownups] re: 3 little things / father figures / Slytherin

[Jenserai Bariman]

No: HPFGUIDX 38070

Catlady wrote:
>I am not convinced that Snape intended to teach
>Harry better judgment than to put himself at risk by sneaking out to
>Hogsmeade; I think Snape was simply relieving his own annoyance at
>Harry.

Fear. This actually fits nicely into Snape being a father figure. I remember 
times I got yelled at by my parents for doing something stupid that could 
have ended up life threatening, no matter how okay I was afterwards. People 
truly were on the lookout for any danger to Harry, and Dumbledore let 
Dementors near Hogwarts, despite the fact that he hates them.

I'm not sure how Snape feels about Harry. I don't know if he was concerned 
for the boys' safety so much as what it would mean if a Death Eater(well, I 
think he did genuinely believe Black was a DE) killed Harry Potter. In any 
case, that was about the worst thing that could happen. The people need 
their symbol.

Catlady continued:
>I was quite horrified by that scene. I read it as OBVIOUSLY Draco &
>Co were intending for Harry to faint and fall off his broomstick
>(altho', if Draco had had a bad Dementor experience on the train,
>explaining why the twins said he had nearly wet his pants, he should
>be intelligent enough to know that the mere SIGHT of a Dementor would
>not produce the psychological effects). They had no way of knowing
>that Dumbledore would be there to save Harry (he does not attend all
>the matches). And, in addition to being willing to MURDER Harry to
>win the match BY CHEATING, how in Hell did they expect to get away
>without being caught?!

Children do things without thinking of the consequences. I've done things 
like that (ok, it usually involved danger to myself rather than others...). 
It is entirely possible that it simply didn't occur to Draco that Harry 
might actually fall.

-Jens


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