[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape, James and Harry

[Barb]

No: HPFGUIDX 48130


 
 "kiricat2001 <Zarleycat at aol.com>" <Zarleycat at aol.com> wrote:
I'm sure that James is not saintly, and I have mentioned in other posts that I think Harry will find out some things about James that will show him in an unflattering light. But, knowing the uneasy history between Snape and James, I hardly think that Snape's assessment can be considered balanced and even-handed.

Me:
In Snape's defense, this works rather nicely, actually, with my sub-theory about Snape's resentment of James/Harry, which is that he was working with Dumbledore to try to protect the Potters and his efforts were thwarted when Voldemort received the information from Pettigrew about where to find them.  Snape does NOT take failure well, as we saw when he did not get to turn in Sirius and receive the Order of Merlin.  If, in addition to failing in his duty, he also lost a woman he may have once (or still) desired (whether or not she ever returned his feelings) because of James Potter's perceived arrogance, that could further explain his nastiness toward Harry.  Somehow, I don't get the impression that there is no explanation behind the way he treats Harry, Neville and other students who've been on the receiving end of his wrath.  We just don't know what the explanation is yet and can only speculate at this point.
 
--Barb
 


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