[HPforGrownups] Wizard Therapy (was Snape frozen in time)

[mrgrrrargh at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 34453

Gabrielle:

> if this is 
> not the case then you can only discuss your thoughts with yourself 
> which causes rather strange discussions and which does not always 
> provide solutions (in particular when you have to do these "yourself-
> discussions" for ages).
> 

So, uh, that isn't a good thing? I think I may need to start socializing 
then...


> Obviously Snape was and is not speaking about his problems even with 
> Dumbledore, who, I am sure, could help him a lot to change and develop 
> his patterns of behaviour.
> 

Exactly, but Snape doesn't seem to view Dumbledore as a friend, but rather as 
a boss. He only refers to him as "Headmaster," or "Professor."

Dumbledore seems to be rather friendly and available to the students. He is 
always there to help Harry, even asking if Harry is okay. He seems to be 
Hogwarts school counselor. Which makes me wonder why there isn't a separate 
position for helping students cope. I mean, from the muggle world to the 
magical world is a big change. Surely there are those who need a bit of help 
adjusting. And with all the horrible things that happen at Hogwarts one would 
think that students would need an adult to talk to.

I mean, they could talk to peers, which can be very helpful for kids. But 
there are some things that you can't talk to your friends about (see Harry's 
painful scar -- and the help of Sirius; also Hermione's time turner; and 
Ron's lack of wealth).

-Spy Game Fan (Who sincerely hopes that the List Elves realise -- yeah, 
British spelling, so sue me -- that this post was too long to combine with my 
other semi-long posts)


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