Snape

[L. M.]

No: HPFGUIDX 34951


Hello there! I'm very new here and have not yet contributed, but have loved 
reading the daily posts! I just wanted to add my two cents on Snape - who I 
*adore*. If my comments are old news, forgive! :)

I've always felt that Snape doesn't truely hate Harry at all, but is making 
himself an integral part of building Harry's character. I mean anyone - even 
Harry - would be overwhelmed by the fame and fortune that fall effortlessly 
into his life....it never seems to end. He literally wins at everything. 
(Exceptions too minimal in comparison to note.)
Snape knows he is one of the male role models in this boy's life and it just 
so happens his preferred nasty temperament comes in handy while being the 
best that he can be for his purpose in Harry's life.
I've always preferred the Slytherins - if one thinks about it, they truely 
have the greatest challenge and glory before them: The ultimate decision to 
choose between good and evil. Though not all of them *are* evil, all evil 
ones come from them. To make that choice, they need gryffindor's courage, 
ravenclaw's intellect, and hufflepuff's integrity.
Perhaps Snape realizes that (as the Sorting Hat told Harry) Harry has the 
potential to be *either* Gryffindor or Slytherin....and wants to do his part 
to keep Harry focused on the "right" side of the fence. As for Snape's 
behavior toward the Slytherin kids, he would *have* to be the opposite. He 
already has their attention as their leader, but he must make himself 
likable to them in order to really influence them. Thus, the kids who will 
actually be choosing between good and evil truely do have one of the "good 
ones" as a "father" figure in their lives.
Just my randoms thoughts....though I humbly confess they could be the 
desires of a woman in love with Severus Snape!
Later, DaeyMoon

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