Snape's insults was The "face-value" theory of PoA

[pippin_999]

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> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> 
wrote:
> > <snip> 
> > If you take away Snape's actions in PoA, the the only reason 
Harry  has to hate Snape is that Snape is really mean to him and 
his friends  in Potions class.  For a kid, this is more than enough 
reason.  But as Harry grows older, and the stakes become 
higher, classroom taunts  are going to start seeming pretty 
insignificant.  
> <snip>

Bugaloo:
> The remarks that insult Harry's father- IMO, will never lose their 
> power to hurt.  When the insults come from another child-I 
> agree ,they will lose their punch over time.  But when an adult, 
> takes these kinds of shots at you, IMO, they are harder to 
overcome.  
> I guess what I am saying here is this:  I believe that when the 
time  truly comes for Harry to work with Snape he will have more 
to  overcome than the SS episode.
> 

What enrages Harry is that he can't make Snape stop insulting 
him or his parents. But once Harry realizes that he can't control 
Snape's insults but can control how upset he gets about them, 
he will be able to acknowledge that Snape has a different point 
of view and leave it at that. I would be disappointed if Harry never 
learns this.


Pippin