Snape Respects Harry Now

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> > I don't think I read the same book ya'll did!  I saw NO respect
> > on Snape's part.
> > 
> > Sharon
> 

I can't pretend to remember who said what in this thread but how 
about we look at the lessons themselves and Snape's interraction 
with Harry, shall we?

People said that Snape didn't tell Harry what he should do:

'And what are you going to do?' Harry asked, eyeing Snape's wand 
apprehensively.
    'I am about to attempt to break into your mind,' said Snape 
softly. 'We are going to see how well you resist. I have been told 
that you have already shown aptitude at resisting the Imperius 
Curse. You will find that similar powers are needed for this . . . 
brace yourself, now. Legilimens!'

p.471, UK edition

Snape is not trying to teach this thing to just anyone, he's 
teaching a kid who is able to resist the Imperius curse! No one told 
Harry what to do then, he found the strength within himself and did 
it! Why must we insist that Snape should do more to "teach" Harry in 
the traditional sense of the word? Occlumency is not your typical 
subject. He told Harry what to do, on this and on other occasions 
and Harry just kept arguing with him and being disrespectful.

Then we have Snape seeing the first batch of memories of Harry's, 
among which a rather embarrassing memory for Harry, Cho's kiss, 
which was what prompted him to react. Now, where it comes to Harry's 
love life, Snape gleefully read the Prophet article on it in his 
entire class in GoF. The rest of the memories are also potentially 
embarrassing (cat Hermione? Harry as a Slytherin?) but Snape doesn't 
comment on any of them. All he does talk about to let Harry know he 
did actually see into his memories is the dog.

And then we have the second attempt, in which since Harry has failed 
to get rid of his emotions, Snape picks up some rather unpleasant 
memories including Cedric's death (which seem to upset Snape himself 
considering he is "paler than usual" after seeing them). Read the 
exchange! (containing the now famous pot calling kettle black speech 
of Snape's about weak people that are easily provoked). Harry 
challenges Snape every step of the way and Snape simply tells Harry 
what to do without punishing him for his insolence.

In the following lesson, Snape discovers that Harry has still been 
having dreams about Voldemort but didn't bother to tell him. Snape 
tries to get Harry off the idea that he's special and that it's up 
to him to find out what Voldemort is up to. And when Harry tells him 
that that's "That's your job, isn't it?" Harry himself realising 
that he may have gone too far, Snape simply gives him a straight 
answer about it. And then Harry breaks into Snape's memories and 
even though Snape is obviously not too happy about that, there is no 
petty punishment, on the contrary, Snape tellls him that "this was 
certainly an improvement".

End of this scene and we don't know what may have happened as Harry 
is once more disrespectful and basically calls Snape a Death Eater 
to his face.

Well, call me crazy but I saw a definite change for the better in 
Snape's manner towards Harry during the lessons.