[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape Respects Harry Now

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 74800



subrosax99 wrote:
>
> 
> Can I get an Amen?! I do not understand why people keep complaining
> that Snape didn't try hard enough teaching Harry occlumency! What
> more was he supposed to do? Hold Harry's hand and give him a lollipop
> at the end of every lesson? As a teacher, Snape is no barrel of
> monkeys, but all things considered, I thought he was downright
> congenial.
> Sure, Snape hated Harry from the word go, but since then, Harry
> hasn't done much to endear himself. If Snape can read minds, imagine
> what he's been seeing in Harry's busy little head for the past five
> years; "I hate Snape", "Snape is trying to kill me", "check out his
> greasy hair and yellow teeth", "Snape is a closeted Death Eater", "I
> hate Potions", and "I think, instead of going to an adult about this
> problem, I'll just put on this invisibility cloak and break hundreds
> of school rules." No wonder Snape hates him!
> 
> Allyson
> 

And you barely scratched the surface.  Harry has lied to Snape's face 
about the stolen potion ingredients, even though Harry didn't steal them 
directly, others stole them for him. Harry, Ron and Hermione knocked 
Snape, a TEACHER out in the presence of an unstable werewolf. They freed 
Sirius afterwards, not endearing them to Snape at all.

I'm amazed Severus Snape was as nice to Harry during the lessons as he 
was.  Most people would have been itching to rip the little brat's head 
off and claim he was eaten by the security troll guarding Harry's broom..
I do feel that Snape thought that Dumbledore coddled Harry too much, 
noting that Harry got more answers out of Snape then most people he 
asked.  The other adults treating him as if he was too young to hear any 
of it, but Snape carefully feeding him info between bouts of trying to 
get him to be respectful or listen to him shows that Snape at least 
believes that Harry IS old enough to know this stuff.  One figures Snape 
felt Harry should have known about the prophecy from day one, but 
Dumbledore risked a lot of peoples lives by NOT being straight with 
Harry from day one.  If Harry had known, he might not have allowed 
himself to be sucked into Voldemort's plots.. Cedric might not have 
died, Voldemort might not have gotten his body back, etc.

Jazmyn