Snape Respects Harry Now

[Dori Grasso]

No: HPFGUIDX 74925


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "slgazit" <slgazit at s...> wrote:
>> <snip>
>> Nor could Snape when the positions were switched. Compare
>> Harry's behaviour when Snape was experiencing his memories
>> to Snape's behaviour when Harry was doing the same. Who was
>> throwing cans at who, exactly?
<snip>
>> Salit

>That is a cheap shot. Harry turned the tables when he did the 
>Protego spell and broke into Snape's memories. Snape told him that 
>it was effective and made no mention of the incident. Just as he 
>didn't gloat over Harry's unpleasant memories that he got to see.

>Snape threw things at Harry when he found the brat inside his 
>Pensieve, violating his privacy in a truly appalling way. And I 
>can't say I blame him for reacting the way he did.

>Mim

One VERY telling incident re Snape's true loyalties, in my mind, was during the scene in
Umbridge's office.  Snape instructed Goyle (or was it Crabbe?  I don't have the book in front of
me) to loosen up on his chokehold on Neville, phrasing it in such a way that it seemed as though
he was concerned about Goyle (something to the effect that if Goyle choked Neville to death, Snape
wouldn't be able to give him an outstanding job referral).  It was effective (ensured Neville's
safety), yet still in character for those who did not know him to be a member of the Order.  (It
even fooled at least one person who knew-- Harry-- though I'll bet Hermione saw through it!) 
Snape made sure all the non-Slytherin kids were safe, effectively stopped Umbridge from learning
more by claiming he was out of veritaserum, got Harry's message, and very quickly passed it on,
all while keeping his cover.  I'm neither a Snape-lover nor -loather (my goodness, people, these
are books ostensibly written for KIDS, for heaven's sake!!!), but I found myself really liking the
way Snape's character was written in that scene.

Dori



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