[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's Loyalties

[SnapesSlytherin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 76479

In a message dated 8/10/2003 8:18:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
navarro198 at hotmail.com writes:

> That's because (a) you wanted to learn and (b) you were older, in 
> college and (c) paying for that education (ignoring all the threads 
> about tuition at Hogwarts:-) - college is definately not tuition-
> free.  Harry doesn't meet these criteria.
> Ravenclaw Bookworm

Who's fault is it that Harry didn't want to learn?  Harry knew that he had to 
learn Occulmency and he chose not to.  He chose to keep having the dreams.  
It's completely understandable for us teenagers not to want to do the things 
that authority figures tell us, but there's a major difference in situations.  
Harry knows that they're in the calm between two wars.  He wasn't given the 
choice whether he wanted to be important to this or not, it's his destiny I 
suppose.  Harry has had to grow up fast.  I've said before that I don't think 
they're children anymore.  

Both Harry and Severus were at fault in this situation.  It's no use trying 
to clear Harry of all blame and it's no use trying to say it wasn't partly 
Severus's fault (no matter how much I want to...).  Harry and Severus both need to 
realize that there are more important things than their feelings for each 
other.

~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~


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