Snape's Loyalties

[scoutmom21113]

No: HPFGUIDX 76488

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, SnapesSlytherin at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/10/2003 8:18:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> navarro198 at h... 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~*~*~

I agree with all of your comments.  My comments were in response to 
Lisa G's statement about being required to study or risk having the 
class ended early (Message 73888).  If Snape had responded the way 
Lisa's professor had, Harry would have been happy about it.  My 
point was that she did the work because she wanted to learn, and had 
other incentives to encourage her to do the necessary work.  Harry 
didn't want to learn and had no real incentives to get him to do it.

Ravenclaw Bookworm