Snape and Harry (was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Harry in NEWT Potions Class?)

[nkafkafi]

No: HPFGUIDX 87689

Meri wrote:

> Yes, but even if Harry can see beyond his own idiocy (after all, he 
> hated Snape so much in OotP that he completely forgot that old 
> Severus was a member of the order) and musters up the courage (a lot 
> of which he will need) to apologize to Snape, does anyone out there 
> honestly think that Snape will accept it?


Actually, I think that reconciliation between Harry and Snape is now 
more probable than ever. Now they both had glimpses of each other's 
childhood memories and they both know that the other was also an 
abused child. So once all the smoke and rubble settle down, they will 
actually be able to <gasp!> empathize with each other. I believe this 
was JKR's goal when she created this interestingly symmetrical 
situation in which Snape witnesses how Harry was mistreated by the 
Dursleys and aunt Marge (before that he didn't have any reason to 
doubt his first impression that Harry is a pampered child celebrity 
who thinks he can get away with anything), while Harry witnesses 
Snape abused by (presumably) Snape's father and by James. Sure, both 
Harry and Snape are still emotionally invested in their previously 
wrong views of the other, even as they already know these views are 
wrong. And besides, no way JKR is going to waste such a dramatic 
potential, so we can safely assume that the reconciliation will be 
very dramatic, perhaps in a situation when they both depend on each 
other for their lives.

Neri