Who is to blame (was: Whoa Nelly! Lots of Snape ...)

[clio44a]

No: HPFGUIDX 87848

Alla, I think we are going in circles here. I don't want to open this 
whole argument of 'who is guilty and who is not' again. Others can do 
that much more eloquently than I am.   

It is just a very minor point I try to address: Did or did not Albus 
give his consent for Snape to stop the occlumency lessons. Maybe I 
don't really get this across. English is not my native language. 
Sorry. In a nutshell I'm trying to say this.

It has puzzled me from first read on: Why can Snape end the lessons 
without anyone caring? Remus and Sirius seem to care (OooP, p592). 
So, conclusion: They must have told Ddore, McGonagall, or the Order 
or whoever. 
BUT: Nothing happens, Harry doesn't get lessons or is even asked 
about the events in Snape's office.
Conclusion 2: Ddore was ok with the end of the Occlumency lessons. 
Maybe he was really frustrated  with Snape. Maybe he realized 
that Snape and Harry would never work together. We don't know that. 

Regarding Remus and Sirius being the ones to blame as you seem to have
misread my last post, let me rephrase it: If those two didn't move 
heaven and hell to let the lessons continue (which I think they must 
have done, see my last post), they were bad guardians for Harry.  

I'm actually with you in your opinion that much of the blame lies 
on Ddore. he says so himself in the final all-explaining conversation 
with Harry. I just disagree, that Snape ended the lessons without 
Ddore's knowledge or consent. How much Harry is to blame for the end 
and the failing of the lessons is a debate I don't want to jump in 
right now, but I think p731ff (OooP, Brit. ed.) are quite well 
written in terms of Harry feeling guilt and trying to get rid of it.

OooP, p 734: 
Harry disregarded this; he felt a savage pleasure in blaming Sape, it 
seemed to be easing his own sense of dreadful guilt, and he wanted to 
hear Dumbledore agree with him. 

Maybe some among us feel the same savage pleasure? 
That's alright, because when everyone agrees, there are no debates, 
which we all enjoy so much, right? :)


Clio, 
who whishes you all lots of fun at whatever New Years Eve party you 
will be at tonight, wherever you live.