Shrieking Shack - who was goading whom was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: What's annoying about Harry

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 51413



Melody wrote:
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> 
> Oh tell me you are joking.  Snape is, after all, acting like a person
> that is not taking reason into account, which is precisely what you
> are complaining about in this post.  Shack!Snape presented in that
> scene not a drop of reason in him.
> 
> Also I have to MD comment, Snape was *trying* to goad Harry into his
> actions.  Snape wanted Harry to react, he just did not expect Ron and
> Hermione to do so also.

I was just reading this scene to my daughter today and it occurred to me
that Harry (and Lupin before him) said just the worst thing in the world 
if their purpose was to make Snape listen to a reason.
Harry: "Just because they made a fool of you at school..."
That's exactly how Snape does not want to see this episode! From his 
point of view, they didn't try to make a fool out of him, they aimed for 
a dead body.
Lupin: "Is a schoolboy grudge worth...". How to make Snape mad in one 
easy step - hint again that he is overreacting, and he should have 
forgotten about this old insignificant bit of history long ago. Works 
for Dumbledore every time.
Anyway, I don't really blame Harry, but Lupin should have known better. 
Snape starts the scene being calm and composed, and they turn him into 
raving lunatic in two minutes.

Irene