[HPforGrownups] A detailed analysis of Snape's hatred of Harry (S.N.O.T.)

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 49142


Has it been taken into account that the books are basically if not totally 
written from the point of view of a young boy? 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the one person who never actually directly says 
he hates Harry is Snape. Hate is an awfully strong word.

In PS/SS, Harry is quick to accuse Snape just because he (as Quirrell said) 
'seems the type'. The same could apply for Snape's 'hatred' of Harry. I know 
when I was younger (and even now...I'm a rather insecure person ^^;) and I 
was reprimanded or yelled at or something I would automatically think 'They 
hate me.' Granted, Snape *does* go a bit overboard, though. I think this is 
just because he refuses to change for anyone but himself. If we are to accept 
that Harry's need for adventure and rule breaking as natural, then why 
shouldn't we accept Snape's attitudes/tendencies as such?  Snape seems to be 
a man who is honest about his feelings (depending on the situation. I imagine 
there are a few of his colleages he's dying to tell off) and likes to vent 
them without any sugar coating. 

~Cassie~ 
Mind, I don't think that Snape loves Harry now =P 


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