Snape's rationality

[Scott Northrup]

No: HPFGUIDX 51057


> Well, respect doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition.  I
> think Snape's courage and his principled commitment to Dumbledore's
> cause deserve respect, a fact that Harry is only just beginning to
> realize at the end of GoF.  But his cruel and unfair teaching
> methods don't deserve respect, and Harry is right to resent them.
> Of course, it's very difficult to simultaneously respect one aspect
> of a person's character and despise another.  I'm really looking
> forward to seeing Harry struggle with that in OoP.


Agreed, totally.  Actually, I thought Snape was a fairly one-dimensional
"I'm only here to give the protagonist a hard time" character until later on
in GoF.  I'm definitely interested in seeing not only how Harry sees Snape
in OotP, but also how Snape treats Harry (I personally think it would be
difficult for Snape to not have a ton of respect for Harry, after Harry went
toe-to-toe with Voldemort and escaped with his life).

-Scott
(Who honestly doesn't hate Snape, despite previous posts)