in defense of Harry OOP Spoiler

[mkaliz]

No: HPFGUIDX 67058


I said: 

> > Harry, on the other
> > hand, has no such excuse. He really should have apologized to Snape
> > for trespassing, after all he did apologize to Dumbledore.
> > 
> > --kai
> 

then Claire said:

> But Harry was, in a way, trying to apologize, or at least 
> sympathize, with Snape.  Snape wouldn't let him get a complete 
> sentence out.  With Harry and Snape it's always one step forward, 
> three or four back.  It will be interesting to see if they ever can 
> sync that up.

You're absolutely right. In that moment, Snape was certainly too upset
to hear or accept that apology (not that he would have been willing to
accept it later! ::g::). But later on, especially after Harry had
talked to Lupin and Black and had been *urged* to return to the
lessons...*that* would have been a good time to approach the man and
apologize and perhaps get the lessons reinstated. Again, not that
Snape would have gone for it (certainly not without a whole lot of
groveling on Harry's part!) the gesture might have improved the
situation a bit.

And I completely agree: it's always one step forward and a zillion
backwards for them each time. I suspect that that dynamic, and its
resolution, will prove to be a very important part of the plot in the
next books. Whether Harry likes it or not, Snape can be a very
powerful ally. And likewise, for Snape, Harry is a key player in the
struggle against Voldemort and he is most emphatically *not* Mini!James.

--kai