[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry is an ungrateful spoiled brat.

[SnapesSlytherin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 67850

In a message dated 7/6/03 4:23:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bard7696 at aol.com 
writes:
> So, Snape is given a free pass for his feelings and his failure to 
> overcome them, but Harry has to behave perfectly in the throes of his 
> grief? Nice double standard.
> <snip>
> If so, one can only hope he grows up and stops hating the son for the 
> sins of the father. After all, it's only been 25 years.
> But I guess immaturity is part of what makes Snape so "complex."

But isn't that the point?  That it *is* supposed to be like that?  All we 
ever hear from anyone is how much Harry is like his father, how great Harry is, 
and how "we can expect great things from you [Harry] ... after all, He Who Must 
Not Be Named did great things, terrible, yes, but great."  (There's some 
movie poisoning in there, but I like how that line sounded in the movie!).    
Harry is supposed to be able to overcome his feelings - that's his character!  
Snape is the guy who cannot get over school even years after it has happened.  
Snape has reasons to hate Harry.  They *did* Stun him during the Shrieking 
Shack scene.  Whatever reasons anyone thinks they had - doesn't matter.  They.  
Stunned.  A.  Teacher.  Lupin was right when he told the Trio they should've 
left Snape to him.  There's also the "Everything that has even gone wrong at 
Hogwarts is Snape's fault."  Anyone remember that?
I don't think he's being immature, but whatever he's being, it's part of 
complexity.  IMO, every different facet of a personality makes a person complex.  
Look at Sirius!  He was a complex character.  But he was hopelessly immature 
(sure, sure say it was due to his stay in Azkaban...he was an adult when he 
went in!  He should've grown up before then!).  Everyone defends what Sirius does 
just because he was nice to Harry.  Oooh... so *that's* what makes someone 
worth defending, now is it?  I'll remember that for next time...

~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~
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