Harry is an ungratful spoiled brat. Was: Snape is evil

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 67870

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lark Austin-Black 
<lark_austin_black at y...> wrote:
>  In the beginning Harry learns that Snape
> and his father hated each other, so this gives him a
> reason to hate Snape because he loves the idea of his
> father so much

That's not true.  Harry doesn't find out about Snape's hatred for 
his father until the very end of his first year, and by then Snape 
has already been treating him like dirt for months.

--this makes him oblivious to how he
> doesn't really treat Hermione or Neville (etc.) any
> better, just the Slytherin kids (*his* house)...

Harry is not at all oblivious to how Snape treats Hermione and 
Neville.  The only reason *we're* aware of how Snape treats Hermione 
and Neville is that Harry keeps noticing it; and his greatest pre-
OOP moment of anger toward Snape happens after the infamous "I see 
no difference" scene in GoF -- it's on Hermione's behalf that Harry 
is so furious, not his own.

>  As an analogy, Snape is to Harry is as James
> and Sirius were to Snape...is there much difference? 

There is a huge difference.  Snape is an adult in a position of 
authority and responsibily toward Harry.  Sirius and James were 
never in that position over Snape.  Snape is still alive and 
actively making Harry's life miserable. James has been dead for 
fifteen years, and Snape is *still* carrying a grudge.  If, twenty 
years from now, Harry is being a bastard to the orphaned Severus, 
Jr., then I will not hesitate to say that Harry has become as bad as 
Snape.  Until then, I say there's no comparison.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com