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

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No: HPFGUIDX 67905

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
> <bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> > So, where do I assign blame? At the feet of Snape. 
> > 
> > Simply put, he's the one with the issue with Harry, one that is 
> > entirely unfair, considering that he has to know Harry was too 
> young 
> > when James died to have had any memory, let alone upbringing, 
from 
> > James.
> > 
> > And as the adult, he's the one that needs to damn well get over 
it.
> > 
> > So, no, I don't accept the "both at fault" cop-out.
> > 
> > Darrin
> 
> Darrin, could I put my signature under almost every word of your 
> post? I hope mods will forgive me for "me, too". 
> 
> > 
> I do think though that as Harry grows up, he will be a bigger man 
> eventually.
> Somebody on the list said (Sorry, don't remember who) that Severus 
> seemed to be stuck at the emotional level of 15 year old. I think 
I 
> agree with it.
> 
> 
> Alla

OK, a second me too and we'll all get in trouble together! Seriously 
though, one of the things I most hope to see in books 6&7 is a 
deeper insight into the mind and motives of Snape. Before book 5, I 
had hoped that with Sirius and Snape in the order together, this was 
to be the avenue for a Snape I could more thoroughly admire. 
I want to admire Snape, his risk (if he is being the good guy we've 
been led to believe in his undercover work for the OoP) and I'd 
hoped that his & Sirius working together might begin to heal some of 
the rift between them.

Now though, after the Snape in book 5, I'm beginning to wonder if 
we've been red herringed (?) and Snape is the enemy in our camp and 
not the enemy in theirs. 

There's been a lot of discussion of Dumbledore's fallibility in this 
list. Is this a harbinger of his ultimate mistake. Or will we see 
redeemed Snape at last?

dorothy