[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 68174



Cindy wrote:
> Now me (Cindy):
> I also love Snape because of how brillantly intelligent he is (as you
> have discussed at length) :-) I also love the fact that he is such a
> real character. He is very human, not like some characters, who appear
> to have jumped out of a Disney cartoon.
> But I think that he did try to teach Harry, he just did it in a very
> Slytherin way... Take the movie Chamber of Secrets for example, when
> Snape grabs Draco Malfoy by the collar and pushes him back into the
> duel with Harry. This is a very Slytherin way of teaching, and I think
> that that is how Snape was teaching Harry Occlumency.
> -Cindy
> 

I feel he did his best to teach Harry, but be aware that Harry failed to 
practice and WANTED to see what was beyond the door so bad that he 
really didn't want to close his mind.  A bit of the father's arrogance 
seeping through, thinking himself so special as to be able to just 
handle Voldemort's presence in his mind.  Or maybe Volde was using his 
link to try and convince Harry to not even try to learn.  Meaning that 
Snape was fighting Voldemort in an attempt to get through to Harry. Its 
little wonder he was flustered.  To top it off, Harry dives into 
memories that Harry KNEW Snape didn't want him to know about. Sensitive 
stuff that Voldemort might have found out THROUGH his link with Harry 
that would have endangered the Order and its members.  Snape had every 
right to be furious and throw Harry out.  Its like a child opening a top 
secret government document.  The Order is lucky all Harry got was some 
bits about Snape's childhood rather then what Snape does for the order. 
Harry's stupid actions might have handed the whole Order over to 
Voldemort on a silver platter..


Jazmyn