Snape Theories and Sirius

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "davidbartmess" 
<david.bartmess at m...> wrote:
I dissagree with theese two points.  In OOP Snape discontinues 
Occlumency lessons with Harry, even though eveyone else believes 
that it is very important for Harry to learn Occlumency. As I stated 
in earlier posts, He possibly even set Harry up to see the memory in 
the pennsive, so he would have an excuse to stop the lessons (see 
message 66887).
> 

me:

I agree that Snape was dead wrong hear.  Still,  I find it 
understandable (not excusable) for 2 reasons.  The first is that 
what Harry did was an incredible violation.  It was wrong on every 
level.  From Snape's reaction, I got the impression that throwing 
Harry out was a way to keep from hurting him seriously.  Have we 
ever seen Snape put his hands on a student before?

Also, the lessons weren't helping at all.  Harry wasn't following 
instructions.  He was more concerneed with finding out what was 
behind that door than he was with keeping Voldemort out of his 
head.  As long as Harry was trying to keep Voldemort out (in fact 
was longing for the viions) the lessons weren't going to do any goos 
at all, anyway.


David Bartmess:
> As far as grading fair, several times Snape makes Harry's failed 
> potion attempts vanish, and gives him a mark of 0, when others in 
> the class have bigger mistakes in their potions.  Later, Snape 
drops Harry's potion sample on purpose so he can again give Harry a 
0 when he dosn't deserve it.
> 
> David Bartmess

Yes.  But unless I'm mistaken, grades don't count at all fifth 
year.  If you pass the O.W.L.s, you pass.  If you don't, you fail.  
Giving Harry a 0 doesn't affect him in any way except to anger him.  
I admit that Snape's mean.

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