[HPforGrownups] Snape Respects Harry Now

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 74420

In a message dated 7/30/2003 11:52:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
princessmelabela at yahoo.com writes:


> Cassie wrote:
> I noticed that too. One part that really stood out for
> me was when Harry said 
> "No, that's your job" referring to finding out what LV
> was saying to the DE's 
> and Snape said "Yes, that is my Job." (I lent my copy
> of the book to 
> someone...so I can't give an exact page number/quote) 
> 
> A normal Snape reaction would probably've been "That's
> none of your business, 
> Potter."    
> I don't know if Respect is the right word though. I
> think they understand 
> each other a bit better though.  
> 
> Melanie replied:  But we see this done all the time with
> Snape...almost at the end of the book we are inclined
> to think that Snape and Harry will see eachother in a
> different light...In GOF where is my book...I can't
> find it right now...but Snape looks at Harry and
> Snape's eyes stay on Harry longer than normal.  
> 
> I don't know when I say that...it made me wonder what
> was going on in Snapes head..I Think there might have
> been a bit of fear of things to come in Snape's
> mind..but clearly it made me think that Snape did not
> hate him as much.

I think the part you've got it backwards. It was Harry's eyes who remained on 
Snape long after Snape had looked away.   And I don't think we see that 
behavior from him all the time.  He doesn't reveal to Harry what's in the DoM, and 
is brutally honest to the point where he insults him.  Yet he willing tells 
him. "Yes , that is my job" (or something. I wish I had my book back ;_;).  
Snape isn't any nicer or more respectful to Harry than before.  I think, perhaps, 
they've both changed a bit individually(possibly towards each other) and it 
reflects sometimes in their interraction together.   

~Cassie~ 



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