OOP: Expelled?

[andydarley]

No: HPFGUIDX 60429

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "taylorlynzie" 
<leperockon at a...> wrote:

[snip] >The only thing I can think of that has canon support about 
>why Hermione is raving that Harry might be expelled is because of 
>last year during the graveyard scene. It's apparent that students of 
>Hogwarts are only allowed to do magic AT Hogwarts. 

I thought this was a really interesting post. Forgive me if this 
one's been aired before, but it's given focus to an idea about Snape 
that's been kind of brewing.

We've all wondered why it's been tolerated that he's so unfair to 
Harry, and how the good and bad sides of his personality can be 
reconciled.

It's becoming clear that a backlash against Harry is a very credible 
way for the plot to move forward. Dumbledore is quite acute enough to 
have spotted the likelihood that Harry would one day have to face 
this.

So we return to the idea that Snape's unfairness to Harry has been a 
means to toughen him up for the inevitable unfairness of life that he 
must face. We know Harry can have trouble controlling his temper in 
the face of it.

Perhaps Snape's actions have been a necessary 'lesson in life' that 
the potions master didn't find too hard to administer due to his 
hatred of James Potter.

> The only thing to me that seems to throw my theory off is that 
> Hermione says something about the Dementors 

Long shot, but the only thing I can think of is that she did not hear 
the full story of Barty Crouch Jr until after she had parted from 
Harry and is referring back to him being Kissed.

All in my most humble opinion, of course

L