OOP: THEME, New Characters, Harry/Snape

[Rach]

No: HPFGUIDX 61863

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, RhianynTheCat at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/22/2003 2:13:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> editor at t... writes:
> > 1. The Occlumency lessions. I think Snape has come to realise that
> > >Harry did not exactly lead a happy life outside Hogwarts. The 
most
> > >moving part (apart from the big death, of course) for me was 
Snape
> > >asking Harry 'To whom did the dog belong?', and he has softened
> > >considerably afterwards.

I would like to think that Harry's brief break into Snape's mind and 
his experience in the Pensieve will soften HIS attitude towards Snape 
also. Seeing Snape's miserable childhood, that he was bullied and 
probably neglected just as much as Harry had been provides an opening 
for empathy and compassion to grow (a quality I believe his mother 
Lily possessed in by the bucket load).