OOP: A few Points on Snape and other things

[peggy baratto]

No: HPFGUIDX 61920

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- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "professor_monkshood" 
<professor_monkshood at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bsartists" <bsartists at y...> 
> wrote:
> > But one question.  If he is against Lord Voldemort, then why does 
> he 
> > love Draco so much?  He knows his father is a deatheater and that 
> his 
> > son is quite outspoken about have the same views as dear old dad. 
> > That point has bugged me for a while now.
> 
> After GoF, there is a prominent theory that 'Snape-is-nice-to-Draco-
> to-get-to-Lucius' in order to get some spying done and it is pretty 
> much confirmed in this book by the following comments:
> 
> Sirius: 'Tell me, how is Lucius Malfoy these days? I expect he's 
> delighted his lapdog's working at Hogwarts, isn't he?' (UK version, 
> p. 460)
> 
> Umbridge: 'You are being deliberately unhelpful! I expect better, 
> Lucius Malfoy always speaks most highly of you!' (p. 657)





I'm not sure about this.  I think in In OoP we see something a little 
different.  I think Snape has a deep desire to help Draco because of 
his past with the James Gang.  
He still sees Harry as being very like James.  He does not see that 
Harry may look like James, but is more like his mother than father.  
He does not deliberately go out and look to "have fun" by cursing and 
teasing other students.  James and Sirius did.  They bothered Snape 
just because they were bored.  Teen fun--not bad kids, but silly 
still.   However, Harry and friends are not like this.  

Malfoy however is very like Severus at that age.  He too has 
difficulties with his parents--he too is someone who was raised in a 
very Slytherin like family.  He like many teens listen to what their 
parents say, and live by it.  He believes what his parents tell 
him...Mudbloods, halfbreeds....
I think Snape feels a comaraderie with Malfoy. He does not wish him 
to have as a difficult time in school as he did.  

~~~~~~~~~Peggy