OOP : Snape's worst memory (as far as we know)

[Tamara]

No: HPFGUIDX 65906

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "frumenta" <p_yanna at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Ken and Faith Wallace 
> <kawfhw at e...> wrote:
> > SPOILER SPACE
> > SEE BELOW
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> > > From: "Tamara" <buffyeton at y...>
> > > Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 04:34:03 -0000
> > > To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: OOP : Snape's worst memory (as far 
> as we know)
> > > 
> > > I felt dead sorry for Snape reading that chapter about what 
> happened
> > > to him, but it all fades when I see how he still treats Harry 
and
> > > most everyother student outside Slytherin.  I mean, there's 
> holding a
> > > grudge, but what he is doing is just ridiculous.  I can see him
> > > having to be nice to Malfoy and the other children of DEs, but 
he
> > > doesn't have to be so horrible to Harry in private.  He needs to
> > > loose the bratty, wounded attitude and get over it!
> > 
> > 
> > Yes, I agree - BUT - he has to be that way otherwise Malfoy 
> (Draco) would go running to daddy to say that Snape is in the Harry 
> Potter fan club - that wouldn't bode well.  Part of the beauty of 
> Snape working on the side of the good is that he can intermingle so 
> well on the side of the bad.  Everyone at
> > Hogwarts, besides Order members, would NEVER suspect that Snape 
> would want
> > to save Harry, help Harry...
> > 
> > Faith
> 
> I have to add that Snape wasn't really as awful to Harry during the 
> Occlumency lessons as he has been in other circumstances. Harry did 
> not speak to him with respect and had a downright hostile attitude 
> but Snape answered all his questions and genuinely tried to show 
him 
> what he was to do, accepting the risk of Harry breaking into his 
> memories. 
> 
> Supposing that Snape must pretend to hate Harry when they are in 
> public, he can't exactly be decent to Harry in private either. He 
> probably doesn't trust Harry to pretend to hate him as well as he 
> does.

It's always struck me as odd that people are constantly reminding 
Harry to call Snape Professor.  Whenever he is talking to someone and 
he says Snape, they always say "Professor".  Always.  But I don't 
think they do that with other Professors.  He says Dumbledore and I 
don't believe adults correct him and say Professor.

Tamara