[HPforGrownups] Re: An odd musing about Harry's attitude

[SeventhSqueal]

No: HPFGUIDX 53910

--- imhotep1 <imhotep1 at rcn.com> wrote:
  
> I think everyone is sort of in agreement that the
> Dursleys get what they deserve, but the Snape issue
is the peculiar one to me.  When I read through the
books I kept wondering why didn't Harry just sit down
with Snape and voice his issues, trying to make peace
with him (after, of course, he learned Snape wasn't
tying to kill him.) 
> By the end of PA I was wondering why he didn't grab
Dumbledore and Snape, sit them both down, and ask what
the heck is going on, tell me the whole story, I want
> to know everything and work with you guys instead of
> sneaking around behind your backs.

(snips)
> 
> I don't think he ever believes he is above the
> rules, but I do believe
> he sometimes feels that the situation at hand
 
> This is Dumbledore, the wisest, kindest character in
> the book, showing
> the children that sometimes the situation at hand
> outweighs any specific
> rules.
> -Jeremy

7thSqueal responds:
I appreciated your post and I'm glad that you brought
up the issues of relativism and the sticky issues
involved in teaching children ethical behavior in a
grey world, fictional or otherwise.

Regarding Harry's continued distrust of Snape: IMHO
Harry is acting on instinct, the same instinct that
makes him so brave and active in the face of the evil
of Voldemort. Harry instinctually distrusts Snape.
That feeling of suspicion is so strong in him that he
can't bring himself to dismiss it even though on a
rational level he has evidence that Snape is looking
out for him and even saving his life. It is an
irrational intuition and it remains to be seen whether
this intuition serves him or continues to act as a
fictional red herring.
 
IMO JK Rowling is writing a book that takes into
account both the rational and irrational sides of
people. Dumbledore, the wisest wizard weighs all sides
of an issue, perhaps it's a kind of gestalt decision-
making, to make his decisions. We have seen him
discount the solid logical advice of Snape in favor of
gut feelings, trust and what ever arcane information
he has acquired through unorthodox magical means.






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~SeventhSqueal

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