[HPforGrownups] Re: An odd musing about Harry's attitude - cont dislike of Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 53952

On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 14:11, anyankavengeance wrote:
> One thing I do 
> take slight issue with is the recurring 'Harry should thank 
> Snape' bit. While I agree that, in theory, that would be the best 
> course of action, Snape has always struck me as not *wanting* Harry 
> to know he was saving his life. For Harry to actually thank him, it 
> might strike Snape as Harry trying to embarrass him or patronize 
> him, rather than as a sincere effort to make amends - not to mention 
> that, as a child, it would kind of be pretty pretentious for Harry to 
> do something like that. 

I think we will probably see some sort of apology in the next book.  Now
that Harry knows some more about Snape,  I think he can finally have a
chance to talk to him in a non-student/teacher way (as Voldemort foe to
Voldemort foe)  This can be done without insulting Snape or implying
they are equals.

The fact is, no one is really inferior to another person, not across the
board.  Even a little child can do things that and adult can't (babies,
for instance, easily suck on their own feet, but I have to get all bent
out of shape and crook my leg around my arm to do the same thing.  Not
that I suck on my feet all the time, it's just that I needed an analogy
and that was the first thing that came to mind.)  Harry is inferior to
Snape when it comes to education, and raw magical talent, but Harry has
other abilities (possibly quite a few we haven't even seen yet) which
make him indispensable in the fight against LV.  

I think the more interesting question than will they every have a chat
and straighten out their relationship, but how will this affect the way
Snape treats HHR.  I have no doubt that Snape would never start being
"nice" to his pupils, or start to favor Gryffindors the way he favors
Slytherins.  But would an attempt by Harry and Snape to get along
outside of Hogwarts (for the good of the battle vs LV) result in Snape
being meaner at Hogwarts.  Will we see some sort of mean office speech
by Snape something like "We may work together in battle, Potter, but at
Hogwarts you mean nothing more to me that a flobberworm!"

I think all and all Harry is capable of bridging the Snape relationship
gap somewhat, but the dynamic that it will take when he does, I guess
we'll just have to wait to find out.

-Jeremy