[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's Reaction to Harry assuming that he is a DE spy

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No: HPFGUIDX 108506

Jen:
<<Why does he persist on putting Harry in "his place" and what is that
place, exactly?>>

If the entire future of the Wizarding World rests on Harry's
shoulders, as we are frequently led to believe, the /last/ thing they
need is for their angsty hero to decide that he's the center of the
universe. Teenagers are a handful by nature, even without a massive
ego and the fate of thousands of lives in their hands. He is, after
all, only human, regardless of the mantel he must eventually assume.

On a more simplistic level, Snape is rather stuck in the past when it
comes to Messrs Moony, Padfoot, Prongs, and Wormtail, and the point
has been driven home repeatedly that Harry seems so much like his
father. Wee Gryffindor seeker, messy hair, irritating propensity for
breaking rules. As demonstrated in the infamous Worst Memory scene,
James also had the ability to be very, very cruel. Snape can't let
that go, try as he might. Constantly putting Harry in his place is a
way of getting back at James.

A few disordered thoughts as I read through OotP again.

Lisa, who hasn't read the books NEARLY enough times