Snape's DE past

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 111360

(Sorry if that last post went through with no reply!)

> I think Snape is more like Bagheera.  Silky voice, a former 
> captive, bound by a debt, cruel, sarcastic, but a very good person, 
> er, panther, to have on your side in a fight. And not above aiming 
> a few swats at a cub  most especially when his pride has been 
> wounded.
> 
> Pippin
> 

I think Bagheera actually liked Mowgli though ;-)

I do think that part of Snape's job is to keep Harry's ego in check. 
I'm not sure Snape *knows* it, but I think that is why Dumbledore
allows their contentious relationship to follow its course rather 
than putting a stop to it. And if Snape is aware of this, or has 
figured it out from Dumbledore's lack of action, there's no doubt
he very much enjoys this part. He doesn't like Harry, or certainly 
not those personality traits of Harry's that remind him of James--
which is pretty much all of them!--and I'm sure he gets a perverse
pleasure in bringing the brat down a peg or two whenever he can.

It's always nice when you love your job, isn't it ;-)

Julie 


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