Snape's DE past

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No: HPFGUIDX 111440

Magda:
> After what we saw in OOTP, I think Snape's comments about James are
> actually pretty accurate, since he has good personal reasons to 
back
> up his comments.
>

Alla:

Oh, so far they are pretty accurate indeed (based on ONE scene from 
seven years of their school life), even though I am 
inclined to believe that that we are sooo far from seeing the ful 
picture yet and Snape was not always a victim in his relationship 
with Marauders, but hey, this is just speculation and you have a 
right to call me on it for lack of canon. :o)

But , that is not the issue for me. Even if James was an evil        
reincarnation and Snape a dear white angel in all their 
interactions (which I don't believe), Snape would lost said title 
for me in a  second, he 
started rubbing an orphan's wounds. Calling child's dead parents 
names is more than low to me and as an icing on a cake , Snape is 
his teacher.



Magda:

> As for the other, I assume you're referring to Snape throwing Harry
> out of his office and ending the occlumency lessons.  IMO, Snape 
kept
> trying for several months even though it was clear that Harry 
wasn't
> trying (as Harry admits himself in Chapter 37: "I didn't practice, 
I
> didn't bother, I could have stopped myself having those dreams...")
> until Harry poked his head where it didn't belong and Snape 
snapped. 


Alla:

The original issue was  that talk about Snape hating Harry is often 
casual.

I was responding with the argument that Snape was so wrapped up in 
his old wounds that he was willing to let Harry be possessed by 
Voldemort and probably die. It is more than "casual" situation to me.

It does not matter to me that Harry poked his head where it did not 
belong ( and before I  hear anything , let me repeat again - Harry 
was wrong, wrong, wrong :o))

Snape snapped knowing what would happen if Occlumency lessons stop. 
I understand why he did it, but I take exception to the argument 
that he can draw a distingshion  between Harry and James . Sounds 
more than casual to me.