Dumbledore "failing" Harry (was: Adults "failing" Harry (was: Themes in OotP)

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 119973


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03" 
<horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:
> Also, Snape was doing rather well at teaching Harry.  In the first 
> lesson, Harry threw Snape off with a stinging hex, and in the next 
> lesson Harry is able to enter into Snape's memories.  Of course 
the 
> lessons all went to hell in a handbasket when Harry snooped into 
> Snape's Pensieve.  But the refusal to continue teaching Harry 
lands 
> firmly on Snape's shoulders.  
 
Renee:
But wouldn't Snape have continued if Dumbledore had ordered him to? 
It was Dumbledore who realised it couldn't work, and probably not 
just because of Snape's grudge, but also because of Harry's lack of 
co-operation. I think he realised Harry's inner resistance towards 
Snape was too strong for him to learn much, and that going on was 
useless.